The following is from the home web page of VOTE FOR A CHANGE
http://www.voteforachange.co.uk/
The expense crisis reveals a nation governed by a political elite that has stopped listening and who are accountable to no one but their party machines. Too many MPs seem more interested in changing their homes than changing the world.
Our society faces real problems - mass unemployment and growing poverty, the threat of climate chaos and an erosion of our civil liberties to name but three. These all require effective government working on behalf of the popular will.
Yet our whole political system is close to collapse. Just when the system needed to be strong it has been brought to its knees. Only the British people can put this right. We demand a new electoral system that makes everyone’s vote count.
Alongside the next general election there should be a binding referendum on whether to change to a new more proportional electoral system. This should be drawn up by a large jury of randomly selected citizens, given the time and information to deliberate on what voting system and other changes would make parliament more accountable to citizens.
Politics is now too important to be left to the politicians. We demand the right to be able to vote for a change:
- Helena Kennedy, QC
- Philip Pullman, author
- Damon Albarn, musician
- Stephen Fry, broadcaster
- John Sauven, Greenpeace
- Martin Bell
- Polly Toynbee, journalist
- Matthew Taylor*, RSA
- Susie Orbach, author and psychologist
- Jonathan Pryce, actor
- Caroline Lucas, Leader Green Party
- Brian Eno,musician
- Neal Lawson, Compass
- Colin Hines, Green New Deal
- Ken Ritchie, Electoral Reform Society
- Hari Kunzru, author
- Mark Thomas, comedian
- Oona King, ex Labour MP
- Michael Brown, journalist and ex Tory MP
- Pam Giddy, Power Inquiry
- Salma Yaqoob, Leader Respect
- Wes Streeting, NUS
- Gordon Roddick
- Lisa Appignanesi, Chair of PEN
- Prof James Forrester
- Peter Facey, Unlock Democracy
- Vivienne Westwood, Designer