With Neil Petrie
Neil Petrie is a political campaigner who has lived in Switzerland for several years. He is now passionate about electoral change and is determined to invoke a Swiss-style Direct Democracy voting system within UK politics.
Direct Democracy literally gives power back to the people. In Switzerland this is at local level within each canton. The parliament in Bern is much smaller than the UK’s Westminster equivalent. Most of the MPs are part timers, each with a full time job separate from mainstream politics. The parliament only sits for a short period compared to the UK.
Because of this most legislation can be put to referenda in each canton. The people literally decide upon their own policies, completely different form the UK’s somewhat feudal system (we still have a tradition of giving out peerages to nobles).
Join us on Saturday 5th July at 13:00hrs at the Hop Merchant Nottingham to listen to Neil’s presentation.
I think an overhaul of the voting system is long overdue to prevent the see-saw left right charade we currently have. We are the only European country apart from Belarus that has a first past the post system. We need a system fairer and representative of the votes cast. I just hope if it’s put to a referendum again it’s simpler the understand than the Liberal Democrats attempt under the coalition government!
Neil will explain the virtues of Direct Democracy.
It’s simple and very fair. Our democracy is nothing more than a charade, designed to give the illusiion that we get to choose our representatives.