On the LK programme on Sunday, our new PM said, when asked about a GE, that we have a Parliamentary Democracy. It is important that people understand what that means as it is often shortened to Democracy and the two are not the same!
Note to words above, ‘ a democractic FORM of Government’.
This particular form means we vote for a party which best??? represents our views. And once we put our X in the box, we have no more say for 5 years! We have handed our power to people who, at the drop of a hat, can change their priorities. Note I said, ‘their priorities’… not necessarily ours.
Now, I accept the world is changing and that the government of the day must adapt to those changes, but I am not talking about world events here, I am talking about domestic events. The ones that don’t change immediately when one becomes PM.
The rise and fall of Starmer did not happen overnight, or even in weeks, it was well planned over the months, giving Andy Cap plenty of time to survey the fiscal landscape. And by the way, the changes within Scottish Labour were also moving along in tandem! It was no accident that Monica Lennon was rolled out a few weeks back onto a political programme, and one person who reads the room as no other, noticed it. That person was Colette Walker [ISP]. Nothing gets past her.😂
Take a look at this party, it does things differently.
For Labour, the impression of swapping one policy for another may look and sound good, but those opportunities are rare and minor.
What they fail to understand is, people are not looking for freebies…only fairness.
Scotland could have a different kind of democracy, one that works for the people and holds politicians to account. Direct Democracy does that. But we have to get there first, and from what I saw and experienced in Glasgow yesterday, we have a long way to go!
If Glasgow is meant to give the impression of a modern Scotland, then Scotland is in deep trouble.
I will, however, praise the Police, having seen firsthand what they have to deal with.
Direct Democracy is about people, not politicians, and that is their fear. Fewer of them, for a start, and no gravy train!
Over the next 24 months, things could change in Scotland; a civil court case could very well upset the apple cart! 🙏🙏
JOAN’S JOURNEY CONTINUES 
Direct democracy is one of the ISP’s policies that resonates most strongly with me. Imagine if the electorate had the power of recall, the ability to challenge specific legislation, or the opportunity to decide major issues, such as the development of hyperscale data centres, by referendum.Perhaps direct democracy would remind politicians that elections are not a licence to forget the promises made to the people who put them there.