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Absolute power with no support, a tyranny

Non-registered voters

Recent estimates by CybaCity indicate that the percentage of eligible voters who are not registered is around 5% of those of voting age. The Electoral Commission state in one of their fact sheets that in some areas this could be as high as 15%.

Absolute power with no substantive support

Using the lower CybaCity figure, E-mancipation have calculated, based on the results of the last election, that the Labour Party hold just 19.85% of electorate support and yet governs with an absolute voting majority over all other parties.

This bizarre situation has given rise to the ability of this minority political faction to enforce its dogmas, in an orgy of legislation, on the majority. This flow of legislations has been so frenetic and disorganised that many MPs complain that very little of it has been applied effectively and much isn't working. There is a serious confusion between the written word (legislation) and practical implementation (action). On grounds of practical and beneficial outcomes for the population in general, the performance this government has not been good.

This government does not exercise its power at the pleasure of the people and therefore is illicit and its acts arbitrary. This form of governance is a tyranny. And yet this political party-based system which sustains this tyranny is supported in the face of its more than obvious injustices and socially devisive outcomes, by all British political parties.

Move towards sanity

Two propositions at the E-mancipation UK General Assembly represent first steps in the direction of removing such arbitrary governance. The first proposition sees the "electoral dictatorship" having being entrenched through an historic failure to separate the powers of government and parliament; this proposition proposes the separation of government and Parliament. The second proposition points to the damage caused to a faithful representation of the people by the party whip system which prevents, on many occasions, MPs from voting in line with their conscience and the free will of their constituents. This proposition, in seeking to remove conflicts of interest in the representation of people, proposes making this whip activity a criminal offence.

Naturally, these propositions alone can not solve the problems facing the population of the United Kingdom in obtaining a just electoral system and representation which reflects their free will. We understand that additional propositions are in preparation and which will also be posted at the E-mancipation UK General Assembly. All such propositions concern needed actions to remove such destructive arbitrary governance and return the function of governance as one which promotes individual freedom and survives at the pleasure of the people.