I'm sure you all remember the story about the mice who thought it would be a great idea if the cat had a bell on its collar. The question then arose, which of them would bell the cat?
In the same way, I am convinced that the entire British political system is corrupt and run primarily for the benefit of malign actors like - to give one example, Rupert Murdoch - rather than for the benefit of ordinary people. (Those on less than about 500k a year.)
Now the question arises, who is going to reform it? Please don't say Nigel Farage as I've got a full bladder and don't want to piss myself laughing.
If such a paragon arose, would the great British public vote him, her or them into power? If they did it would be in the teeth of the entire media and establishment class.
On balance, I think that's about as likely as the Pope turning Jewish. So we are stuck with the 'system' and all we can hope to do is knock off its roughest edges. We need to be careful how we go about it, because any movement that wants even modest reform will be mercilessly manipulated by the malign actors or (more likely) simply crushed.
