Manifesto. Politics. Hot air with no right to recall. Pledge. Promise. Lie.

Low voter turn-out, disillusioned voters and lack of respect for politicians of all varieties - a problem that effects the UK and many other democratic nations. 'Manifesto', 'pledge' and 'election promise' are just words that politicians spray around with no desire to see them become reality. Empty words repeated so many times they have no meaning.

Make each party  MANIFESTO legally binding before an election. A manifesto that they are legally obliged to enforce within SIX MONTHS of being voted in. These manifesto pledges will be spread over a number of political areas ( 4 year tax levels, health care spending, environment, foreign aid etc ) and they would be legally binding. If they fail to follow up on these pledges, it automatically triggers an immediate election and
invalidates the party's right to govern. A democratic Right to Recall. That way, the electorate would be able to see genuine differences between the standing parties in the run-up to an election, vote accordingly and hold them responsible if /when they fail to deliver.

At the moment, politics is all about bluster, hot air, empty promises and saying the right things to the right people in order to gain a vote, there is no following responsibility to act on these promises. We have been misled and conned many times before by groups of two-faced liars who believe they are entitled to live by a different, protected and secret set of rules and morals. We are shown one thing and delivered a pale imitation.

This is why people are turning off from local and national politics and see politicians as two-faced, hypocritical, liars, rewarding themselves for consistent failure. If we truly live in a democracy, then it is the people who should have the power to shape our country by voting for a manifesto that will be implemented. Referendums and elections would be much more relevant. Rational and modern.