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  Guzzler I have the same concerns about the extreme parties and think this is a real threat.
  
  What surprises me, though, is that anyone is surprised by all this. These are, after all, the same people who insisted on pay restraint then awarded themselves massive pay rises and secured their very comfortable pensions whilst others were being told their pensions would not be sufficient or had disappeared! The same people who took the country to war on fabricated evidence of weapons of mass destruction and the same people who have ignored public feeling over a range of significant issues over the past two decades.
  Isn't the basis of the problem though that the whole place and process is stifled by tradition. I suggest a new building for Parliament where the seats are arranged in a circular fashion and allocated alphabetically to break down the 'them and us' mentality. I don't believe it would be so confrontational if you are not arranged in packs as at present. You could then relocate it to the centre of the country; it doesn't need to be in London!
  You could then award the national minimum wage to MPs to keep them in touch with the real world but with staff provided to carry out the essential admin roles.
  That should sort those who want to 'make a difference' to the country from those who want to make a difference to their lifestyles.
  Mark

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