People politics
Friends and Readers. Can you remember when you were last asked about your opinion on your community. Now think hard and and be honest with yourself, the answer without doubt in the vast majority would be never.
How does that make you feel, not good we think and even less so when you see what is happening in our community of Greater Pilton. Of course we have the opportunity to vote on this and other matters every so often, but does that really represent what you feel,probably not.
What communitys should really be getting is their elected members to reflect their views, what they get is entirely different, they get a party machines views and opinions which rarely if ever reflects the views of the communitys.This has been going on for so long that people have understandably lost interest and faith in their elected members and politics in general.
It never ceases to amaze, the arrogance of politicians, that they think they have all the answers and the medicine that is delivered will be taken by all wether they like it or not. Pilton Sucks.com advocates a change, a real change not only of personel but of ideas and action. It seems inaction and lack of harmony with the voters is the order of the day and as long as you keep voting the same people to office that is what you will get.
The choice facing the citizens of Greater Piton is clear elect the same people you will get the same deal you got before, hardly ideal, but there you go. Once the backstabing has stopped and we find out which of our establishment councillors remain to go before the voters to try and get re-elected, ask yourself this, why should i vote for this private members club who have self interest at heart, why should i take a chance with my community and put it in the hands of the same people who still preside over high unemployment low self esteem bad housing anti social behaviour.
Out and about on our travels we asked various members of the communty what they thought about when they went to the polls, out of the 100 or so people we asked many were fed up with what they have experienced and may well not vote at all, others felt there was no real choice other than the party candidates, The majority of the people we spoke to were convinced all the councillors were just out to line their own pockets and could not give a dam about them.
Now why should people think like that, what makes them feel that way, is it because the perception of politics is that it is bent anyway and nothing we can do can change that. Or is it because politics even local politics is to distant from the punters and does not represent what they think and feel. Who knows what is really in peoples hearts, Pilton Sucks.com is struck by the underlying need for people to be involved in decisions which affect their lives, struck by the fact that it is fundemental when someone is asking you to vote for them, that they truely represent a communitys opinions and not a party machines views.
Ask yourself honestly if any of our current councillors and MP and MSP stood on a ticket seperate from the party machine would the punters vote for them-who knows but one thing is sure, none of them would have the courage to do so-so how can they be honest with you,interesting thought dont you think. A party machine can by its nature never truely reflect the views of a community it is to intrenched in dogma for that to happen-if the party says it is alright then you can do it otherwise you cant, what kind of democracy is that.
So friends and readers when you come down to it unless you are supporting an independant candidate then you will get the party line and little else. Some times in life you have to stand up and be counted, it will be interesting to see the ballot papers at the next election-will it not.Â