Whilst that call is understandable, what seems to have escaped the notice of those making that call is that with our present system of democracy it matters not who you vote for as all the elite of any political party are interested in is power - personal power, the privileges that that brings, the chance to 'grandstand' on the world stage, etc - nothing else, least of all the best interests of the country they are supposed to serve. Neither would it make any difference were a similar call to vote for independent, ie non-aligned, candidates be put into practise as the present 'democratised dictatorship' pattern of government would continue. Why is that contention is so hard for people to understand? Why are people so apathetic that they continue to allow themselves to be used as mere pawns in a political game of chess? In that game the pieces (us) remain the same, it is just the hands that move us about that change; and unfortunately for us those hands have exactly the same 'game plan'.
As I repeatedly maintain, the only way to end this situation is for the adoption of a form of direct democracy, with a dose of 'referism' included.
Just saying............
