'This' is what passes as 'politics'?

As an example I refer to Prime Minister's Questions today - which in actual fact varies little from any other PMQs - and can but ask, in the words of the song by Peggy Lee*, "as I stood there, watching the whole world go up in flames, I remember asking myself: is that all there is?"

PMQs is an example of 'democracy in action'? Spheroids! It is no more than a PR exercise broadcast in the hope that the individual performances of the participants may well garner a few additional votes upon the occasion that we, the electorate, are asked to permit them continuing with their charade of democracy, one that will allow them to continue their leeching of the public purse.

It doesn't have to be like this, people - more on this subject, come the weekend!

* For the musical among you:

An alternative question

From Prime Minster's Questions today:

"Q2. [81731] Richard Ottaway (Croydon South) (Con): Returning to next week’s public sector strikes—[ Interruption. ] They don’t like it up 'em, do they? Is the Prime Minister aware that, of the three largest unions, the turnouts in the strike ballot were 32%, 31% and 25% respectively? Does my right hon. Friend agree that any striker has the right to strike if he so wishes, but he should not engage in mass action unless he has the support of the majority of those unions’ membership?"

Perhaps we, the people, could ask:

"Is the Prime Minister aware that, of the three largest parties, the turnouts in the 2010 General Election were 36.1%, 29% and 23% respectively?  Does the Prime Minister agree that any political party has the right to form a government, but that they should not so do unless they have the support of the majority of the electorate?"

Just asking...........

Of course to those who point out that the Coalition musters 59.1%, I would remind them that the manifesto produced by the Coalition was never presented to the electorate where it could have been either accepted or rejected.

Just saying...........