Uk - Southampton Daily Echo
Chris Barker of Sholing Southampton Stand up for democracy
It is a sad reflection on the state of democracy under this present Government, when a group at 12 unelected petty officials feel that they can, with impunity, get away with total disregard to the clearly expressed opinions of a 72 per cent majority of respondents to a public consultation. It is an even sadder reflection on the two Southampton MPs that they have not spoken out against this decision. Their silence on this Issue speaks volumes when It comes to representing the democratic wishes of the people of Southampton. This m something I thought they were elected to do, and is something thepeople of Southampton should remember at the next general ejection.I do not care if the local MPs are in favour of fluoridation or not, irrespective of their views on this subject or any other subject for that matter, if democracy has been attacked in the way that the decision on fluoridation attacked it, any MP of any party, purporting to represent the public whose democratic voice has been so blatantly ignored, should be calling for the removal from office of those persons responsible, and for the immediate restitution ofdemocracy by the decision being declared invalid,Any MPs who support the decision of a morally bankrupt group of unelected individuals to declare war on democracy must ask themselves if they are any longer capable of, truly and without bias, representing the views of their constituents, Certainly on the issue of fluoridation it would appear not. it is sad that it has been necessary to put a petition en the 10 Downing Street website asking for democracy to be restored. Please sign up to it at petitions10.gov.uk/democracyHants/ if you support democracy in this country and please tell your friends about it. Our MPs, if they are truly representing us, should be pressuring the Prime Minister to make sure consultations are no longer a blatant sham by unelected, biased, officials.This Issue is no longer about fluoride or the rights or wrongs of it, The issue is far bigger than that now. The issue Is the peoples right to fundamental democracy.If you wish to live in a democratic society then be prepared to stand up for democracy. Nobody else wiil do it for you. It is your right, fight for it.Do not let any Government, of any political party, water down democracy and especially do not let them hand over power to unelected officials. Otherwise before you know it you may even lose the right to vote for who governs the country
It is a sad reflection on the state of democracy under this present Government, when a group at 12 unelected petty officials feel that they can, with impunity, get away with total disregard to the clearly expressed opinions of a 72 per cent majority of respondents to a public consultation. It is an even sadder reflection on the two Southampton MPs that they have not spoken out against this decision. Their silence on this Issue speaks volumes when It comes to representing the democratic wishes of the people of Southampton. This m something I thought they were elected to do, and is something thepeople of Southampton should remember at the next general ejection.I do not care if the local MPs are in favour of fluoridation or not, irrespective of their views on this subject or any other subject for that matter, if democracy has been attacked in the way that the decision on fluoridation attacked it, any MP of any party, purporting to represent the public whose democratic voice has been so blatantly ignored, should be calling for the removal from office of those persons responsible, and for the immediate restitution ofdemocracy by the decision being declared invalid,Any MPs who support the decision of a morally bankrupt group of unelected individuals to declare war on democracy must ask themselves if they are any longer capable of, truly and without bias, representing the views of their constituents, Certainly on the issue of fluoridation it would appear not. it is sad that it has been necessary to put a petition en the 10 Downing Street website asking for democracy to be restored. Please sign up to it at petitions10.gov.uk/democracyHants/ if you support democracy in this country and please tell your friends about it. Our MPs, if they are truly representing us, should be pressuring the Prime Minister to make sure consultations are no longer a blatant sham by unelected, biased, officials.This Issue is no longer about fluoride or the rights or wrongs of it, The issue is far bigger than that now. The issue Is the peoples right to fundamental democracy.If you wish to live in a democratic society then be prepared to stand up for democracy. Nobody else wiil do it for you. It is your right, fight for it.Do not let any Government, of any political party, water down democracy and especially do not let them hand over power to unelected officials. Otherwise before you know it you may even lose the right to vote for who governs the country
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