Britannia Radio

It is very easy for politicians to pronounce that more and more regulations are the answer to scandals in Parliament. But more bureaucracy is not the solution, especially when the politicians caught up in the latest sleaze allegations are all accused of breaking existing rules. What we really need is maximum transparency – so that we know what our politicians are up to and who is paying them for it – and accountability to their voters, informed by a free press. That is why we need a proper recall power with voters able to kick out those who fail and primary selection contests so that our politicians answer to their constituents first instead of their party leaderships. The scandals will keeping coming until serious changes are made. - Matt Sinclair, Chief Executive We need proper recall Another scandal in Parliament shows that voters should have the power to boot out MPs who let them down.Jonathan Isaby spoke to BBC News about the need for a proper recall power. Debating against the greens I debated against environmentalists arguing for more regulations and more green taxes on last Sunday’s BBC The Big Questions. We will be doing a lot more to expose energy taxes soon. Lots of new branches Our grassroots network is continuing to grow with lots of new branches. Andrew Allison writes about how you can join our