Why do we need this Westminster Parliament?

Who needs our Parliament? Just turn on the Parliamentary TV channel on Freeview and you would think you have turned on Dave TV: two stand up comics performing a ridiculous comedy duo. an Abbott and Costello, a Laurel and Hardy show, while a Parliamentary chamber full overpaid, bloated sheep look on. Just think of the cost of the show and all its expenses. You are paying for this nonsense, and all it is is Repeats. The real business is never touched upon.

Gordon Brown's leaving present
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Gordon Brown decided to resign.

His colleagues decided to name a railway locomotive after him. So a civil servant went from Whitehall to the Railway Museum at York, to investigate the possibilities.

"They have a number of locomotives at the NRM without names," a consultant told the civil servant. "Mostly freight locomotives though."

"Not very fitting for a prime minister", said the official. "How about that big green one, over there?" he said, pointing to 4472.

"That's already got a name" said the consultant. It's called 'Flying Scotsman."

"Oh. Couldn't it be renamed?" asked the official. "This is a national museum after all, funded by the taxpayer."

"I suppose it might be considered" said the consultant.

"That's excellent", said Sir Humphrey, "So that's settled then... let's look at renaming 4472. But how much will it cost? We can't spend too much, given the expenses scandal."

"Well", said the consultant, "We could always just paint out the 'F'...".

Let's have a vote. Who's worse? The Great Train Robbers or The government or The nation's bankers?

Who's worse? The Kray Brothers? The government or the nation's nankers?

Who deserves to be locked away forever?

Would Broadmoor suit any of them?

Have we forgotten the crooked bankers? Are we so incensed with our corrupt MPs that we have forgotten that they only stole a few bob, and not the nation's heritage?

Forget the Pratt's proposal. We need 500 years of foreign domination to rid our country of its present Godless establishment. Oh Serbia how honest were you!

We most definetely Need our westminster parliament because the only alternative is the european parliament.Vote for anybody in Uk parliamentary Elections and vote for nobody in European Elections.

Mugabe´s government is more honest. I didn´t imply that they are any better than your lot. They are a bunch of thieving self-interested conmen. Just like Westminster.

The difference is that nobody expected anything different there, whereas in a so-called Western democracy one has higher hopes.

Mike P - Robert Mugabe's government is more honest? Really? Go live there then.

I have been to work today and you know what, I feel much better for it. I really feel like I have done my bit, I have contributed.

I would be feeling like I had let the side down and more importantly, myself if I ever began to think I'd not assisted the home secretary, Jacqui Smith and her husband Richard Timney to the lifestyle they so deserve.

If my humble and wretched contribution permits Richard only thirty seconds viewing of adult material on Pay Per View at his own home in Redditch then, my contributory efforts were not in vain.

What an honour it would be if Richard was to call upon me. I would be on all fours, be his human footstool whilst he viewed his favourite channels on his TV.

I have the honour to be your obedient servant.

There's no money or value left in Britain to pass onto our children or future generations. It has all been squandered. Britain is in debtors' prison, for at least the next 150 years. We don't make anything anymore. We have nothing left to sell. We have nothing left to offer the world of any value. Start learning to live off turnips.

yes our government is a sham, the idea that europe dictate our laws is a disgrace, we the public should be the ones dictating our laws/policies to our government by way of frequent referendums.
The control of our country must be put back in the hands of the public if we're to salvage any hope of a decent quality of life for our children.
There should be a quality of life act, with say commandments such as immigration, taxation, war, services etc which can only be changed by way of referendum. Any advocated change in policy should be debated live for the public.
I think its also necessary to have yearly general elections to limit the damage that one single party can cause and to increase competition.

The fact is that most countries in Europe and their Govenrments and Assemblies/Parliaments are being reduced to the status of being little more than Town Halls, with their Prime Ministers/Presidents being little more than glorified Lord Mayors. Those which have Kings, Queens or Grand Dukes, these people are little more than mace-bearers, gene-carriers of some long-lost forgotten tradition. Slowly the map of Europe is being broken up into ever smaller national units. The map of Italy and Germany/Holy Roman Empire was like this 200 years ago. Napoleon had vision, but he was put down by vaster stronger historic autocratic forces. Europe did not evolve for 180 years after that.

The crisis the country faces may soon mean we will need a Government of national unity. God forbid, it will be a horrifyingly terrible institution. It will try to promote the values of the past 300 years.

The fact is this country needs completely to rethink what and how it works. What kind of economy do we want. How it will work. How do we reward people who work hard. And so on.

A national government will not be able to do this, as it will only serve the Establishment.

Ca Ira Ca Ira