VOTING FOR CHANGE

"Making sure your vote really counts"

MPs have no statutory obligation to voters.

Truly many of them seem to feel that once elected they have carte blanche to ignore the voter until the next election. The Commons code of conduct states that they have a 'general duty to act in the interests of the nation as a whole; and a special duty to their constituents'. The leaders of the main parties decide what our interests are and that seems to be an end to it. To be fair most MPs do spend a lot of time considering the needs of their constituents but their hands seem to be tied by Party demands when it comes to considering the bigger issues of the day.
I would like you to consider whether MPs should be obliged to obey the wishes of the majority of their constituents rather than the instructions of the few ministers/shadow ministers. Many are the times when called upon to vote in commons MPs follow their rulers in the way the house is divided; Labour one side, Conservatives the other. Wouldn't it be better if MPs voted the way their constituents wished? Wouldn't that give us a say in our own destiny? At all of the next elections let's make it so.