We live in a democracy and the government pays most attention to the Daily Mail-reading voting bloc that is most likely to put a cross in the box.
If you think we live in some sort of democratic paradise where politicians listen to us then you're astoundingly naive. The Daily Mail and the rest of the Fleet St rags might aswell be written by 10 Downing St along with the BBC news etc. At least one Fleet St editor is known to be an MI5 man.
Yes let's bring in the Taliban and have done with it :-) We live in an imperfect world that is never going to be perfect. The Western Democracies appear to be the best option and infinitely better than the more extreme alternatives. Things might not always go the way we want but at least we have the opportunity to make a realistic effort to change them. -- IanL Open Source - save money - employ more teachers Use Star Office the free replacement for Microsoft Office