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On Wednesday, 8 June 2016 22:13:45 UTC+1, Rod Speed wrote:
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On Tuesday, 7 June 2016 17:26:59 UTC+1, Andy Cap wrote:

I obviously
agree that you can't simply do all the public demand but they can
express and direct a political direction.

No, the public does not direct the political direction.
It only expresses, plus gets a limited directing role once every few
years.

And that is how it directs the political direction because even the
stupidest politician knows that that determines who is the govt.

and knows that once elected they can do the things they wouldn't
say at election time. And not do the things they promised.

And knows that if they do too much of that, and the alternative govt
isnt much worse, that plenty of the voters who matter, those who
actually consider who they vote for, will consider that when voting.