I would like to apologise in advance for the fact that this will be something of a rant, however, I am certain that this needs to be said, and heard by those in government.

First of all, I would like to know what has happened to the party system. Of the three main parties, the Lib Dems have almost fallen off the political radar, Labour is turning blue and the Tories are shading to red. Once upon a time, the question of immigrants having to learn English would have been the preserve of the Tories, and Labour would have been consolidating its voting stronghold of the Unions. Now, however, we see that it is the other way around, with both parties alienating their voters by stealing each others' ground. It is all very well for David Cameron to tell us that we should be more green - very few people in the light of climate change would disagree - but to condemn the lifestyles of those he depends on for his votes by telling people that economic growth makes them unhappy is utterly ridiculous. Furthermore, neither the Prime Minister nor the leader of the opposition represent the views of those who elected them in the first place.

It is my opinion that politics ceased to concern itself with the needs of the voters around the beginning of the Iraq War, and we are now saddled with a sham democracy, governed by people whose sole interest is the advancement of their political careers, and if this can be acheived without having to fulfil all of their election promises, so much the better!

All three main parties need new leadership to set the rails straight again. What sort of ludicrous situation are we in when we find Tory grandees and MPs crossing the House as a result of the follies of their leaders? Sir Menzies Campbell must step down and make way for a younger man with the power to turn the fortunes of his flagging party around, the Tories need an actual Conservative leader rather than the opportunistic career politician, the embarrassment to Conservatism that is David Cameron, and Labour too need to regain lost ground on the left, instead of fighting with the Conservatives over the nebulous "middle-ground".

True accountability needs to be re-introduced to Parliament. How often are David Cameron's constituents put through to him on the telephone? How often have I had the opportunity to hold Gordon Brown to account, as is unquestionably my right?

British politics will continue to be fatally flawed, and the public will continue in their skepticism and unwillingness to vote until Westminster throws open its doors and the cloistered life of the politician disappears, letting them see the real world and hear the opinions of people untainted by the farce of spin.

Make of that what you will, but I am certain that it holds true.