Quote Originally Posted by i961pie View Post
When politicians don't listen to the people the likes of Reform come to the fore. It's happening all over Europe.
That's true, but even those politicians who do "get" what public is saying will often be blocked from putting those ideas into action, or at least see them watered down, by a bureaucracy that is still very much designed/minded to preserve the status quo.

At the moment the public are - fortunately - still relying on democratic processes to express their desire for change, but their growing frustration is reflected by the shift towards a more radical party which happens to be Reform.

If the bureaucratic system, be it local government officialdom or the civil service, again conspire to thwart the degree of change the public expect, then the frustration will only continue to grow, potentially to a point where large numbers of the public no longer rely on politicians or democratic processes to express and implement their view.

Add to that the fact that many of the politicians being elected are either not equipped with the intelligence or experience to take on the bureaucracy, or are themselves just opportunists looking to make a fast buck rather than truly seeking implement change, and it makes you wonder where this all leads.