No need to believe in election manifestos!

No need to believe in Father Christmas either. If you want to know what you 'buy' with your vote you should support the introduction of Direct Democracy. Only with a referendum will the (qualified) majority make sure that its decision is translated into legislation. So horsetrading should not be a problem.

Britain tries out Coalition

Every country has the media it deserves. This expression comes to mind when one listens and reads what the media pundits have to say about the fresh experiment with coalition government in the UK. One gets the impression that journalists would love nothing better than a bust-up between the Conservatives and the Liberal-Democrats when they conduct their interviews.
We also would like to caution against expecting too much a transition to coalition government. There is nothing magic about either a single-party or coalition government. Both create problems with respect to democratic legitimacy and in our view only a transition to a full version of direct democracy can insure that the wish of the majority of the electorate is followed in all policy measures.