Properly democratic MPs

[Pondlife]

Thankyou.

Idiot!

Made me chuckle.

[Moscow Mule]

so big brother will keep an eye on what you vote for? no thanks!

Ok, you can vote in person.

[Bright Spark]

You'd have to tie it into the electoral roll.

so big brother will keep an eye on what you vote for? no thanks!

[xoggoth]

Intelligence is an overrated thing. Voters may not be very bright but I am betting that this scheme would deliver more sensible and workable policies. Go with human nature as it is, not how you would like it to be.

[Moscow Mule]

if it's an online poll wont' you get loads of sock puppets voting

You'd have to tie it into the electoral roll.

[Bright Spark]

if it's an online poll wont' you get loads of sock puppets voting

[Mich the Tester]

That's a very good point.

Thankyou.

One I hadn't considered.

Idiot!

[Moscow Mule]

I work on the assumption that 90% of voters are idiots,

That's a very good point. One I hadn't considered.

[Mich the Tester]

No, unless he's a contrarian. I work on the assumption that 90% of voters are idiots, so I'd prefer an MP who knows which people he should listen to on each area of policy.

[Moscow Mule]

If you had the choice to vote for somebody (as an MP) who promised to take account of the constituencies views before voting in the house, would you vote for them?

I guess it would work by means of an online poll - if 30% of the constituency vote on a particular issue then the MP would be bound to vote with the majority of voters. If there was no quorum of constituents, or a tie then the MP would have the casting vote according to his or her conscience.