I think it's a realistic attitude. The legal system that you place so much faith in has already shown that it no longer respects logic and freedom and is basically backed by government and corporate interest. We have secret courts, we have courts issuing orders in support of the censorship regime and we have people thrown in prison with unfair sentences en masse without fair trial after the London riots.

The moment you start a campaign, you are a state target. The press will dig out dirt on you to start a smear campaign so they can push their corporate backers' agendas and the government will mark you as a trouble maker. at that point your life ends. One parking ticket and they will descend.

I've watched two people "end" this way. One of them is now the "crazy guy" who lives on the A4/A205 roundabout. He was one of the most credible and logical individuals I've ever met. Now people throw rubbish at him because they think it's funny.

The voting public are lost. They are too polarised to supporting the main two parties and the system is broken enough that a majority on either side is inevitable. The result is that the conservatives or labour will always win. Their agenda, despite words either way, is the same. We didn't vote them in - we watched the election theater at work.

You strike me as an idealist and I really wish this was possible but i don't think the system supports fair resolution.

To be honest, it's not a democracy any more. This is not what the majority want but they are unaware of the consequences of voting or don't care. Whoever holds their coloured flag will do and won't make them "outside the club" when it comes to social matters.