Steven Toole calls for reform of Parliamentary system (Greenwich Borough Liberal Democrats)

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Steven Toole calls for reform of Parliamentary system

April 13, 2010 12:00 AM

Liberal Democrat Parliamentary candidate for Eltham Dr Steven Toole is calling on wholesale reform of the Parliamentary system, lending his support to the Power 2010 campaign.

After 4,500 submissions and more than 100,000 votes, Power 2010 has created a manifesto of key pledges to clean up Britain's politics, to which Steve has added his name this week, specifically pledging if elected to campaign for the:

1. Introduction of a proportional voting system;

2. Scrapping of ID cards and the rolling back of the database state;

3. Replacement of the House of Lords with an elected chamber; and

4. Drawing up of a written constitution

Commenting, Steven said: "The Liberal Democrats are the only party committed to real change of our political system. This means a range of measures to get big money and corrupt donors out of politics altogether, changing the voting system to abolish safe seats and giving you the right to sack corrupt MPs, getting rid of the discredited peerage system to stop further abuses of the system like with Lord Ashcroft.

"These are the sort of real changes that we need and that would upend our political establishment - neither Labour or the Conservatives will ever offer change on this scale and they will defend the status quo to the last.

"Only the Liberal Democrats offer the chance for a different politics. Another whitewash is unacceptable, we need permanent change to make politics clean, fair and local."