The people must dictate the agenda

In my view if we leave issues to politicians and media houses we will not advance our democracy and good governance. Ordinary members of the public have every right to determine issues for debate and what perspectives need to be adopted. If members of the public do not take their rightful place in political debate we may end up being asked to choose between ridiculous propositions.

Imagine a situation where a gang of thieves break-up with those that depart claiming that ever since the departure of the former gang boss things have never been the same. They complain that the new gang boss does not consult widely and does not distribute the loot fairly.