It's the "ordinary folk" that's keeping this archaic system of government in power.
I have remarked time and time again you can't wait for the politicians to make change, it's like turkeys voting for Christmas, yes they make all the right noises but that's just what it is.... noise and lots of it. Every 5 years or so, of constantly moaning about the state of the nation, when polling day comes round the "ordinary folk" pile into the voting booth's {lemming like} and only go and vote in another 5 years of the same and then complain for the next five years that things aren't fair.
Why don't we take a leaf out of the french's book, they take to the streets in protest, o.k. overboard it may be but their way gets results, remember a few years ago when they burned British lamb. It makes me laugh to see those stood opposite Parliament shouting through a megaphone and waving banners about whatever it is, the politicians inside don't care whether the demonstrators live or die they are totally uninterested.
You can see that some of the "younger" end of the politicians do genuinely crave change, but I'm afraid they are pi**ing against the wind. Parliament is STILL an exclusive club and I'm afraid the voices of the people wanting change are constantly drowned out.
We need revolution in this country, but I have a feeling I will be long gone when that happens until then the general public reap what they sow.