4. What can you do? Right now
We’re not a political party and we're not a religion. We will not be asking you to pay up to join us. On the contrary what we will be doing in the main is listening to you.
We want to know what YOUR definitions of Common Decency are, so we can build a body of decent people which is truly united in its dreams. I've said that Common Decency is a seed, planted in the hope that it will grow into a massive tree which will stand at the centre of a new and more compassionate society, one in which decisions are made on the basis of morals rather than self-interest.
We want to offer what we believe nobody else is offering - HOPE.
So please sign up if you feel our aims are close to yours, and, in the short time available before this coming May, let’s get started.
We WILL need help in spreading the word, via social media and leafleting, in analysing the possibilities in each constituency, and above all, motivating those, especially the young who until now have not thought it worthwhile to cast a vote.
We want the biggest turnout of the electorate ever to overturn the rotten status quo and give us back our democracy.
Brian May
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Comments (13)
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Thank you Brian and company for creating a website that acts as a compendium for UK voters to stay informed and to discuss what they see as the issues at hand in the upcoming elections. People are often so busy that they can not really weigh all the issues in an informed manner and are thus, often reliant upon short sound-bites in order to decide who to vote for. A website like this changes that making it possible for citizens to stay informed on the issues that matter most to them. An informed voter is more able to choose the candidate that best represents their views and the changes that they want for themselves.
Best of luck to all of you!
Mary (U.S. Citizen - we need a website like this too!) -
Hi. My definition of Common Decency is simple and all politicians should act accordingly. Eg. when two people walk up to a door and the person in front holds the door open for the other person. Politicians, and other people in 'lofty' positions, should bend over backwards to help, where they can, the people that put them in that 'lofty' position in the first place. Instead of culling what they can get while they are there. Despicable.
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Sorry Brian, But nowhere do you mention the key issue - which is over- population, not just of our country but of the whole planet. I am completely against animal experimentation and factory farming, yet I voted BNP last time and intend to vote UKIP next. I have previously voted mainly Labour and the Green Party. Labour are the party of mass immigration into our country - which is the worst act of treachery ever perpetrated on the English people. The Green Party is a left-wing feminist organisation with a green skirt on.
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Common decency, compassion for the poor, social justice and the humane treatment of animals can be articulated and accentuated by word of mouth, emails, letters to the editor, Facebook and protests if necessary. This election is crucial. Please encourage and implore friends and others who truly care about incoming inequality, programs for the sick and the needy and respect for our fellow creatures- to vote. Most decent people do and all they have to do is vote !!!!!!!!!
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For me, common decency is not that,'common' any more in society but bubbling below the surface of the fabric of our lives. We see in nurses training that now 6 c's:care;compassion;courage;commitment;communication; competence needs to be taught where as in the past it was a given that everyone who chose a career in healthcare had this. Situations such as the Stafford enquiry sadly showed these qualities were lacking in the majority of health care professionals. I believe in people, their stories engaging in shared experiences not the need to help each other in random acts of kindness. My mum always taught me the worlds not fair but I still dream that it one day will be, I'm still waiting at 36. Disability; homelessness (poverty) are such marginated parts of our society, I want to help change this by enabling people to help themselves and be visible. We entered the world with the energy to kick at the air and I hope I leave the world thanking it for allowing me to move, for only in death can we stop.
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This sounds really interesting and along the lines of what might be required to achieve some better outcomes. I've put together a short work addressing the subversive nature of our current pseudo democracy, which conceptualises an alternative that I believe could fulfill common decencies aim. If you are inclined have a read through the text presented at www.ruleof150.net. The title takes it's name from Dunbar's number. All the best and good luck with your efforts, Trevor
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Thank you for all your comments to our site, Please ask your friends and family to comment on their local candidates so that this may help others decide which is the ‘Common Decency' way to vote. https://www.commondecency.org.uk/may-7th-2015/2015-candidates-2
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Wholeheartedly agree with banning 'Whips' in Parliament - It's more & more about the 'Party' and not about the people & their 'choice' !! Sometime back, Shirley Williams (on Question Time) confirmed that it's the Party that matters & not what the constituents or the MP themselves would vote !! .. & that the whips compell/coerce MP's to vote for the Party line, No matter what their own personal/constituents thoughts & beliefs are !! Lets Have It Changed !!!!!
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