2024-05-14
John Droz Jr reviews the imbalance of influence in today's politics with regard to "Green" initiatives, asking how the one-sided influence of paid lobbyists in our political system is balanced in the interests of the public at large.
The public at large however is also subject to influence from many quarters, primarily from the mainstream media in all its forms - articles from (biased / unbiased) sources, advertisements, but also direct suggestions for "home improvements" (possibly sponsored by local government / national government and often communicated by unsolicited phone calls that may well be illegal), not to mention from their "elected representatives" especially at election time when they presume to tell us what policies we should be demanding.
Maybe it's time for the public at large to organise policy forums that review our political parties' policy offerings from the point of view of the man in the street (and a coherent fully formed analysis, if such may be found).
