Democracy?

I meant to put a link up to this article by George Monbiot a week or so ago, it being an interesting comment on political disenfranchisement and on the UK learning from the recent transformation of American politics. I forgot about the article but have now posted it as it has since turned into a reply from Hazel Blears and a second absolutley scathing reply from Mr Monbiot. If you've got 10 minutes i sincerely urge you to read each article.