Whoes a Stranger?

I was listening to the radio this morning and they did a bit about the Speaker of the Commons. During its progress it reminded us that we, the people who elect MPs and pay their wages via our taxes are referred to as Strangers and treated with all the contempt that can be mastered with the use of that word. So why should we be strangers in the house of commons? These people, including all the support staff, are our employees. They are supposed to be there to serve the needs of the people of the United Kingdom and yet the people of the United Kingdom are officially Strangers in their own Parliament. It is this attitude that has lead to the recent debacle of MPs allowances. Because we are regarded as Strangers they think that can do what they like without consequences. There is a great deal of talk about reform of Parliament. Proposed changes to everything from Allowances and expenses to a complete revamp of the voting system. But until "We the People" are regarded as friends within the Palace of Westminster instead of being Strangers the old aloof attitudes will prevail and our representatives, our employees, will continue to find ways of milking the system. Parliament does need certain "Privileges" in order to work properly. For instance the naming of miscreants that could not be done in the open forum of life. But these privileges are few and far between and they should all be listed for public scrutiny. If we don't place Parliament and our representatives who work there into the hands of the people who pay for it all then those people will continue loosing faith in the system and it will fall more and more into the hands of the extreme minorities, left or right wing. The question is how do we, the ordinary member of the public, make sure we get our hands on the power to keep parliament on the straight and narrow. We must take an interest in what is going on at Westminster. We must contact our MP regularly with our thoughts and suggestions along with a demand to justify themselves in what they are doing. If one or two people do this they will be regarded as cranks, but if one or two hundred people do it regularly then it will become something of importance. And if every one of there constitutes got in touch at least once a year it would really get them thinking. Try it, all you have to do put your MPs name, their constituency, The Palace of Westminster, London on an envelope then use it to send your comments in. Have fun.