[jambutty]

Your ideas seem to have the same flaws as the current system though.

Nearly all new ideas will be flawed until they are discussed Cyfr. That’s the idea of floating new ideas to see what can become of them. Dismissing a new idea out of hand just because someone thinks it won’t work is crass in the extreme.

What happens when something is voted on which isn't in the MP's manifesto? They get to choose themselves? Then you shall end up with gridlock. The MP's will start finding people they can vote with in order to get things passed, and then you start the formation of parties again..

If an MP has to vote on a subject that is not in his/her manifesto the MP will either vote as his/her conscience dictates or seek guidance from his/her constituents although that may not be practical at times. What the MP won’t have to do is to vote as the party dictates. If your MP continually votes on matters not in his/her manifesto that do not suit you, you know what to do at the next election. Vote for someone else.

No doubt there would be some horse trading between MP’s and temporary coalitions will be formed – “if you vote with me on this issue, I will vote with you on that issue” but each MP will have a CHOICE. They don’t get much of a choice these days – except the independents but they are few. In fact they might as well get rid of MP’s and replace them with rubber stamps.

Lets face it if it wasn't for the whips then government legislation wouldn't get passed on quite a few occasions, but that isn't a bad thing in my viewpoint, a heck of a lot of what the government pass is on their manifesto which they're elected upon and without whips we would have a weak government that would collapse every few months.

Yes let’s face it – if it wasn’t for the whips there would be much less bad legislation and the current PM wouldn’t be acting like a dictator. The whole Parliamentary system is supposed to be a servant of the people not their boss and that would make for a STRONGER Parliament not a weaker one.