Clegg responds – Part II

Here are Nick Clegg’s answers to the last five questions put forward by CoffeeHousers.  For his first five responses click here.

Q: MPs were already a devalued currency with the public following years of labour spin, expense fraud etc. Would you agree that their stock has diminished even further following the refusal of the government, helped by your party’s abstention, to give a referendum on the Lisbon constitution? Can you understand why people are put off politicians by this cynical game of MPs putting party before country? – Pete

A: People are fed up with politicians – but for a lot of reasons, not just one. That’s why I’ve said it’s time to change politics utterly. I want to build a new system of government – devolved, accountable and responsive. It’s because people feel so disenfranchised by the political system that individual issues inspire such strong feelings. We need to give people greater control over what happens to their family, their local community, and our national  democracy.