The Campaign For National Democracy

INTRODUCTION

Throughout British history one of the main complaints of the people has been their oppression by absentee landlords and by out of touch barons, kings and politicians. Such individuals have regularly exercised their powers arbitrarily, sometimes resulting in the devastation of individual families or communities. From the Norman Conquest through the times of great land-owning lords to the Scottish clearances and the advent of the industrial revolution, there has never been any shortage of individuals who have been prepared to feather their own nest at the expense of the majority of hard working British people.

Now that we are in a new Millennium it is surely amazing that once again real political and economic power is slowly being taken away from the British people. Decisions are being made in Brussels and in New York and Washington which can dramatically affect the lives of whole communities, yet such communities may have little or no say in these decisions.

Real decision making power has been passing further and further away from individuals and local communities. Whether it is a decision over the local environment, or a major national issue such as an aspect of law and order, or immigration, or even the usage of our own system of weights and measures, ordinary people have less and less say in the making of such decisions.

It has been bad enough having an out of touch sovereign British parliament making such decisions but now many political and economic matters are decided in Brussels, usually as a compromise between the major European powers. Under this present laissez-faire financial system many economic decisions are now made by multinational conglomerates which have no responsibility or accountability other than to make profits for their international shareholders, many of which are international financial institutions.

GIVING REAL POWER BACK TO THE PEOPLE

Quite simply The Campaign for National Democracy believes the loss of power by the people is worn. Unlike the three major political parties in Britain we want to give real decision making power back to the British people. What's more we want all decisions that can be made by individuals, by families and by local communities to be taken by them and not by national or international politicians.