How we choose our Leaders and Forms of Governance When will we rid ourselves of the power parasites who claim to lead and govern for all ? Those people willing and eager to climb the greasy pole of politics to reach the rewards of power, influence and enrichment . We c ould choose something more sensible, Citizen Committees and Co-Operatives for example , to control the politics and policies of both govern ment and workplace. In the first case, why should n't the privilege s of citizenship carry great responsibility? We make informed judgements on the fate and fortune of our fellows when called to jury service, so why not expand that to every aspect of communal li fe ? In the second the ownership of and profits from industry, distribution and farming would directly motivate and benefit the people who operate them. Shares in a co-operative are held by those who produce the products or supply the services, the people who know where a company's profits can be
