The ExtraParliamentary Opposition (EPO) is a group of (extra) ordinary people who committed to politics and to democracy but are totally fed up with the current state of politics, the current parties and the current politicians. Fed up with the lies, the greed, the self-serving elite who represent only the wealthy few and their interests, the sheer lack of difference between the parties, the lack of big ideas, the lack of good ideas or the ability to carry them out. Fed up with a system that tells us it is our duty to vote when there is nothing worth voting for.
This is a movement from below. A movement of us, the people, against them, the greedy, corrupt and unaccountably powerful. We are sick of being let down by our so called leaders and by those who play at politics within the current systems.
The EPO is the driving force behind the Don't Vote 2010 Campaign that is aiming to organise the lowest turnout in British electoral history. This campaign comes from our disgust at the current state of affairs, locally and globally and a realisation that current political channels offer no hope of meaningful change.
The EPO rejects the electoral and party political system.
The EPO is about escaping the trap of our current politics, about going outside the current channels. The EPO is about making our voices heard, about clearing the ground and creating a space for real democracy.
The EPO rejects the electoral and party political system.
The EPO is about escaping the trap of our current politics, about going outside the current channels. The EPO is about making our voices heard, about clearing the ground and creating a space for real democracy.
The time has come to act. We want to send a message to the current political elite that they do not represent us; that their parties are outdated and irrelevant; that the current confusion between elections and democracy is unacceptable.
We think that most of the country finds themselves in the same quandary that we do. We want to be political, we want our voices to be heard, but the current system leaves us with we have no other way of making that happen. The current politicians and media only talk to themselves and only care about us when they want us to buy something or use our power for their ends. Enough is Enough.
This is not about affecting the party political outcome of the 2010 general election – it barely matters which party wins anyway – but rather about changing the landscape, language and practice of politics in the UK and beyond. This is about putting people back in charge. This is about getting together to make a difference. This is about showing them that it is us who is in charge.
Don't play their game. Don't Vote.
Join the ExtraParliamentary Opposition
No Vote 2010.
-a communique of -
- The ExtraParliamentary Opposition -
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