Hold them accountable

TIM HOURIGAN (Letters, Sept 16) thinks that if “we reduced the powers of politicians, outlawed the party whip system” and got rid of vested private interests, “vigilance and conscience” would reign supreme and those in power would “vote based on considered judgement”.

Hold them accountable

That is Utopian.

The reason the country is in a mess is that the people in positions of power thought themselves untouchable.

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