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We want the people, not the politicians, to decide who stands for election. We want better people in politics. And we want these changes now.

Open Up calls for open primaries in every constituency before the next General Election, and for every MP who wants to stand in the next General Election to compete for re-selection in an open primary.

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It's time to Open Up Politics. Respect for the UK's political system continues to plummet at a time when we need great government and a strong democracy more than ever.

But together we can do something about it.

This is what Open Up is about. We want an honest, effective and modern democracy. We want a government of the best possible people, who truly represent us. We want to feel proud of our politicians again, to feel proud of our government, to feel proud of our country.

It's not just about expenses. It's about reforming our political system. The way Parliament is run and government does business must change - and getting the best possible people into office is the starting point.

That's why we want the people, not the politicians, to select who stands for election. Through Open Primaries, people select their own candidates and anyone can put themselves forward to be a candidate. Where so many have talked about reform, open primaries are action for change rather than just words but are each of the political parties listening?

MP's expenses reminder

What the public says - Part 1

Don't duck it:

Father and son

Stately Home

Good Night

Guiding

Moat Vox Pop

What the public says:

Part 2

Part 3

Part 4

OUR CAMPAIGN BLOG

DEC

Conservative discontent over ‘unintended consequences’ of open primaries

Posted by admin at Dec 11th 2009, 10:38

An article in the Times this week highlighted the ongoing debate over Tory ‘open’ primaries noting the dismay of some Tory MP’s at the ‘unintended consequences’ of the selection method. The discontent stems from Congleton where last weekend Fiona Bruce, head of a community law firm in Warrington, triumphed over Mathew Hancock, Mr Osborne’s chief of staff.

DEC

“Open primaries, and in particular all-postal ones, are working”

Posted by admin at Dec 7th 2009, 13:35

This was the surprising endorsement from the Guardian’s Julian Glover on the Conservatives all-postal primaries. On Friday, over 12, 500 voters in Gosport picked Caroline Dinenage through an ‘Open Postal Primary’ to replace the infamous Sir Peter Viggars. Glover’s article highlights that Dinenage: