Forget the minders just ask our elected MP's advice.

Dear SA and Federal Members of Parliament.

Here is a novel idea!

If supported, it will get you all back in touch with the community you are elected to represent. It will also save Australia millions of dollars.

Sack all of your (highly paid) advisers, minders and speech writers.
Hey we didn't elect Premier Rann for example, to have his speeches written by some highly paid unelected minder did we! Its not working anyway.
Office staff members, please read on before you delete this email so your boss does not get to read it. I have taken the time, surely he/she should get to read it?
Its not for you and doesn't refer to your good selves anyway. . This email is for the member of parliament you are working for. Ok?

How can MP's and Senators etc. be in touch with the community? Think about it. How can they be in touch if they continually listen to their minders/advisers/speech writers?
You pay them to advise you on all manner of things including the polls and what the community supposedly want and are thinking. That is an impossible job for them to do. Its impossible.

Minders are not at grass roots level. You pay them to spin to you what they think is happening in the community.
Want to save some money and get in touch for that effort?

Don't we, under the Westminster System elect our local representatives to do that job for us? Yes we do.
If that is not the case, then why have elections at all?
Just get your advisers that you pay, to do our job for you!
However, I have never, not once, had a minder or adviser, or a speech writer contact me for my opinions. So what does he/she know?
That's why I and many thousands of us, write to our local representatives.
Are we truly wasting our time?
You surely must begin to listen to our voices via our representatives of the Party we choose to vote for. They really are in touch with community values, thinking and expectations.
When is the last time a minder or adviser attended a suburban street corner meeting of the locals? My local member does. That's why I vote for him.
You don't need to spend millions on unrepresentative, unelected "advisers" do you? We are here. Hello!

I know, and on your individual reflection, you will have to admit that you also know, that your Party and leaders are out of touch with the people of the real world out there.
You collectively spend millions of our tax dollars to be "advised" on what the community is thinking. Why on earth are you doing this? Why? It is not even democratic.

Simply get back to basics. The first party that does it, listens to its own MP's and ditches the "advisers" will certainly be the winner. Please give it some thought, and don't be afraid of your Leader, who I can't even send this email to, because they don't allow ordinary people like me to have their email address. Mike Rann won't get this, neither will Julia Gillard. In touch with the community? They don't even respond to our Tweets! They just want us to log on to their website and fill in "a form"! Do you mind? We all know what happens to that effort by we mere voters.

So get back to basics. That's why I vote for my local representative, to advise you on what we are thinking and what our expectations are.
Its simple really when you stand back and think about it.

Labor in particular is hearing from the voters via the newspaper and talk-back radio, loud and clear, that you are detached from us and don't listen to us. Are we frustrated? You bet we are. But your "advisers" know better!!
You pay millions of our taxes to "advisers" to tell you what we are thinking? Oh please!

Something is very wrong here. Australia and all Australians (except the minders) suffer the consequences of this disconnect.

Please consider. The winner will be the party that listens to us via our representatives in Parliament. That's what it's supposed to be all about anyway isn't it?
Forgive me for my naivety.

Best wishes,

Kerry Seebohm