tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2227156816160840660.post823398654578521956..comments2009-07-08T20:59:14.738+01:00Milhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10762731886478125217mil@pobox.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2227156816160840660.post-62876982302084944622009-07-08T20:59:14.738+01:002009-07-08T20:59:14.738+01:00Hi Bialik - I tried replying to your observations just now but overran the Blogger maximum for comments, so I&#39;ve posted another post instead. It may be too rambling for your liking, but I&#39;m struggling to define a set of ideas at the moment - more a brainstorm than a conclusion. Comments - and fixes - of any kind most welcome.Milhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10762731886478125217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2227156816160840660.post-37207240175628756552009-07-08T15:47:13.272+01:002009-07-08T15:47:13.272+01:00Communities are made up of individuals who agree on some things and disagree on others. Even if they share the same values not everyone has the same attitude towards means and ends. Parties are the natural end for groups with different views. And party politics returns. The only places without politics are totalitarian states and tyrannies. The late Bernard Crick was excellent on the subject. <br />If, on the other hand, the point of this post is that government may not be necessary - as the critique of Parliament suggests - then that&#39;s another matter and an idea I find quite agreeable.Bialiknoreply@blogger.com