Would you join?

Groucho Marx once famously said something to the effect that he would never join a club that would admit the likes of him. This rings true when we consider political parties. I would advise against joining any political party that let its current membership in. Political parties are tiny organisations which have got a stranglehold on government.  But who would join a political party? No-one who had real contribution to make. To steal a phrase - those who can do and those who can't go into politics.  Which leaves us in the mess we are in. What we need in government are people  with a reaL contribution to make based on an examination of the issues. Party politicians start any issue with their party's view which inclines to know the answer from the outset.
Let us ditch political parties. Write your CV get online start emailing, stand, get elected and do the thing properly. The vast majority of us do not belong to a political party - let us consign them to history.