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In that case, the opportunity to shake up our political culture from top to bottom - which Starmer appears to recognise is needed - will be missed. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOne lesson Liberal Democrats learned from the ill-fated Coalition with the Conservatives was the danger of pursuing change via a 'business as usual' modus operandi. Allowing the Tories to operate as if running a single-party government made it much more difficult to impact upon outcomes \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePut simply, in a proudly proclaimed 'parliamentary democracy' the executive is accountable to the legislature, and not the other way round. Lord Hailsham, in his 1976 lecture, warned of the perils of 'elective dictatorship' but things have only got worse since then. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWe then consider how governments abuse power: the racket of 'government by diktat' which would have made even Henry VIII blush; the Royal Prerogative - ancient powers which invite Prime Ministerial megalomania; the tattered remains of the Ministerial Code; ideological witch-hunts against top civil servants not deemed to be 'fellow-travellers'; the 112-year wait for a democratic second chamber; and our descent to the point where politics is on sale to the highest bidder, whomever they may be. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWe hope there may be interest across parties and beyond. 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