Democracy. Can you believe it? A Binding Referendum is to be held in New Zealand. It is called a General Election.

I raise this issue because our servants in Wellington think we can be trusted to put them into power over us, but cannot be trusted to control our lives under their rule.

For example, since MMP started we New Zealanders have had five referenda on various things and despite clear results, each issue has been ignored by our servants.

Is it any wonder that almost one million of us didn't vote last time. Most vote out of duty but the result is not democracy as other countries have.

Binding referenda is the major policy for the Conservative Party. I am giving my party vote to the Conservatives in the belief that National will need them to form the next government.

Then, with binding referenda, we may have a chance to control our servants, as we should.

Ken Evans, Tauranga City.