Will I Support POWER2010′s Final Pledge?

You may have noticed that the POWER2010 campaign and its supporters have been given a fair amount of air time on The Third Estate. The response from readers and other bloggers has been mixed. Some have argued that the organisation is correct to thow open the question of fixing Britain’s broken democracy to its people. Others have made the case that its aims and objectives are irrelevant to the greater struggles we face. As for myself, I have always been a cautiously optimistic supporter of POWER2010. By this, I mean that I have been keen to help promote the campaign’s premise and to encourage people to take part in the process of formulating its pledge for the coming election. Whether or not I choose to back the pledge, however, depends entirely on what that pledge turns out to be. As such, I support POWER2010′s means, but not necessarily its ends. With POWER2010′s five fully ratified goals now sitting in my inbox, I am finally ready to make the decision. Unfortunately for all of you out there waiting with bated breath on the edges of your seats, there’s an embargo on revealing the pledge until one minute past midnight. Which means you’ll have to wait until then for my decision on whether to support it or not. Yes or no? Keep your eyes on the chimney and see if the smoke’s red or blue…