If you put a hat on him, he would look like Che. Russell speaks well but the absence of voting will only result in the continuance of the agenda politique or worse. Indifference and apathy breeds only forefront extremists, who in turn get elected. The difference of 5 million Catholic party votes decided the fate of the 1933 German Federal Election. If you turn your back on voting, expect the worst. What is really required in the U.K is a full elected 2nd chamber. Elected by representation as consequence of local elections i.e selected from the councillors who directly represent you and cannot hold a party affiliation like the speaker of the house.