David Cameron today urged people to sign a petition calling on Gordon Brown to dissolve Parliament and hold a poll. He says that trust in politics was in pieces and that people should not have to wait another year to pass judgement on Westminster. Cameron said that he will use the Tory campaign for Euro and council elections on June 4th to call for a general election.

If the trust in politics is in pieces, will it really help to hold a general election one year ahead of schedule? Who should people vote for? All parties have shamed and greedy MPs, and all part leaders have behaved in a similar way, so distinguishing the three main parties on the expenses scandal alone is close to impossible. And will an election restore the public trust? I don’t think so. I think Parliament need to show us that they can deal with this swiftly and in dismiss any MP that has claimed for something he or she shouldn’t have. Furthermore, Parliament need to change the expenses system so it cannot be abused, so there are no rules to be bent and so that there are no loopholes where someone can claim back the cost of a massage chair.

Before this is all done, a general election is of no use to us. So Mr. Cameron, use your voice on something else. Like putting things right.