Perhaps the best (IMHO) answer would be to only vote for independent candidates. I don't mean that extremist groups would be allowed to field their members as independent but a parliament without the party whip would at least see MP's voting according to concience or voters wishes. They would have to represent their electorate. With expenses sensible and capped, designated accomodation instead of "second" profitable homes with mod cons many of us could only dream of, they would have to conduct the business of parliament. As "ordinary" people, they may be more in touch with the rest of us. As "ordinary" people they would stand and live in their electoral area and not be thrust on us by "the party". MP's should come from and live in the area they represent. (Unlike up here where at the last election a member from a party who had never been here before in her life tried to get elected stating that she'd move here if she was elected !! The public told her they didn't want her in no uncertain terms and also at the ballot box.