IN 1917, in the midst of famine and war, Lenin offered the people of Russia exactly what they were crying out for. “Bread and Peace” became the winning slogan of the Bolsheviks.

In our general election in May, none of the main political parties or media outlets offered what the country needed and it didn’t fundamentally matter which way people voted: the candidates and the media were simply blue or red mouthpieces for the same vested interests. Either way it was a vote for more banker immunity and more debt, more failed states and more terrorism, more profits and more poverty.

Now, more than ever, what is needed is a short and simple message to unite voters behind a radical government that can deal with the crises facing us. What we need is a global reboot. Yet at the moment we are still fighting a phoney war, and the people know it. For the first time in history we have the potential for truly global government, and truly global disaster. Climate change, nuclear holocaust and poverty: these are the key issues, yet they barely figure in what passes for current political debate. No wonder voter disillusionment with the mainstream parties has reached record levels.