If this weren't so familiar, I would be speechless (see below).
Whilst a coup d'etat would be cathartic and give us the opportunity to make our unspeakable politicians run the gauntlet, it has not been the British way for 350 years and I, for one, would find it distasteful. We need not dishonour the memories of those who have died defending democracy by abandoning it.
I have, however, joined this lot:
http://www.uknda.org/
They are apolitical but committed to driving home the message that we stand on the brink of disaster in this country if short-sighted cuts emasculate our Armed Forces.
They have some pretty impressive retired folk in their ranks,
http://www.uknda.org/my_documents/my...-VPs-Board.pdf
(the sort who have been standing up to be counted) and their manifesto is such that serving folk can join with a clear conscience. If we do want to send a message, then perhaps joining
en masse may be a good way of doing it.
Kipling used a 17th Century incident as to highlight the shocking state of the late Victorian Forces, it still rings true:
http://www.kipling.org.uk/poems_dutchmedway.htm
Another excellent poem is "The Lesson" about the disasters in the Boer war. It should not take defeat and avoidable casualties to make the government realise that they are failing in their primary duty: the defence of the Realm.
Edited for bad spellign