Death of Politics : Major reforms recommended
1. All political Parties to be banned from Government: all MPs are to be independent.
2. The executive (Government) and the legislature (Back Benches) will be combined by
merging them into Departmental Executive Committees.
3. Each Departmental Executive Committee will scrutinise, analyse, initiate and expedite
legislation in Committee under the direction of the Minister and the Cabinet.
4. Constituencies will double in size/population. Each constituency will have 2 MPs:
one the Sitting MP, the other the Constituency MP. The300 Constituency MPs will be
based in their Constituency, the300 Sitting MPs will sit in Parliament.
5. Every Sitting MP will function in an Executive Departmental Committees (combining
the Cabinet Committes of the Government and the Select Committees of the House).
6. Reshuffles of Ministers are to be rare events.
7. Debates in full house to be discontinued in favour of committee work.
8. All Parliamentary votes will be registered in a voting office: Divisions will be
discontinued.
2. The executive (Government) and the legislature (Back Benches) will be combined by
merging them into Departmental Executive Committees.
3. Each Departmental Executive Committee will scrutinise, analyse, initiate and expedite
legislation in Committee under the direction of the Minister and the Cabinet.
4. Constituencies will double in size/population. Each constituency will have 2 MPs:
one the Sitting MP, the other the Constituency MP. The300 Constituency MPs will be
based in their Constituency, the300 Sitting MPs will sit in Parliament.
5. Every Sitting MP will function in an Executive Departmental Committees (combining
the Cabinet Committes of the Government and the Select Committees of the House).
6. Reshuffles of Ministers are to be rare events.
7. Debates in full house to be discontinued in favour of committee work.
8. All Parliamentary votes will be registered in a voting office: Divisions will be
discontinued.
9. No MP may earn money from a second job, basic salaries will increase to compensate
for the resultant loss of income. All MPs/Ministers earn the same salary.
10 Parliament will work for 50 weeks a year.
11. Individual MPs will work 46 weeks a year: 4 weeks holidays & 2 weeks statutary
holiday.
12. MPs are elected for 12 years and will choose to work in one of the Executive
Committees of the House.
13. The Prime Minister is voted/confirmed into office by all MPs every 4 years.
14. The PM submits his list of Ministers to all MPs for majority approval every 4 years.
for the resultant loss of income. All MPs/Ministers earn the same salary.
10 Parliament will work for 50 weeks a year.
11. Individual MPs will work 46 weeks a year: 4 weeks holidays & 2 weeks statutary
holiday.
12. MPs are elected for 12 years and will choose to work in one of the Executive
Committees of the House.
13. The Prime Minister is voted/confirmed into office by all MPs every 4 years.
14. The PM submits his list of Ministers to all MPs for majority approval every 4 years.
15 The country will determine the character qualities required in all MP candidates. Such
character determination will follow non-policy lines.
16. A new body is to be set up to screen all candidates for these qualities.
17. Everyone may apply to be an MP candidate. No preliminary screening will occur.
18. Only candidates who pass this screening go forward for election.
19. The Electorate will receive CVs of their candidates. They may signal any disapproval
through a postal No-vote: 30 % return of No-votes denies the candidacy.
20. For all new MP candidates the minimum age is 35 , maximum age is 50.
character determination will follow non-policy lines.
16. A new body is to be set up to screen all candidates for these qualities.
17. Everyone may apply to be an MP candidate. No preliminary screening will occur.
18. Only candidates who pass this screening go forward for election.
19. The Electorate will receive CVs of their candidates. They may signal any disapproval
through a postal No-vote: 30 % return of No-votes denies the candidacy.
20. For all new MP candidates the minimum age is 35 , maximum age is 50.
21. A political research unit is to be created which will undertake continuous research of
the electorate’s views on all government legislation deemed to be controversial
( a running referendum).
22. No government legislation can be enacted for 2 years unless 50% of the electorate is in
favour of such intended legislation.
the electorate’s views on all government legislation deemed to be controversial
( a running referendum).
22. No government legislation can be enacted for 2 years unless 50% of the electorate is in
favour of such intended legislation.
23. With all MPs being fully employed, and with the demise of party, the House of
Lords is considered superfluous to requirement and will be disbanded.
24. With the demise of party and the disappearance of full-house debates, the Office of the
Speaker of the House is considered superfluous and will be disbanded.
25 With the demise of party, the Offices of the Party Whips will be disbanded