End of the Labour Party
Discussion
AJS- said:
Do you live there DJRC? Would be interested to hear a bit more about how it actually works - as in does it get bogged down in trivia? Is it responsive to events compared with the Westminster model? I assume it's a slower process, and in my view that could be a good thing...
Yep I do. Not really. Counter arguments, debates, then everyone postal votes and sends them in. Its a cultural thing though, everybody buys into the process. The votes are talied up and whoever wins wins.Its a bit more complicated than that, esp. when you add in forcing through a Federal level vote by process of gathering enough signatures as an individual, but thats essentially it.
http://labour25.com
Maybe I don't watch a lot of tv but I don't remember seeing any news stories about the above.
Maybe I don't watch a lot of tv but I don't remember seeing any news stories about the above.
RichyBoy said:
http://labour25.com
Maybe I don't watch a lot of tv but I don't remember seeing any news stories about the above.
Yeah but it keeps UKIP with their unsavory types out.Maybe I don't watch a lot of tv but I don't remember seeing any news stories about the above.
DJRC said:
AJS- said:
Pints said:
Somewhat O/T but I think some sort of 3 question, multiple choice test should replace what we have as the "vote for a party" system we currently use.
Something like this.
Select 2 of the following choices to register your vote:
- more bureaucrats should be employed
- benefit payments should be reduced for the unemployed
- laws imposed by Brussels are a good thing
- private transport is preferable to public transport
Etc.
You get the idea. The questions could address specific policies each party has and you'd need at least a rudimentary understanding of where your preferred party actually stands to force a particular party way.
A different choice could Choi mean the difference between UKIP and Tory, or Labour and Lib Dem.
You'd end up with an endless raft of questions. Something like this.
Select 2 of the following choices to register your vote:
- more bureaucrats should be employed
- benefit payments should be reduced for the unemployed
- laws imposed by Brussels are a good thing
- private transport is preferable to public transport
Etc.
You get the idea. The questions could address specific policies each party has and you'd need at least a rudimentary understanding of where your preferred party actually stands to force a particular party way.
A different choice could Choi mean the difference between UKIP and Tory, or Labour and Lib Dem.
How about a system without active politicians where members of the public can propose a referendum then have to get a certain number of signatures - say 1,000 for local/distric issues, 10,000 for city/county issues and 100,000 for national issues - then the proposal is put to a vote.
You could have a series of referendums every year to create new laws, or just as importantly to scrap old ones.
I'm off to Switzerland.
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