Greetings Duncan,

I believe that the 'Jury Team' are already working along these lines.

Are they indeed? I would be very interested to know more about that

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Welcome to the boards, sorry, I forgot last time.

Originally Posted by Fisherman

Greetings Duncan,

I believe that the 'Jury Team' are already working along these lines.

But isn't JT owned by some millionaire?


p.s. Hi Duncan - excellent idea.

Originally Posted by Peoples Party

Hello everyone

I never thought I would see the day that I would be posting on a forum about politics, but here's why........

With confidence in elected MPs at an all time low, I believe we have a unique opportunity to completely overhaul the political system, particularly in view of advances in Information Technology and the internet. For this reason I propose the formation of a People’s Party in the purest sense of the words – a party whose policies will be dictated by the electorate.

Under the current system, we have the opportunity to vote every four or five years for the political party we think will act in our best interests. But once in parliament, most MPs vote the way their party tells them to vote, rather than focusing on what the people who voted for them want them to do. If we are unhappy with their performance, then we can vote for a different party in the next general election.

I believe that the people of this country should be able to have a say in every major decision taken in Parliament and at a local level, and through the People’s Party MPs they will be able to do that by means of a confidential online vote.

The People’s Party will not tell their members which way to vote in Parliament. Their MPs will vote in line with the majority decision of the constituency they represent. I believe this is democracy in its purest form, and we now have the technology available to make this possible.

I am looking for like-minded people who would be interested in supporting and developing this project, and taking it forward, to give the general public a say not only in the next general election, but in all major decisions taken in Parliament following the election which affect them.

Let's put power back in the hands of the people.

If anyone is interested please let me know

Duncan
peoplesparty@hotmail.com

Hello and welcome to the forum.

I think this is a step in the right direction, although I think it could go further.

I think you are still reducing the voice of the people to an aggregate vote count. What about opinions and views which are excluded as being in the minority?

I think it would be good to go one step further and allow citizen involvement and meaningful participation in government. I think that opening up policy arenas to deliberative practices involving public participation is a much more meaningful way to think about democracy, as opposed to the narrow conception of a 'vote between structured alternatives'

That would be my two cents anyway

Looking forward to more of your posts

Best
MN

Hi Peoples Party, and welcome to the Politics Forum!

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Welcome to the forum people's party! It's a very interesting suggestion that you make, and one that I look forward to discussing with you in the future!

DG