Reinventing Democracy
Improving British political governanceBy David Kauders
Length4h 19m
About this audiobook
90% of electors want political reform. But how to escape the mess? Britain should adopt a federal structure with a written constitution and an elected apolitical People's Council replacing autocratic and ineffective bodies.
The result of "Take back control", "Get Brexit done", and "Change"
2024: We wanted change, but got new faces peddling the same old, same old...
2026: What we want is better public services, rising living standards (and please fix the potholes).
Why do we have to vote for tribes making empty promises, or often, tactically against the worst option?
Scotland and Wales are utterly fed up with England.
The obvious problem is excessive central control by the London elite.
The reasons for failure:
a. The governance system that emerged over three centuries ago cannot cope with the complex 21st century, now revealed by Brexit.
b. No channels for upward communication, inability to listen to the people.
c. Endless campaigns are permitted to let off steam, but are invariably ignored while conditions deteriorate.
Example: the suffragettes took a century to gain the vote.
d. The entire premise of neoliberalism, which has resulted in people working harder and longer for less reward.
How to fix it all? A written constitution for a federal and regional UK:
Benefits
of a federal UK with regional powers:
1.
Power devolved to the lowest level, no more absolute power to force anything through a central parliament.
2.
Tax raising and expenditure combined, needs mutual financial support instead of specific funds to buy off the latest complaints (such as the latest pothole fund).
3.
People more involved in our democracy, but this requires prohibition of character assassination.
4.
People should vote for policies, not images. Needs a law that all communications be "fair, clear, and not misleading".
5.
Reduced patronage, less scope for rip-off financial engineering, policy divergence becomes possible, resulting in a more contented people.
Audiobook details
GenrePolitics and Government
Length4 hrs 19 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateMay 28, 2024
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1REINVENTING DEMOCRACY
2TABLES
3FIGURES
4ABOUT THE AUTHOR
5BY THE SAME AUTHOR
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6ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
7PREFACE: WHAT CAN BE DONE?
8INTRODUCTION TO THE SECOND EDITION
91 A COUNTRY THAT HAS LOST ITS WAY
10UNCOMFORTABLE TRUTHS
11BRITAIN AND EUROPE
12WHAT RIGHTS DO YOU HAVE?
13WHAT DOES THE FUTURE HOLD?
142 MAJOR UK POLICY FAILURES
15THE SEVEN MAJOR MISTAKES
16THE CUMULATIVE EFFECT OF POLICY FAILURES
17MEASURES OF LIVING STANDARDS
18PRIVATISATION
19The British retail energy market
20Water
21Rail
223 THE CASE FOR CONSTITUTIONAL CHANGE
23PEOPLE HAVE LOST CONFIDENCE IN GOVERNMENTS
24WHAT MAKES A SOCIETY SUCCESSFUL?
25THE DEAD-END OF POLITICAL EVOLUTION: The road to serfdom
26OTHER FAILURES
27CLOSING RANKS AGAINST THE TRUTH
28THE DEMOCRATIC DEFICIT
29FEDERAL SYSTEMS OF GOVERNANCE
30BORDERS
31DIRECT DEMOCRACY: Broader economic issues
32OVERSEAS TERRITORIES
33LINKING THE ISSUES
344 OUTLINE OF A SOLUTION
35LEARNING FROM THE GROSS MISTAKE
36SOVEREIGNTY
37COMPETE, COMPROMISE, COOPERATE, AND CONSULT
38THE NUMERICAL DOMINANCE OF ENGLAND
39CENTRAL OR LOCAL? WHO PAYS THE PIPER?
40INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS
41ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND THE TECH INDUSTRIES
42WHAT ELSE?
435 THE PEOPLE’S COUNCIL
44INVERTING THE STRUCTURE OF POWER
45FUNCTIONS OF THE PEOPLE’S COUNCIL
46Organisations Forming the British state
47Truthfulness and standards
48Requests for referendums
49Listening to the people
50Assent to legislation
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