6About this pdf
47Requests for referendums
7Dedication
48Listening to the people
8Preface
49Assent to legislation
9Summary of principal concepts
50Ombudspersons
101 A country that has lost its way
51The facts hub
11Uncomfortable truths
52Referrals to the Constitutional Court
12Britain and Europe
53Legislative mandates and venues: The people’s assent
13What rights do you have?
54Choosing and refreshing the People’s Council
14What does the future hold?
551. The regulated group
152 Major UK policy failures
562. The general group
16The seven major mistakes
573. The sortition group
17The cumulative effect of policy failures
58Leadership, building expertise, teamwork
18Measures of living standards
596 The new governments
19Privatisation
60Levels of governance and oversight
20The UK retail energy market
61United Kingdom responsibilities
21Water
62England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, and overseas territories
22Rail
63Regions
233 The case for constitutional change
64The need for change
24What makes a society successful?
65Revenue and borrowing
25The dead-end of political evolution: The road to British serfdom
66United Kingdom government revenue
26Other failures
67Revenues of England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland
27Closing ranks against the truth
68Revenue sources for the regions
28The democratic deficit
69Government borrowing
29Federal systems of governance
70User fees
30Borders
71Wealth taxes
31Direct democracy: Broader economic issues
72Pensions, healthcare costs, and social security
32Overseas territories
73Other changes that are needed
33Linking the issues
747 How change could be achieved
344 Outline of a solution
75England
35Learning from the gross mistake
76Scotland and Wales
36Sovereignty
77Northern Ireland
37Compete, compromise, cooperate, and consult
78Interpretation of preliminary results
38The numerical dominance of England
79Adopting the new constitution
39Central or local? Who pays the piper?
80Timeline
40International agreements
81Appendix A: The Private Finance Initiative (PFI)
41Artificial intelligence and the tech industries
82Appendix B: Rights
