Politics Two

As a first step towards ending Party Politics I have,in Politics One, suggested ways that will enable the voters in a constituency to force the resignation of "their" MP, and also ways that MPs can remove Ministers or their Deputies from their specific office, as well as ways by which MPs can force an MP to resign. These provisions are, in my opinion, an essential step to party free politics as they should ensure that MPs will strive to stay tuned in to the thinking and wishes of the people in their constituency. This thinking will not be influenced by the wishes of the hierarchy of a party that chose them as a candidate for a particular constituency, they will not have to toe the party line.

A question that I asked myself,long ago, is fundamental to my thinking, the question is "Why are leaders of democratic countries often lionised or hated with passion"? If they are doing their job correctly they should be representing the wishes of the majority of the voters in their country, in effect they should just be a conduit through which the population speaks. At times they may take a position, that though it represents the will of the country they do not agree with it, they can state why they have doubts but never the less they will follow the will of the country. An example contrary to this, I think, is provided by the UK going to war in Iraq, it could well have been that the majority of adults in the UK did not want to go to war with Iraq yet that is what happened.
Very often the leaders of parties with large majorities in Parliament lean towards dictatorial actions, this tends to make a mockery of the word Democracy!

The leader may well have a deeply held belief that he knows best, he should not act on that belief, he should do what the majority of the population of the country think is best. I will slip in a little plug for an idea that I had many years ago and that is, "when a country goes to war the older members of the population should be called up first", the justification for this being that it is more than likely that the older members of the ruling party voted to go to war. Perhaps, if time permits, a country should not go into a war unless, as a result of a referendum, it is the wish of the majority of voters.

MPs at the first meeting after an election must, under the control of a senior judge acting as a Speaker, re-appoint the Speaker or elect a new one. The Speaker must not be an MP but he/she may be an ex MP, suitable legislation can easily be drawn up to allow for this. It could well be that a Speaker may serve as such for many years, they may, however, be forced out of office by a vote of no confidence in which the views of all MPs are recorded.

When the official Speaker is in control the next function of the House is to elect a Prime Minister,and, I suggest,two deputy PMs. That done the House will then elect such other Ministers and Deputies as thought necessary.

In the course of time the Chairmen and Members of various committees will also be elected by the House.

To be continued in "Politics Three". Frederick W Gilling.