The following suggestions are aimed at supporting a Party Free type of government, interestingly though I have just had the thought that they could well be utilised in a situation where no party had an overall majority. They also assume that MPs, Ministers and their Deputies can be forced to resign or relinquish their office in ways outlined previously. In my opinion these methods of censuring MPs or Ministers by voters or MPs are essential for a truly democratic government.
My first suggestion is that at the first meeting of newly elected MPs the Speaker invites nominations for the position of Prime Minister. If there is only one nomination then that is taken as a unanimous result. If there are two nominations then it is a straight contest. If there are more than two nominations the contender with the lowest number of votes drops out, this system continues until there is a clear winner. The MP who was defeated in the only or final round may, if they wish, accept the position of Deputy PM. Failing that the Speaker will call for nominations for the position of Deputy Prime Minister and the election for that position will follow in the same way as that for the PM.
The Speaker will then conduct elections for the Chancellor of the Exchequer and such other Ministers and Deputies as thought necesary. In a previous blog I have proposed that thought be given to letting the position of Speaker be made on a permanent basis, that a serving MP cannot be the Speaker, that a Speaker, once elected by MPs, remains in office until he or she wishes to resign, has a health problem or is voted out of office by MPs.
The Chairmen of Select Committees will be elected by MPs and, once elected, may list the MPs they wish to serve on their Committee. Any MP who objects to any of the MPs named in the list may register his concern and if needs be a vote will be conducted by the Speaker to resolve the issue.
How to obtain "No Party Politics", and related matter will be suggested in my next blog.
Frederick W Gilling Tuesday 16 February 2010
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