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Freedom
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Relax, you are free to think, no partisan bias, this is a political party-free zone....
Leading issues
The leading issues currently facing the people of the United Kingdom emanate from a single issue, the lack of confidence of the main political parties to operate on the basis of open and transparent decision-making. This corrupts the ability of constitutional provisions to uphold freedom. Currently this state of affairs can be clearly recognised at three specific levels relevant to constitution:
- Devolution
- British Governance
- European Union
Devolution
The three main political parties in Scotland (Labour, Liberal Democrats & Conservatives) have refused to particulate in a free and open "coversation" on the future constitutional settlement of Scotland. Although this was an initiative of the Scottish Executive and in particular the Scottish National Party, the "conversation" covers several constitutional options and is not exclusively tied to independence. This refusal to get involved on the part of the main political partries to argue their own cases is an abandonment of responsibility.
The British electorate shows no confidence in political parties, but parties remain in denial.
Adjusting electoral support for non-registered voters estimated at around 5%, no British political party gained more than 20% of the support of the electorate. The Labour party with just 19% of electorate support governs with an absolute voting majority over all other parties.
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British Governance
A Green Paper "The Governance of Britain" published in July 2007 contains no proposals which can remove any of the 58 major constraints on the individual freedom of the people of Britain. The underlying thrust is to avoid any issue might weaken the hold on power of political parties.
European Union
The Government continues to refuse to terminate the unacceptable convention of not involving the people in European decisions in spite of the fact that each progressive commitment has significant constitutional effects on Britain subject to an increasingly politicized European judiciary.
British political parties are factional minorities
The practical ability of political parties in government to prevent or curtail influential debate in Parliament is a direct outcome of the defective general election system whereby parties, with an absolute minority of electorate support, can secure control of government with an exaggerated majority in Parliament. This perverse circumstance is used by these minority factions to enforce non-representative and biased voting in support of legislation upholding their party preferences against the wishes of the majority.
No representation of the people - only of parties
This practice unmasks the pretence that Parliament is an effective debating chamber since the outcome of most votes is a foregone conclusion. Parliament does not represent the free will of the people. Parliament decides on the basis of representatives, MPs, who slavishly follow the orders of whips often guided by unelected party bosses. Taking into account influence gained through financial contributions to political party funds there is a lack of transparency and a distortion in representation creating a decadence in Parliamentary "democracy". The system which serves the interests of a few over those of society in general.
A way forward
E-mancipation rejects the notion that the right to debate and review our constitution is some exclusive right of the unknown characters who inhabit the inner sanctums of political parties. The absurd legitimacy-begging British electoral system creates "strong" governments with absolute majorities on the basis of less than 20% of electorate support. E-mancipation promotes an open debate on a topic close to every man, woman and child on these Isles, "How can we become free from corrupt representation, factional impositions and unjust settlements?". The answer lies in our ability to secure, strengthen, uphold and defend our individual freedom. |
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