We believe that the UK should be a truly democratic country, where the state is properly accountable to its citizens. In the short term, this means improving the existing system in various ways, such as by improving the electoral system, changing how parties are funded, curbing the influence of the lobbying industry, and replacing the House of Lords with an elected chamber. In the long term, we believe that the UK should be a secular republic rather than a monarchy, and that at some point in the future technology will allow us to make decisions using some form of direct democracy rather than needing to elect representatives.
Elections will always be scheduled to take place on weekends, or public holidays. We will also consider the introduction of a new public holiday for general elections. Where possible, different elections will coincide with each other to maximise participation in different votes.
The British constitution should be collected into a single written document that defines and regulates the powers of the British government, and the rights and duties of its citizens[^1].
@PaulJRobinson - about 9 years ago
Like this in principle. My understanding is that elections are already synchronised as long as they fall within certain overlap though. I also wouldn't mind seeing elections held over a period of 2 or 3 days to help shift workers to get to the polls on a day that suits them. 👍
The OpenPolitics Manifesto
@philipjohn - over 9 years ago
Addresses #254 and expands a little bit to encourage more participation in democratic elections.