Online poll of over 100,000 votes identifies electorate's top five concerns in UK political system - and all five points are long-standing Green Party policy.
A “manifesto for re-building trust in British politics” with policies chosen by the public was unveiled today, claiming to be “the largest ever campaign for political reform” in the UK – and its five policy pledges are all Green Party policies.
The POWER2010 campaign had carried out a “unique poll... which generated over 100,000 votes from the British public” and which, say the organisers, “creates a critical checklist of ordinary people’s priorities for political change.”
The “Power Pledge” includes:
1. Introduce a proportional voting system.
2. Scrap ID cards and roll back the database state.
3. Replace the House of Lords with an elected chamber.
4. Allow only English MPs to vote on English laws.
5. Draw up a written constitution.
A Green Party spokesperson commented today:
“All five policies in the Power Pledge have been Green Party policy for many years.
“After 4,500 submissions and 100,000 votes from members of the public, it’s encouraging to see these five classic Green Party policies given such a ringing endorsement. The people who voted for these policies are clearly far closer to the Green Party than to either Labour or the Conservatives.
“In terms of wanting a fairer, more inclusive democratic system and more transparent, more accountable government, I believe a majority of the electorate are on the Green Party’s side.”
Note:
1. Further information from http://www.power2010.org.uk/.