- All Government ministers, MPs, Lords etc must retire from government no later than their state retirement age. - This would put people like Corbyn out to pasture before they can kill the country
- All MP candidates must have their primary residence in the constituency where they want to stand for a minimum of 3 years BEFORE they are allowed to stand. - This would stop the parties parachuting people they dont want to lose into safe seats and ensure that he MPs have a reason to back their constituents views
All MP candidates must pass an IQ test - This is to make sure they understand common sense and can add up etc
I am sure there will be many more like "compulsory retesting of drivers over the age of 70" etc.
I propose a petition calling for a law making it illegal for people to walk into the doorways of shops and then just come to a complete halt in said doorway .
I have always wondered about the effectiveness of these and have a few ideas of ones to start but feel that no matter how many people vote for them, the government will ignore them anyway. What do you think?
Ive got one. It has to trigger a by-election if a politician leaves the party within which they gained their seat.
Quote Ive got one. It has to trigger a by-election if a politician leaves the party within which they gained their seat. So, no independent MPs or Local Councillors then?
Quote- All Government ministers, MPs, Lords etc must retire from government no later than their state retirement age. - This would put people like Corbyn out to pasture before they can kill the countryNaw it’s against current law. That would be age discrimination. We are all allowed now to work for as long as we like. Though I’m working on my early retirement.Quote- All MP candidates must have their primary residence in the constituency where they want to stand for a minimum of 3 years BEFORE they are allowed to stand. - This would stop the parties parachuting people they dont want to lose into safe seats and ensure that he MPs have a reason to back their constituents viewsNaw, that’s just silly. Local candidates usually have an advantage. Anyway, we are a democracy, nobody is forced to vote for anybody. But what we really need is some form of proportional representation.QuoteAll MP candidates must pass an IQ test - This is to make sure they understand common sense and can add up etcNaw. Discriminatory rules would be undemocratic. Again, it is for the people to decide. And there should be no rules, no limits on who we can vote for. Remember Ms Abbot was elected, her constitutes don’t want rid of her.QuoteI am sure there will be many more like "compulsory retesting of drivers over the age of 70" etc.Something needs to be done here. Both my parents had dementia. A few thoughts;I’m 51 and I don’t think I could pass my driving test or motorcycle test without a good few lessons and practise. We don’t need a driving test, what is needed is some sort of assessment to ensure an elderly individual is still safe or otherwise to drive.And you have to remember people with dementia won’t necessarily remember they no longer have a license to drive. If there are keys and a car they’ll go.
Quote from: YamFazFan on 27 October 2019, 06:20:10 pmI propose a petition calling for a law making it illegal for people to walk into the doorways of shops and then just come to a complete halt in said doorway .Or just come to a dead stop anywhere whilst walking without checking over their shoulder first
Quote from: mtread on 27 October 2019, 11:33:04 pmQuote Ive got one. It has to trigger a by-election if a politician leaves the party within which they gained their seat. So, no independent MPs or Local Councillors then? . Of course not, they leave the party they were in when they got elected - triggering a by election -they stand as an independent - or the new party they jumped to.
Quote from: fazersharp on 28 October 2019, 11:50:51 amQuote from: mtread on 27 October 2019, 11:33:04 pmQuote Ive got one. It has to trigger a by-election if a politician leaves the party within which they gained their seat. So, no independent MPs or Local Councillors then? . Of course not, they leave the party they were in when they got elected - triggering a by election -they stand as an independent - or the new party they jumped to. This is another one of my bug bears. MP gets elected as a conservative. People have voted him in because of who he is and which party he represents. Sometime later he defects to labour. HE should immediately invoke a byelection as he was partially voted in because he represented conservative, not labour and therefore his position is no longer valid.
Quote from: VNA on 27 October 2019, 06:06:24 pm Quote- All Government ministers, MPs, Lords etc must retire from government no later than their state retirement age. - This would put people like Corbyn out to pasture before they can kill the countryNaw it’s against current law. That would be age discrimination. We are all allowed now to work for as long as we like. Though I’m working on my early retirement.Quote- All MP candidates must have their primary residence in the constituency where they want to stand for a minimum of 3 years BEFORE they are allowed to stand. - This would stop the parties parachuting people they dont want to lose into safe seats and ensure that he MPs have a reason to back their constituents viewsNaw, that’s just silly. Local candidates usually have an advantage. Anyway, we are a democracy, nobody is forced to vote for anybody. But what we really need is some form of proportional representation.QuoteAll MP candidates must pass an IQ test - This is to make sure they understand common sense and can add up etcNaw. Discriminatory rules would be undemocratic. Again, it is for the people to decide. And there should be no rules, no limits on who we can vote for. Remember Ms Abbot was elected, her constitutes don’t want rid of her.QuoteI am sure there will be many more like "compulsory retesting of drivers over the age of 70" etc.Something needs to be done here. Both my parents had dementia. A few thoughts;I’m 51 and I don’t think I could pass my driving test or motorcycle test without a good few lessons and practise. We don’t need a driving test, what is needed is some sort of assessment to ensure an elderly individual is still safe or otherwise to drive.And you have to remember people with dementia won’t necessarily remember they no longer have a license to drive. If there are keys and a car they’ll go. “For the people to decide” you say?Didn’t “the people” vote to leave Europe?
Of course not, they leave the party they were in when they got elected - triggering a by election -they stand as an independent - or the new party they jumped to.