Unified Democracy – Structure

Understanding How Central Government Would be Reorganised

The Unified Democracy 4-Tier Model

A Unified Democracy is comprised of four tiers: the Executive, The Policy Council, The Legislature and the Constituency Structure.  Each of these tiers holds the one above it in place – so ultimate power always rests with The People.

Tier 1 – The Executive is headed by the elected Cabinet – formed by the Party with the most Votes (rather than FPTP).  It is supported by a professionally- resourced Fiscal Office (headed by the Chancellor) and a Cabinet Office responsible mainly for resourcing, drafting policy requirements and cross-sector coordination.

Tier 2 – The Policy Council is the beating heart of a Unified Democracy and runs strategically-continuously across administrations. It is responsible for meeting the policy objectives of each elected Executive (in accordance with the changes people have voted for), and comes under the ultimate responsibility of the Prime Minister.

The Policy Council consists of teams called “Sector Management Groups” – each headed by a PM-Appointed Minister responsible and publicly accountable – both for policy and for day-to-day operational performance of a particular Economic Sector (Citizenship, Healthcare, Energy etc).  Each of these SMGs (12 in total), manages the associated Government Department from a policy perspective- their composition and operation being described on the page “Representation and Policy Formation”.

Tier 3 – The Legislature remains within the House of Commons, under the administration of the Executive. Within the House of Commons, our MPs now having the single role and purpose of supporting the needs of their constituents (informing the Policy Council accordingly), rather than to toe-the-line of whipped party policy.

Tier 4 – The Constituency Structure is unchanged – each represented by an MP (either an Independent or from a Political Party) that won its highest vote.

This significand unifying structural change forces a refocus from obstructive politics and internal power-positioning (charactering the current House of Commons), to become a cooperative, outward-facing model to meet the needs of its ultimate power-base (its Constituents).

The House of Lords

This house would no longer be required due to the upgraded capability and checks and balances within the new structure – to be replaced by a new Upper House (The Policy Council) as described above (but in a different location).

No New Lords would therefore any longer be appointed. Post transition to Unified Democracy, the House of Lords would continue in its current advisory role to The Commons – but would become redundant over time by a process of natural wastage. Its premises would then be repurposed.