Restructuring Government

Restructuring Government

Under Policy-Centric Voting, there will be one candidate associated with each policy put forward.  It is envisaged that this candidate will be a true Statesperson[1]  who has in-depth knowledge, expertise and experience in the sphere of the policy, along with the ability to negotiate and lead a team to fulfilment of the policy, instead of the current raft of mediocre generalists and those coming in on the coat tails of the parties (list MPs).  Getting qualified Statespeople into Government may take some time as we are currently inundated with politicians.

The winning 90[2] policies from election (5 policies/Statespeople for each of the redefined Government Departments) will equate to 90 Statesmen/Statewomen being elected to Government.  Each of the five Statespeople will be deemed to be joint Statesperson for the respective Department.  They will act as a coalition, collectively making decisions and implementing plans to better society.

Each Statesperson will be responsible for working collaboratively with all other Statespeople to ensure the policies selected by the People are fulfilled and these 90 will be held accountable for their action or inaction. When debating policy and legislation these 90 will be able to put on their respective hats of expertise and negotiate through that lens, which will enhance debate as it will be all inclusive.

The end product will be 90 Statespeople who will be required to work collaboratively with each other to fulfil the People’s wishes and serve the People. 

We would envisage your Statespeople working together using the “complete picture” tool, wherein they fully walk through and understand expectations of what the completed/enacted policy will look like, including timeframes, resources, flaws to be resolved, fairness to and equality for all, budgets, cost to taxpayers, feedback/consultation required, changes to legislation - everything we can think of to complete a shared picture of the expectations.