CONSENSUS - the end of the Party: EQUALITY - the end of poverty. - the next phase in the journey towards Democracy 2.0 #614279

By making all votes in parliament /congress secret and untraceable, limiting tenure to one 8 year term with no possible re-election ever, and choosing candidates principally for their moral qualities as well as their education and experience Malcolm Hossick suggests we can eliminate parties in our governments and move on to the next stage of Democracy where all decisions are made by consensus. While this would have devastating consequences for our current rulers we call politicians the result might be no more partisan kindergarten squabbling in parliament or congress and the high quality services and thoughtful and honourable regulation everyone seeks from governments made up of knowledgeable people committed to finding the best solutions to national problems. This second edition of 2023 doubles the text and explores how a neutral government is tasked, how money and its use needs a complete rethink and finally how poverty can be eliminated through changing the basis of pay and giving everyone a fair share of the national wealth. Faced with the climate disaster we have brought upon ourselves, these are perilous times for the world and only a radical change in how we humans live together in friendship will offer a worthwhile future for our children. Read on.