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Directly elected government positions

by Why Are You Reading My Name Jul 2, 2021 2 Comments 2 Links

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Ie, Caroline Lucas as environment minister regardless of which party is in power (put in power by corporate funding/lobbying)

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BenB on July 2, 2021 at 9:27 pm
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Idea: Directly elected government positions
Link: https://www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/...
May not be as effective as a commission to be honest. Plus, how would you get her out of the seat when needed?

A cross-party parliamentary commission is the best way to build lasting social care reform
Link: https://www.instituteforgovernme

Adult social care should be an urgent priority for the next government – and it is a problem which successive administrations have failed to address. In his first speech as prime minister, Boris Johnson promised to “fix the crisis in social care once and for all […] with a clear plan we have p... Read more

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PLEWEY on July 2, 2021 at 8:06 pm
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Idea: Directly elected government positions
Link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Unit...
You can have cross-party positions. Well they, in the US can. Check this article out, shows how most things can be non-partisan.

List of United States political appointments across party lines - Wikipedia
Link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Li

United States presidents typically fill their Cabinets and other appointive positions with people from their own political party. The first Cabinet formed by the first president, George Washington, included some of Washington’s political opponents, but later presidents adopted the practice of fill... Read more

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