@adrianfry @patrickhadfield @grayface_ghost

Yup, that was the #Charter88 position - and although they didn't achieve that, the logic remains apposite

For those who remember the constitutional pressure group #Charter88 (full disclosure - I worked for them fr a couple of years in the early 1990s), here's a contemporary campaign with a similar set of aims for us to get behind.... time for change is upon us (not the sort of change #RushiSunak conducted this morning, of course!)

https://themovementforward.com

Gavin Esler poses the key Q. for contemporary #politics:

'We tolerate a sclerotic, antiquated democratic system allowing people you wouldn’t trust with your wallet or to babysit your children to rise through deceit and thrive through failure'... Why?

Interestingly among the reasons he highlights is the UK's lack of a written constitution; in the 1990s #Charter88 made this the centre of its campaign for reforming UK politics; perhaps a new campaign would (now) succeed?

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/oct/25/key-question-britain-2023-why-do-we-put-up-with-this-rubbish?CMP=fb_cif

@Peternimmo @nickbwalking

Yup, agree with all that.... the polite (middle-class?) remonstrations of #Charter88 (for whom I worked foe a while) equally went nowhere, even if they were relatively well received by the political class at the time

@ScotHomestead

Yes I just saw that - there will be a lot of ex-#Charter88 supporters cheering from the sidelines!

@philheppenstall @Dasy2k1 @gdunn39 @kennethb @epistatacadam

yes this was quite a popular position among #Charter88 staff & supporters as a sort of achievable end, and makes good sense