Fairness Commissions - a form of direct, truly representative democracy
John Courtneidge 30 January 2014
Elsewhere, the 'great and the good' recommend what people's incomes are.
There are moves to put this back in Community Control.
Bromley Income Equality Group
www.facebook.com/BromleyIncomeEqualityGroup
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Here in the UK, the idea of a 'Fairness Commission' to recommend on income ratios is being used by some London Boroughs, but too often this includes - or is dominated by - the 'great and the good'.
My preferred format for a Fairness Commission is to have people selected randomly, at lot, from the electors list - say one per Ward (which will give a true gender, race and income representation), retiring by thirds:
- a form of direct, truly representative democracy.
Anyone support that?
Hope so!
Here in the UK, the idea of a 'Fairness Commission' to recommend on income ratios is being used by some London Boroughs, but too often this includes - or is dominated by - the 'great and the good'.
My preferred format for a Fairness Commission is to have people selected randomly, at lot, from the electors list - say one per Ward (which will give a true gender, race and income representation), retiring by thirds:
- a form of direct, truly representative democracy.
Anyone support that?
Hope so!
For all, equally, john
John Courtneidge
Bromley Income Equality Group
www.facebook.com/BromleyIncomeEqualityGroup
BTW - Here in the London Borough of Bromley, the Council has declared that it works to a 1:13 ratio: which sounds OK until you realise that this converts to less than £7 per hour for the lowest paid and £97 for the CEO . . . How fair is that - not!
Our Bromley Income Equality Group Facebook page is a link to campaigning work on this.
www.facebook.com/BromleyIncomeEqualityGroup
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