The Jury Team – the political party for Independent MPs

 

No whips as there’s no pre-specified manifesto

Free vote on every issue

Voting according to their conscience and the needs of their constituents

 

The objective is to get 200 Independents into the House of Commons, so that there is a Free and Fair discussion before agreeing to new legislation.

 

Twelve policies:

- End the party whip system to give a free and fair discussion

- Transparent pay for MPs and expenses etc as if civil servants

- Step up an independent Politicians Complaints Commission

- Cap donations to Political Parties

- Elected membership of Select Committees rather than appointments by the whips

- Scrutinise and ‘de minimis’ European legislation

- Term limits for MPs of three terms

- Elections every five years

- Referendum if demanded by 5% of the electorate

- Government Departments to be run by a ‘Board’

- Independent Government Statistics

- Referendum on the EU

 

Key phrases: voter disillusionment; working for the people; public trust in politicians is non-existent; Clean up sleaze; voting by conscience; 21st Century government.