This petition was submitted during the 2017-2019 parliament
Rejected petition Bring a fundamental reform to the United Kingdoms democratic governing system.
The current democratic system is broken, the Brexit debacle is evidence alone.
Our elected representatives are so financially invested about their own gain that they are unable to bring about the change voted for by the public without the biase of personal gain.
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We need a fundamental change.
I suggest that elected representatives should not be able to financially gain from being elected to serve their constituencies.
Elected representatives should be cared for by the country, fed, housed, given sufficient holiday but not paid. Upon completion of service then a financial incentive should be awarded.
Elected officials should not be allowed to take up concurrent employment whilst in service to the country.
This should be phased in over a period of years
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