[Parliament/UK Reform] On the subject of Reform

Day 1,831, 06:53 • Published in United Kingdom United Kingdom • by Sir Humphrey Appleby

Time to vote for this old thing again, and it just happens to be my 20th B'day tomorrow :3

Happy hangover chaps o/,

I'm afraid it's that time of the month again, and we've seen a fair few policy releases from all major political establishments in the run up for Congress. Though Citizenship has been a major area of discussion, I believe that the Act of Parliament voted into force by an absolute majority of Congress is the correct mechanism to pay attention of debate to. Nobody is denying the right of MPs to use their passes, but equally, it is the responsibility of political parties to work through consensus, in Parliament, to provide a collective front for areas of national interest and security.

However, I find citizenship to be a rather dull and mundane topic as the arguments continue to rage on; and I would instead like to discuss a much more important area of reform I feel needs assessing. Namely, the very structure and philosophy of how we in the eUK operate as both a community and a government reflecting it. Given how little of the population play an active part in the affairs of their own nation, I think it's more of a shame than anything else. It is the responsibility of elected officials and administrators to try and get as many people involved as possible.

So bearing in mind the Congressional elections being held tomorrow, I would like to humbly tender my own personal manifesto ticket for parliament; supported broadly by my own political party of UK Reform. Essentially, it's aim is to change the very way citizens sign up to serve their country and to allow it to be based on where you think you will be best suited, rather than simply set tasks in fixed monthly ministries like we have now. In my generosity I have provided a tl;dr version at the bottom :3.


Welcome to Whitehall; home of the Civil Service

One of the main points of contention in eUK politics nowadays is the sense of involvement in the daily processes of government. Often we hear calls that 'the same people get the same jobs'; our structure of government stagnant and decrepit under the force of time and inactivity. Parties generally considered to be opposed to the current structure of administration have notably improved their memberbase the last few months (and we'll see the real effects of this tomorrow in Congress), yet they have few people working in government itself. Whilst I do not agree completely with the rather exaggerated claims of elitism, I do feel the system is outdated, and a more streamlined system of administration is possible based more on how individual citizens feel they are suited, not just set assignments by Ministers themselves.

Let me clarify the main points behind this first before you ragecomment. First, the tasks of different Ministries are relatively similar in nature and most people are well qualified to work in a variety of roles in government (not necessarily just in a single department). The government's workforce should thus be centralised, with staff signing up to different jobs based on how they think they will perform and fit in (and can eventually get an idea about what part of government they are most suited to). A central staff pool allows a flexible response to changing needs of the government. Ministers can pick out the good workers for future roles, along with firing the terribad ones. As Ministers and jobs of each department change under different governments, so too the central staff service adapts according to where they think, under the new system, they will best fit in (not that there will always be major changes). Staff can resign from the government whenever they like, not just at the end of a term. Ministers can encourage areas that are understaffed, and us oldfags can plug the gap if needs be.

The whole point of this is that this is your game. You should be allowed to get involved on the basis of your own judgement and choice. As a central staff of the country it would really be a community activity (not simply divided under set departments). We would all get a reasonable idea of who is doing their bit (and thus should be rewarded in the future for keeping the side up with more responsible office). Underministers should be picked by the CP/Minister (usually based on how reliable they are in a particular ministry) to help guide people who decide to sign up for tasks based their own ministries. Ministers can focus on developing the structure of government on further long-term basis, and of course, set the assignments.

We could even add a cabinet secretary voted in every so and so months by the service itself to be represented in cabinet. Who knows :3

Means we could have a worker of the month award and shit like that 😛


tl;dr

1. Apprentices/Civil Servants sign up for as central government staff, resigning and leaving whenever they like.

2. Ministers post tasks in a central forum with the requirements of each job.

3. Apprentices/Civil Servants choose which task they think they will be best suited for.

4. Government changes and adapts based on which areas/people performed well.

5. Time availability centralised to get better all-round cover/productivity

Cheers for reading ❤, would interested in your comments.

Yours, as always,