Prorogue This

No, this is not a coup. You cannot seize power that you already have. The problem is the Royal Prerogative itself. 

The monarchy keeps sweet a lot of people who need to be kept sweet. But at least until today, what has it ever done for those people? If the Queen cannot say no to the Prime Minister, then what is the point of the monarchy as a working part of the Constitution? Since these powers are not subject to Parliament, then who is to say no to the Prime Minister? Someone should at least be in a position to do so, as and when.

Between this, and Prince Andrew, and the increasingly ridiculous antics of certain younger members of the Royal Family, it is possible that, in the Queen's nineties, we are indeed living in the last days of the monarchy as we have known it, although certainly not of the monarchy itself. In that case, be warned. We face the high probability of an arrangement whereby a preferential voting system always guaranteed the eventual victory of the candidate of the liberal "centre", or whereby a runoff ballot system had the same effect.

We need to insist that all non-ceremonial exercises of the Royal Prerogative, including Royal Assent, be transferred to six, seven, eight or nine of nine Co-Presidents, with each of us voting for one candidate, and with the top nine elected to hold office for eight years. Candidates would not be nominees of political parties, but any party of which a candidate happened to be a member would be listed next to his or her name on the ballot paper. We need to be clear about all of this. 

Against the background of today's events, another hung Parliament is coming. Frankly, it is quite likely that the Queen will die during that Parliament, bringing all of these questions to the fore. Therefore, we need our people to hold the balance of power. A new party is now in the process of registration. After nearly 30 years of suggestion, speculation, and even a sort of preparation, I will stand for Parliament here at North West Durham. The crowdfunding page is here, and buy the book here. Please email davidaslindsay@hotmail.com. Very many thanks.