The Meritorious Revolution: For a Government of National Unity, Meritocracy, and a New Democracy - Softcover
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Nothing highlighted more the dysfunctional state of British democracy and the ineptitude of the political class than the handling of the COVID-19 pandemic. The virus killed more people than the wartime blitz while the country’s leaders procrastinated, floundered, and equivocated, unable to find a way of saving lives and the economy.
A meritocratic political system would ensure that positions of power and responsibility were held by people with intelligence, experience, proven achievement, and high ethical standards. A Government of National Unity could end the continual inter-party antagonism, facilitating cooperation and long-term planning. With MPs and the government chosen on merit, a system could be introduced in which the electorate would judge the performance of individual ministers.
This book discusses objections to the theory and practice of meritocracy, illustrates how the system has benefited the two Asian countries—China and Singapore—which have adopted it, and shows how a similar political model in Britain could light the way out of our current rancorous, destructive, multi-party politics and show the way to a better, more prosperous and peaceful world.
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