Hello Tahir and thanks for the message.
I take it you are refering to the Simultaneous Policy (SP) proposal.
Regarding the point about a 'secure and responsible' transition from the
existing paradigm to the new one we all desire, first of all it should be
clear that there are no guarantees in life so no proposal or plan will ever
be 100% secure. What I wanted to draw attention to was that the ability of
capital and corporations to cross national borders at will forces nations to
compete with one another for investment and jobs. Since we have a more or
less global economy, what this really means is global competition. Now
competition is a funny thing because any player withdrawing from the
competition or who fails to compete as vigorously as the other players will
lose out. So our current predicament is one where political will/action for
substantive change to the system cannot be unilateral but must be global.
Furthermore, to provide maximum trust and security, any proposed change must
take place simultaneously to avoid the risk/danger of anyone losing out.
This is what SP proposes. It means that politicians can adopt SP without
risking their political positions because the measures of SP only get
implemented when adoption by all nations has been achieved. It also means
that just about anyone of any political leaning can also adopt it.
You ask "If we all on this list said that we
> back your proposals 100%, what would be the set of steps
> following just after that?"
1. Continue the back-breaking task of gathering adoption for SP as widely as
possible. This will take a long time but we have always to keep in mind:
"What is the alternative?". This lack of alternative, combined with the
impending crash, should act as a spur to encourage adoption worldwide. But
everyone who adopts SP needs to spread word of the idea and to promote it as
far as their time permits. We are right at the beginning but, as you know,
already have the support of some fairly eminent people.
2. To give you an idea of what might eventually occur, I forsee the UK
political system offering a good opportunity for SP to come to wider public
attention. Following is an extract from my book which illustrates how the
dynamics could work:
Quote:
SP's non-party political approach can, perhaps, best be illustrated if one
imagines a situation likely to occur in marginal constituencies in the
run-up to a UK General Election. In these constituencies, candidates quite
often become Members of Parliament by a margin of a mere handful of votes.
When adoption of SP develops in those constituencies to the point where a
critical number of voters - perhaps just a few hundred - had adopted and
were willing to vote for any candidate that adopts, one could imagine the
local SP organisation writing to each candidate in advance of the election
telling them of this fact and asking them to carefully consider whether
they, too, would like to adopt. In such circumstances, it is rather
difficult to see how any of the mainstream candidates could avoid doing so
and they would have to reply accordingly or face virtually certain defeat.
It would then only remain for the local SP organisation to advise all those
candidates that it will be delighted to confirm their adoption on the lawn
outside the House of Commons in the presence of the national media. One can
then imagine the newsworthiness and novelty of a policy that, perhaps for
the first time in history, has been adopted by every mainstream candidate,
if not by all candidates, across the entire political spectrum. News of such
a novel phenomenon is then likely not only to spread rapidly and generate a
vibrant national debate that focuses on SP, but it will also give added
impetus and encouragement to the adoption campaign elsewhere. Indeed, in
today's boring and vacuous political environment, I suggest this kind of
news will travel fast.
Unquote.
3. To really get a proper understanding of the dynamics of how the idea
could spread, you would need to see my book (which I'll gladly send you if
you wish). (By the way, Mark already has a copy and I'm waiting for his
comments which I would be happy for him to post on the list if you think it
appropriate.)
I realise the above probably raises more questions than it answers but, I'm
afraid, for those genuinely interested there is no real alternative to
reading the book.
Thank you for giving me the opportunity to provide at least some
explanation.
best wishes
John
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