A
Crisis of Loss to the People
In our proposal to the Coalition we highlight
the loss to ordinary people during the Brown-Blair governments, and asked
that the coalition be the first
to use TheWire
to help society and people regain some of their loss.
We also highlight to government that TheWire
is here to help people regain connection, regain influence and regain
democracy: openly, independently from business, regulators, government and
state, and independently of groups, religion and political parties. And that TheWire is also here to help government run
departments and formulate policy. And help regulators "see" how their sector's
behaviour is good or detrimental for the customer.
TheWire
would have given the FSA practical feedback about
the banks detrimental behaviour and so forewarned and forearmed the FSA in the
years before the crisis of greed. We have proposed a pilot of TheWire
with the newly formed regulators who are replacing the
abolished FSA, for the very sector that was detrimental to customers and
society. |
A
Call to Government for Societal Shift
The societal shift of
Influence Regained, in an everyday sense not just at
elections, is a real possibility for ordinary people
with the arrival of TheWire.
Such a shift allows people to play an integral part in doing their bit in helping society, however small,
by ensuring regulators
and government are:
. not isolated from the everyday reality of
ordinary people's interactions with banks,
utilities, telecoms... all sectors
. better informed by the big-picture of what
people are experiencing from the sectors in
order to formulate better government policy
and better regulation.
However, to realise this societal shift for the people on TheWire,
the government must play their part too: to take courage and "listen" to the influence
of the people on TheWire.
But first listen to the proposition in our letter: "to open the doors of
government, regulators, and other bodies, and let the influence of ordinary
people enter.
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“Courage is what it
takes to stand up and
speak; courage is also
what it takes to sit
down and listen”
Winston Churchill.
The
People's
Influence Principle - 10
To enable ordinary people - the paying customer of democracy - from whom power is democratically consented to
parliament,
to influence government and regulators use of that power
CustomersUnited
is founded on this tenth principle, The Peoples Influence
Principle, and is set up to achieve it with the following aims:
Aim 19 Influence Regained
To run TheWire
primarily for the customer of democracy to regain influence with |