Conservative leader proposes constitutional changes in the UK
Are the proposals real or just campaign rhetoric? How do they measure up by the standards suggested by the New York Times reporter and The Economist editors? (See Two Analyses.)British Conservative leader Cameron calls for sweeping reforms in wake of expenses scandal
Conservative Party leader David Cameron called Tuesday for sweeping reforms to Britain's political system, part of an aggressive damage-control campaign that has made him the only political figure to gain ground from a scandal over lawmakers' expenses.
Cameron — widely expected to be the next prime minister — is now on record as wanting to find ways to increase the authority of parliament and limit the prime minister's powers, possibly by ending the leader's ability to schedule elections.
"We will begin a massive redistribution of power in our country, from the powerful to the powerless, from the political elite to the man and the woman in the street," he said...
He also detailed plans to slash the number of lawmakers by at least 10 percent and to give voters the chance to have proposals backed by large petitions debated by the Commons. And he pledged to reverse a ban on parliamentary proceedings being shown on YouTube...
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