The Jubilee Mechanism
Core Principle
Legislation is inherently dangerous. Over time, laws accumulate, interact in unforeseen ways, and become tools for special interests or bureaucratic self-perpetuation. The Jubilee process forces every law to justify its continued existence at regular intervals.
How Jubilee Works
All new legislation must include a 7-year sunset clause (unless it has already been renewed twice). To become permanent, a law must pass three times:
- Initial passage (simple majority in Commons)
- Jubilee renewal (2/3 majority in Commons + simple majority in Lords)
- Final confirmation (2/3 majority in Commons + simple majority in Lords)
The Monarch retains veto power. Repeals require only a simple majority and reset the Jubilee clock.
Application to Existing Law
All pre-existing statutes will be reviewed in reverse chronological order. Each law receives a sunset date proportional to its age. This creates a rolling, manageable review process rather than an overwhelming one-time purge.
Why This Is Essential
- Prevents the slow, cancerous growth of the regulatory state
- Forces periodic democratic scrutiny of every law
- Makes it significantly harder for bad laws to become permanent fixtures
- Encourages simpler, clearer, and more targeted legislation
- Restores an ancient British constitutional sensibility that law should not be eternal
Interaction with Other Reforms
Jubilee works synergistically with:
- PILLAR radical subsidiarity and localism
- PRUNE privatisation
- Earned Franchise
Together they create multiple overlapping restraints against state expansion.
The Goal
A lean, constantly refreshed body of law that serves the nation rather than entrenching bureaucracy and special interests. Legislation must continually earn its right to exist.