PILLAR — Provision for Independent Local Law And Representation
Radical subsidiarity and devolution of power as close to the individual as possible, combined with aggressive privatisation and constitutional safeguards.
Governance Structure
Core Principle: Aggressive Subsidiarity
Where possible, responsibility and power should be devolved as close to the individual as possible. The closest possible level is the individual themselves.
All other constitutional arrangements shall be rolled back to pre-1997 arrangements unless otherwise stated. Reverse devolution to home nations, with extreme subsidiarity pushed to county/borough/district/parish level. Ad hoc confederation and co-operation by contract is permitted within respective spheres.
Four-Tier Government Structure
- Central Government — Diplomacy, defence, intelligence, border control, national courts and national police liaison.
- County Councils — County courts, Police, Fire brigade, civil defence, environmental investigations for PETS.
- Borough, Town, and Rural District Councils — Magistrates courts and local policing independent of county, environmental investigations for PETS.
- Parish (and equivalent) Councils — Miscellaneous local support functions, maintenance of common land, public footpaths and byways. Able to establish local poll taxes if chosen. All major decisions by 2/3 majority at annual parish moot.
All land shall be completely privatised where possible, enabling private decision-making to largely replace the state.
Planning and Privatisation
Planning shall be removed from state hands and deregulated. Decisions left to property owners with disputes resolved through torts and common law. Environmental concerns handled via PETS.
Common land and inalienable public property not held by other levels of government placed in the care of parishes.
Parishes will have very limited powers — primarily restricted by their small size, annual moots, supermajority requirements, and private movement/land ownership. Parishes stand largely outside PETS restrictions.
Jubilee Clause — Legislative Restraint
All future legislation must contain a 7-year sunset clause (unless renewed twice) and pass with a 2/3 majority in the Commons, simple majority in the Lords, and Monarch’s assent (who may veto).
Legislation may only become permanent after three successful passages. Repeals are by simple majority and reset the counter.
A general policy of reviewing and repealing unnecessary statutes will be established, working backwards from newest laws.
Reform of the Franchise
Introduction of a Heinleinian Franchise: Full citizenship and voting rights earned through voluntary National Service (available to all British nationals aged 18–39).
Distinction between:
- British nationals
- British citizens (those who have completed National Service + legacy citizens)
- British legacy citizens
National Servicemen may be deployed for military or Pioneer Corps duties.
House of Lords Reform
Reinstate an unelected hereditary House tied to the land and its prosperity. New lords may only inherit if they have completed National Service and become citizens. The duty passes through normal inheritance until a citizen inheritor is found.
New peerages are the purview of the Crown alone. The Lords shall act as a pure reviewing chamber with a simple majority veto on legislation.
The Goal
A governance system where power is pushed as close to the citizen as practicable, land is privatised, constitutional restraints are strong, and the state remains limited to its essential strategic functions.
Strong where it must be. Absent where it should be.