Wednesday, May 19, 2010

New Deputy PM Sets Up Voting Reform in UK

The new Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Nick Clegg, pledged to work with his new coalition government - a coalition of the Conservatives and the Liberal Democrats - in order to instill new voting and political reform. Mr. Clegg seems to have some ideas....or does? Tell me what you think. Hints of the Tea Party platform....no?

BBC News writes, "Mr Clegg, who is overseeing the government's political reform plans, said he wanted to 'transform our politics so the state has far less control over you, and you have far more control over the state'".

The story also states, "He accused the previous government of 'obsessive lawmaking' and pledged to 'get rid of the unnecessary laws' and "introduce a mechanism to block pointless new criminal offences."

Nick Clegg Pledges Biggest Political Reform Since 1832