ARmy Rumour SErvice

**jarrod248** · 05-06-2012, 14:16

Originally Posted by seaweed

Back in 2010 Cameron was promising a Great Repeal Bill. Still waiting.

Nah they've to make more laws to protect us and them.

**Fox-and-horses** · 05-06-2012, 14:22

Originally Posted by EScotia

Douglas Carswell MP is a winner in the Private Members’ Bill ballot and has decided to crowd-source his Bill. Guido has set up a poll allowing readers to choose from five ideas what you would like to see debated. As a result of this exercise in direct democracy, Carswell will prepare a formal Bill with the table office, and present the winner to Parliament. Below are five ideas to choose from, use the voting form below to vote ...

Open Source a Private Members’ Bill - Guy Fawkes' blog

Is the expression "Crowd-source" in the Dictionary?

**Pyianno** · 05-06-2012, 14:51

Originally Posted by seaweed

Back in 2010 Cameron was promising a Great Repeal Bill. Still waiting.

He also promised power of recall for wayward MPs. That was soon ditched.

**Wordsmith** · 05-06-2012, 15:08

Originally Posted by EScotia

Douglas Carswell MP is a winner in the Private Members’ Bill ballot and has decided to crowd-source his Bill. Guido has set up a poll allowing readers to choose from five ideas what you would like to see debated. As a result of this exercise in direct democracy, Carswell will prepare a formal Bill with the table office, and present the winner to Parliament. Below are five ideas to choose from, use the voting form below to vote ...

Open Source a Private Members’ Bill - Guy Fawkes' blog

Thanks for that.

The first point to make is that Douglas Carswell is a fully paid up member of the awkward squad. He's not one of the MP's so hungry for high office that he'll suck up to every passing minister. He's got a mind of his own and is not afraid to speak out.

The second point to make is that Carswell is an unusually effective back bencher. He was only elected to parliament in 2005 - and one of first actions as a new boy was to enrage the parliamentary 'establishment' by playing a leading role in getting Gorbal's Mick ejected from the Speakers seat. That's called leading by example.

Thirdly, he's not a political apparatchik with no career outside of politics. He spent his youth in Uganda, got a degree in history, then had two reasonably senior management positions in television (in Italy) and working for an investment firm (Invesco). This is someone who's paid his dues in the University of Life.

Finally, he's influential on the Conservative back benches. If this Private Members bill does come to the floor of the House, he'll receive a fair bit of support. He also has the potential to cause the government some embarrassment - something he's shown the balls to do in the past.

So putting your name to one of the selections on Guido Fawke's blog is not a waste of time - if Carswell gets sufficient numbers voting, he'll be able to show a reasonable degree of public support. And if he can get enough MP's to support him, he might force the government into applying a one line whip to oppose him. Just think what a PR disaster it would be if Carswell got the first reading of a 'Get out of Europe bill' passed 170 - 15.

Wordsmith

**ehwhat?** · 05-06-2012, 15:12

Nice bit of PR and taking into account wordsmith's points, still consider it to be mainly fluff. It will resonate well and gain some personal advantage within the demographic, but it is a very long shot for much else.

Crowdsourcing is still considered a jargon term/buzz word by many and therefore is not in most dictionaries. Macmillan includes it in a "buzz word" supplement and Merriam Webster as a regular entry. Then again, MW tends to be popular amongst a younger crowd.