The Simultaneous Policy

Posted on Friday, February 13 at 21:44 by sthompson
By adopting SP, ISPO's members pledge to vote in future elections for ANY political party or candidate - within reason - that also adopts SP. As more and more citizens act in this way, politicians will adopt it too if they wish to remain in office. Adopting SP involves no risk because simultaneous implementation removes everyone's fear of first-mover disadvantage. SP thus transcends party politics by providing a powerful tool for citizens to drive politicians and governments to deliver the measures our world so desperately needs. With SP, global citizens can replace destructive competition with fruitful co-operation. With SP, we can - says Bunzl - take humanity to the next stage in our evolutionary future.

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Glowing reviews for The Simultaneous Policy - An Insider's Guide to Saving Humanity and the Planet:

"It's ambitious and provocative. Can it work? Certainly worth a serious try."

Noam Chomsky

"I agree with the case your organization is making about the failure of anti-globalization forces to propose effective alternatives to the status quo. I believe your organization's proposals are an important step forward. They address the real problems we face with proposals that deserve to be taken seriously. I hope that many of those who took important first steps in Seattle, Washington and Quebec City will now take the second step and take either the ISPO programme, or any alternatives they wish to propose, into the political arena. Anti-globalization demonstrators have the attention of the world. If they wish to hold that attention, and start to make an impact on policy, they must now follow the ISPO's lead and propose workable alternatives to the status quo."

- Prof. Christopher Leo - Dept. of Politics, University of Winnipeg, Canada.

"I am impressed by all you are doing to address the underlying issues of our time."

Jim George Former Deputy Permanent Representative for Canada at the UN and former Canadian Ambassador.

".the best ideas are the simplest. With a system like this, there's no way for governments to wriggle out. All excuses evaporate. It's a system which unmasks all those seeking to hide behind theoretical impossibilites. I can't wait to see what follows. Well done SP!"

- Jackie Navarro ATTAC - Québec, Canada.

"Simultaneous Policy is indeed a fascinating and important contribution to the global movement to construct creative alternatives to our current system of international relations. I am particularly struck by the Policy's direct answers to the fundamental problems of competitive global relations."

- Svend Robinson - Member of the Canadian Parliament

Note: info@simpol.org

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  1. Sat Feb 14, 2004 6:21 am
    Interesting idea...could it actually work? I think I would be interested in hearing more about this program, something so simple can\'t be that simple, can it?

  2. Sun Feb 15, 2004 10:14 am
    Please take a look at the Simultaneous Policy (SP) campaign website at http://www.simpol.org.
    many thanks
    John Bunzl - Director
    ISPO



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