Getting to Where We Need to Be
About the 7 States Transition Plan & Its Impacts
This page (together with its 5 subpages) describes how the UK would transition from its current unitary format and systemically dysfunctional political political system to a world-leading Federal Unified Democracy.
1. Establishing The Mandate for Change
Unlike the proposals of Labour, Reform-UK etc, the 7 States Programme (that includes specific plans for Social Care, State Pensions, the NHS and Immigration) could start NOW – not relying on a Party winning a General Election. Because it’s a 5-Year Programme – guaranteed politically-neutral – that ends with a General Election – rather than starting with one.
A Referendum therefore presents the optimum transition path. Were that not to be achievable, then we would need to suffer the penalties of further UK decline to contest the next General Election – then handing power to the second-placed Party – whilst our Party manages the Transition Programme.
2. Transition Programme – Scope & Overview
The transition to a modern UK Federation – under a new, 21st Century Capable Political System is self-evidently a major national undertaking. The 7 States Transition Plan sets out a clear, risk‑managed pathway from today’s age-old unitary system to such a structure. One that can be delivered safely, and progressively – avoiding disruption to day-to-day government or public services. As a start-point, an Outline Transition Plan is proposed (Page 5.1)
A coherent National Plan such as this must clearly be supported by a detailed consideration of its constitutional, institutional, and operational impacts. One that protects continuity, strengthens democratic accountability, and prepares the UK for a stable and prosperous future as a Federal Unified Democracy. These impacts can be can be classified within four categories:
- Changes to UK Constitution & Governance. These include the Monarchy, Scotland and Wales, the House of Lords, Greater London and Local Government – summarised on Page 5.2
- Changes to National Institutions. These include the Judiciary, national regulators, national infrastructure agencies and some major universities and hospitals – summarised on Page 5.3
- Changes to Public Service Delivery. These include the civil service, NHS, policing, education, and transport – summarised on Page 5.4.
- Global Impacts & Opportunities. These include the impacts on the UK’s relationship with the USA, other nations within CANZAC, and wider global objectives – such as climate – summarised on Page 5.5
3. Programme Management, Costs & Timescales
The transition to a UK Federation constitutes a 5-Year Programme that would be delivered through a professional, multi‑disciplinary Programme Board chaired by an appointed 7 States Minister. The objective being to manage risks and ensure that the programme is managed with clear governance, supported by technical expertise and with minimal political interference.
Based on the scope and nature of the reforms, transition costs are expected to fall in the hundreds of millions of pounds, not billions. But a formal budget would need to be established as part of a detailed planning exercise – as a precondition for Parliamentary approval. Funding would come from taxation, cost savings, or (at the last resort) by increasing National Debt.
However, because the new Hybrid Income Tax system is substantially more growth‑positive than the current model, the investment is likely to achieve a three‑to‑four‑year payback. So, within roughly nine years, costs would be recovered – with citizens paying less tax than they would have – if the UK had carried on with the current structure (with all its socioeconomic risks).
