Something for Barnett to Ponder

Yesterday, the Leader of the UK House of Commons, made a commitment at the Open Government Partnership conference in London to publish legislation in draft format to promote public involvement and engagement in proposed changes to the law (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3NJs0k-0tfA). This is one of 21 commitments in the UK Government's Open Government Partnership UK National Action Plan 2013-2015 and comes under the heading of Empowering citizens; transforming the relationship between citizens and governments.

There are many things not to like about the current UK Government (not least the transparent sellout by the Liberal Democrats), but this looks like a giant step in the right direction.

I wouldn't hold your breath waiting for Colin Barnett to do something similar - especially where he has an agenda that conflicts with the wishes of so many. He prefers to keep draft legislation under wraps and spring it even on the Parliament at short notice.