and Modern Direct Democracy
It is the right of every citizen to take part directly in the conduct of public affairs
contact@wecollect.scot
This wecollect.scot website has been launched to inform interested parties about a democratic model other than Parliamentary Sovereignty as currently practised in Holyrood. This alternative, available today for devolved matters and referred to internationally as Direct Democracy (DD), is currently concealed behind a number of smokescreens. wecollect.scot’s initial mission is therefore to help clear the smoke1.
In the following pages we will expand on that fundamental Human Right – which the UN describes as a direct Political Right2 and which was ratified by the UK in 19763 – and set out the democratic processes (Initiatives and Referendums) that make DD work. We will even describe how Decentralised Direct Democracy (DDD) could, in the context of Popular Sovereignty, help to define a new governance model for Scotland.
To access information about DD & DDD, please read our document: ‘Scottish Popular Sovereignty and Modern Direct Democracy‘ available Here.
In a second phase, depending on the evolving political scene and the availability of financing, wecollect.scot expects to act as a source of know-how and facilitator in the collection of signatures for popular initiatives and referendums.
1 Human & Political Rights in Scotland are described in the annex “Clearing the smoke” (Pg. 14).
2 Art 21 of the UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights 1948 (Pg. 14).
3 Art 25 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights 1976 (Pg. 14).
and Modern Direct Democracy
It is the right of every citizen to take part directly in the conduct of public affairs
contact@wecollect.scot