General:

            This document demonstrates beyond all doubt that World Peace and Prosperity will be achieved, and in a way that will enrich the lives of all people throughout the world.  Everyone will gain, not just financially, but in every way.  The plan is very practical and shows how humanity will eliminate unem­ploy­ment, extreme poverty and establish World Peace, thus totally transforming the fortunes of the human race; every individual, company and government in the world will gain, it is a real win/win situa­tion for everybody.            
            The global community moves from crisis to crisis and from one conflict to another.  It has many extremely urgent and appalling problems, especially poverty, and to resolve them, international co-operation is not only desirable, it is absolutely essential.  Worldwide co-operation is now mankind's greatest need, and it will be achieved, and will totally transform the global community and herald enormous improvements in the social, economic and political life of the people of the world.  We will learn to live and to co-operate with one another, and to manage the planet intelligently and democratically.    
              Every company, club, school, and organised group on the planet has a form of Management that works, but the planet itself has none - this document shows how we, the people of the world, will provide Planet Earth with a model of global administration that is truly effective, totally democratic, with all decisions being based on a majority vote, and with us, the people of the world, having the right to change anything that we don’t like, by a majority vote in a referendum.
             To talk of World Peace or full employment may seem utopian; however, anyone with even a nodding acquaintance of sociology knows that society is evolving into ever larger and more harmonious groups.  This will continue, therefore it is inevitable that the countries of the world will interact and co-operate with one another as one interconnected entity.  The ideas put forward in this presentation are an expression of humanity's ongoing evolution.  It is hoped that the following pages will assist this process by helping to bring humanity to the realisation that World Peace, Full Employment and Prosperity are now available to mankind.  We will get these, as soon as we, the people of the world, choose democratically those politicians who want this new approach to World Peace.
            Humanity is evolving because deep down at the very core of our existence, each has a deep-seated tendency to grow, to create, to climb higher, to dig deeper, to go further, to do better, to develop systems, to advance wherever possible, to improve ourselves individually and collec­tively, to seek what is good, better and more just.  We want to advance, to overcome our difficulties.  We are problem-solving beings, and because there is a solution we have found it.  Human history is the story of people uniting into ever larger groups, and struggling for justice and advancement.  Legions of people have fought and millions have died in pursuit of justice and in an insatiable quest to improve the human condition.
            The road to what has been achieved thus far has been long, agonising and bloody, but humanity, in spite of its difficulties, and not withstanding the injustices that still exist, is advancing.  The progress of the human race has been a relentless chain of innumerable peaks and troughs, with a predisposition towards advancement.  Time and again humanity's fortunes have appeared to be waning, yet despite appearances it has continued to grow, elevating itself, and moving generally in an upward direction.  Over and over, man-made structures or systems which were deemed to be undesirable were superseded by more appropriate ones.  History corroborates this fact.  Brevity allows but a few examples: the elimination of the feudal system, the abolition of slavery, the elimination of only-males-voting, and the ending of the apartheid system.        
            All these systems were, in their day, viewed by the vast majority to be unavoidable and therefore lasting; believing as they did that these represented a permanent mode of behaviour which simply manifested the human condition.  At first only a tiny minority of people recognised that these were not permanent but rather temporary, yet inevitable developments along the slow evolutionary trail.  The eradication of these systems was both desirable and achievable and each in turn was ousted due to man's desire to improve.  Nothing ever remains the same, everything is evolving.  Now in our time, we too view certain current conditions as inescapable and lasting, like for example war, poverty and unemploy­ment.  Is it not possible that these too, like the apartheid system and the others mentioned; are transient and simply an unavoidable development in humanity's struggle, as it moves towards maturity?        
            It is possible to organise the affairs of mankind in such a way that work will be available to all, just as sure as we have abolished the apartheid system, so too we can be certain that unemployment will come to an end.  We are drawing very close to the time, when no one will be denied the most basic of all human rights: the right to work in order to survive and support oneself and one's family in dignity.  This all-important right is enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.  But it simply remains a right – not a reality.  This proposal explains in detail, how the major problems of humanity can be solved.  There is absolutely no doubt whatsoever that this plan can be implemented in a way that will ensure that all mankind* will benefit.          
            People for World Peace and Prosperity was founded to promote the ideas put forward in this proposal.  The plan did not originate from a political party, a religion, a government, or from any group, it was simply a cry from the heart, of just one ordinary citizen of the planet, to the people of the world, to involve themselves in this joint venture to establish co-operation among the people of the nations of the world, leading to Peace and Prosperity.  It is a plea to every child, youth, woman and man in the world, to every presi­dent, politi­cian and unemployed person, to move towards the realisation that World Peace, Full Employment and Prosperity are now totally and completely within our reach.  It is good to remember that planet Earth is our home and that, we, the people of the planet, have the right and the responsibility to look after it, to care for one another and to have a say in how it is governed.  We, the people of the world, are now about to do this, by convincing Members of Parliament worldwide, if they need convincing, to publicly declare their total support this new approach to solving our global problems.        

            The continuous decrease in the number of people employed, relative to one million euro turnover, becomes obvious from a glance at the table or graph below.  In our theoretical company, over a fifty year period, the ratio has dropped from 20.5 people employed per one million euro turnover to only 1 person.

           
Table 1

Graph 1

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            In our hypothetical company fifty years ago there were 20.5 people employed per million euro turnover, today that figure is down to 1.  These figures serve only to illustrate the dramatic decrease in the Ratio between the Turnover and the Number of People involved in producing it.  The number of people employed in relation to the turnover is decreasing year after year.  If we, the international com­mu­nity, do not control it, next year fewer people will be required and each subsequent year the number will be smaller.  For us to ignore this economic reality is insane, it simply perpetuates the necessity for us to continue the process of replacing people with machines, thus creating an endless downward vortex of unemployment and of the need to compete even more fiercely. 
            Because of the way the world economy has evolved in an uncontrolled way, most government ministers and company directors are "forced" to view the world market as a shrinking pie, to be fought over.  It is possible to expand the market, and in a way that will secure full employment, co-operation and prosperity.  No individual, company or country can be economically secure so long as those who manage the economy are "forced" to go on employing fewer, and moving to geographical areas where the work-force has no alternative other than to work for survival wages.  The solution to our world's economic situation is not to continue to employ fewer and fewer people and to find new areas where human beings are forced to work for smaller and smaller amounts of money.  Lack of organisation at an international level "forces" today's managers to involve themselves in the business of exploiting those who are the world's most deprived and underprivileged people.  The proposed solution guarantees that such exploi­ta­tion will come to an end.   
            Our intelligence and imagination have enabled us to design these extraordinary tools of mass production.  We now have a way that is fundamentally simple which ensures that every individual, company and government in the world will be extremely well served by this automation.       

The Solution

Since the unemployment problem is caused by humanity’s failure to respond to the Decreasing Number of People Employed in Relation to Turnover, then obviously the solution is for us, the people of the world, to organize ourselves so that we respond to this Decreasing Ratio by increasing it.  We do not have to allow the world's work-force to continue shrinking, it is infinitely better to reverse the situation simply by increasing the ratio which is presently decreasing, and this is what we are going to do.
            As we will see later, when we do this, full employment will become a reality within a short number of years.  It is reasonable to assume that any agreement to solve the unemploy­ment problem would cause at least some serious problems; however, such an assumption is inaccurate.  When we examine the proposed solution, it becomes manifestly clear that the implementation of the solution presents us with three situations that appear to be “difficulties”, but on examination they turn out to be advantages that will benefit every individual, company and government in the world.  In other words, it is possible to create full employ­ment without creating any problems whatsoever.
            The ratio will to be controlled and that control will be exercised by the people of the world, through a democratically elected International Assembly and will be part of an overall plan for world peace and prosperity.  The agreement will be legally binding and enforced as a part of company law.  This will be accomplished without disruption or administrative complications, for almost all of the information that is required for it to function smoothly is already being made available to the appropriate tax authorities by employers, for the purpose of  accessing tax liability.                                                                           To create full employment the first step we will take is to calculate the number of people world-wide employed in each sector of industry, such as building, banking, the car assembly industry, and all the others. Then it will be necessary to determine the total annual turnover of each sector.  Dividing the turnover by the number of people employed, gives a figure that represents the average turnover per person in that particular sector.  This will provide the ratio between the annual turnover and the number of people employed in producing that turnover; this will have to be done for each sector of industry and commerce world-wide.
            To take the car assembly industry as an example: the number of people employed in assem­bling cars world-wide will have to be worked out. Having established the turnover, the ratio will then be calculated.  In the illustration already given, in table 1, that ratio “for this year” works out at 98 people employed for every 96.4 million euro annual turnover.  This figure of 98 would be used as a starting point in the process of deciding on a new higher ratio, which will become the Minimum Employment Ratio Figure (M.E.R.F.) for that particular group.  The M.E.R.F. will be set by the International Assembly.  Dero­ga­tions of one kind or another will certainly be necessary in the case of specific countries and possibly even companies, depending on circumstances.
            When the negotiations are completed, let's suppose that for the car assembly industry, it is agreed to employ 100 people for every 96.4 million euro annual turnover, then that will become the Minimum Employment Ratio Figure for that sector.  From then on, every car assembly plant world-wide will have to employ a minimum of 100 people for every 96.4 million euro annual turnover.  The M.E.R.F. will then be worked out for each other sector of industry and commerce.
            The M.E.R.F. for each category of industry will then be increased slightly, by approximately 2% annually, until such time as unemployment will no longer exist.  The introduction of such an agreement will guarantee full employment throughout the world.  This will create an unprecedented "feel good" factor and will justifiably create enormous hope and confidence.  Globally, we have the capacity to increase production very considerably because with more than half our citizens trying to survive on less than $3 a day, they cannot afford to buy even the food or medicine that they need to survive, so billions of items are not produced, not because they are not needed, but because the poor cannot afford to buy them.  You cannot buy much on three dollars a day.  But as the unemployed begin to work, they will buy more of what they need to live in dignity.  This will create an unparalleled boom in the world economy, and this in turn will create additional employment. 
            For every 2% increase in employment due to the international agreement, it is reasonable to assume that there will be at least an additional 2% or 3% increase due to the boom in the world economy.  When these two factors are combined it results in a minimum of a 4% or 5% increase in employment each year.  The solution does not rely on the "feel good" factor; it will simply speed up the process.  The annual cumulative effect of a 4% increase in employ­ment over a period of six years represents a 26.5% increase in employment as can be seen from table 2 below.  An annual cumulative effect of a 5% increase over eight years represents a 47.7% increase in the number of people working.

Table 2

            The figures speak for themselves.  Depending on the "feel good" factor, which could be significantly higher, it will take approximately six to eight years to achieve full employment.
            Let us now look at the first “difficulty” – the cost of employing the additional people.  The 2% mandatory increase in the size of the work-force can be organized to actually cost less, simply by adjust­ing the level of tax.  Almost all companies and other employers world-wide are paying social insurance or tax on every person that they employ, based on his or her earnings.  This tax varies from country to country, and ranges approximately from 5 to 15 percent.  It may be in the form of a tax or social insurance - it is sometimes referred to as the "Employment Tax".     
            To illustrate how the 2% increase in the size of the work-force can actually cost less, let's assume that a particular country has an "Employment Tax" of 13%, this makes employing people 13% more expensive than it otherwise would be.  The idea therefore, is to reduce this tax, not by 2%, but by two percentage points, (which is considerably more) to 11% which will reduce the cost of employing the work-force by 2%.  However, the increased size of the work-force will increase the cost by 2%.  The cost goes down by 2% and up by 2% at the same time, the net result therefore is a zero percent increase.  It’s an added advantage to arrange this tax concession in a way that will ensure that companies actu­ally pay less, even though they will be em­ploy­ing more.  We will achieve this by reducing the tax by 2.2 percentage points annually for as long as it is necessary.       
            Table 3 on the following page assumes that the government tax is 13%, and that we agree to reduce it by 2.2 percentage points each year for six years, while simultaneously increasing the M.E.R.F. by 2% for the same duration.  If the "Employment Tax" in a particular state is already low, for example 6%, then as soon as that figure has a negative value, instead of paying tax, the company will receive a compensation payment from the state, or from an international fund, to ensure that it will get the full benefit of the reduction.  Such an arrangement will ensure that the overall cost of employment will be reduced as can be seen from table 3 on the following page.

Table 3

            This saving of €6,090 in the sixth year represents a reduction of a half of 1%.  The table clearly demonstrates that there is an overall reduction in the cost of employing the work-force.  This reduction is not very significant economically, however, psychologically it is of great importance.    
            So far, the examples taken have been of large industries, however, a similar system can be worked out for smaller-scale enterprises, such as farming, shops, garages, etc.  Each type of business will have its own M.E.R.F. depending on the labour intensity, profit margins and so on, of that particular industry.  Someone with a small business will have to employ others, as soon as he or she has reached a certain turnover, (let’s say €400,000) then for additional turnover (let’s say for every €200,000) that employer will have to employ an additional person.  A system to enable overtime and part-time work to continue will be incorporated into the agreement.  
            And now for the second "difficulty".  If a company needs only one hundred people to produce its turnover what then will the extra people who are employed be doing?  The answer is that for every 2% increase in the M.E.R.F. there will be a corresponding 2% decrease in the time spent at work.  This will mean that in every place of work; in every factory, office and shop, the number of man-hours to be worked will not change, the only difference will be that more people will work shorter hours, they will get paid the same as before, but it will cost their employer slightly less.  Table 4 below establishes that the number of man-hours to be worked will remain the same.

    Table 4    

            As you can see from the chart, in only six years, a 39 hour week is reduced by more than four hours to only 34.63, a reduction of more than half a day.  Today, many are unemployed, while many more are working hours which are far too long, both situations are unsatisfactory.  Wouldn't it make a lot more sense if we all (those of us with employment) worked shorter hours?
            We have overcome the first "difficulty" of the cost of employing the extra people, and the second "difficulty" of finding work for them to do; we now need to look at the third and final "difficulty" - the apparent problem of the loss of revenue to the state, due to the gradual reduction in the "Employment Tax".  This loss will be compensated for in a number of ways.  Instead of the state having to pay out vast sums of money on unemployment assistance, they will in fact receive money, from those who had been unemployed, in the form of income tax, social insurance and in other taxes.  The revenue from most taxes will be greater, due to increased spending, higher profits and other factors.  In addition to that there will also be savings in a wide variety of expenditures in most of the social services such as health care and public housing.  With everybody working there will be fewer social problems, such as crime, drug addic­tion, and so forth.  These factors will more than compensate for the loss of income to the state from the reduction in the "Employment Tax".
            From the figures that have been outlined, there can be no doubt but that full employment world-wide will be achieved in six to eight years, and in a way that will benefit individuals, companies and governments throughout the world.  This proposal is but one way to achieve full employment.  It could also be achieved, for example, without reducing the "Employment Tax", by simply allowing the additional 2% in the cost of employment to be passed on to the consumer, doing this would have an inflationary effect of less than 1%, (as labour is only a part of the overall cost of production) and that would be a very small price to pay for full employment.      
            The implications of being able to provide work for everyone, and in a way that ensures that all are gainfully employed producing the goods and services that we need, are beyond our imagi­na­tion.  It will put an end to extreme poverty, and to all kinds of exploitation, totally transforming the human race.

Some Other Global Problems

            In addition to unemployment we have many other appalling problems that belittle the people of the world, especially poverty.  Of what we earn here on planet Earth, 6% is shared out between 60% of the world’s poor population, the remaining 94% goes to the rich.  Approximately 10% of our population is living in dire poverty.  Of these 630,000,000 people, according to those who know best, approximately 2% of them, 12.6 million people die each year from poverty related disease.  Our economic “system” kills them; it kills more people than those killed each year during the two World Wars.  The problem is of that magnitude.  It means that 34,000 people die from poverty each day.  This holocaust can and will be brought to an end, because there is a solution and we are about to implement it; we cannot allow an economic system to kill 12,600,000 people every year.  Hand in hand with this poverty we have extraordinary wealth.  The hundred richest people in the world earn the same amount of money as the two billion poorest, one third of our population.  This inequality of oppor­tu­nity causes the type of frustration and anger that leads to terrorism and war.  Global justice and global democracy is the only answer.
            We have 36,000 nuclear bombs ready and capable of being used, some of these bombs may have the capacity to kill every human being on the planet.  We have sufficient chemical, biological and conventional weapons to kill hundreds of millions of our brothers and sisters.  Much of what is happening on planet Earth today is very destructive, uncaring and extremely dangerous, to the extent that it threatens not just human society, but even the planet itself.  The dreadful catalogue of difficulties from which mankind is suffering, is too long and complicated to be dealt with here, the following is but a short list:         
            Extreme Poverty - Growing Unemployment - Melt-down of Global Economy - Banking Chaos - Debt out of Control - Global Warming - War - 36,000 Nuclear Bombs - Terrorism - Genocide - Displacement of Millions of People - Famine - Disease... especially Aids - Child Labour - Drug Trafficking - Lawlessness - Lack of Education - truly the list could go on and on.
            Our political system has been, and continues to be, incapable of solving the above problems.  Companies have become bigger, richer and more powerful; their influence over international issues is extremely unhealthy.  Many international decisions taken by politicians are influenced more by corporate gain than by what is for the common good.  The rich and powerful people determine the fate of countries, and the rich and powerful countries determine the fate of the world.  
            The greatest problem of all is the fact that our planet does not have any proper form of management, because no organization has been mandated to manage the world.  The Presidents and Prime Ministers of the world are mandated to look after their own country, that is their responsibility and that is what they do, but nobody looks after the planet itself.  Nobody has been given that responsibility; it lies, and must lie, in the hands of the entire people of the world.
            We are about to take on that responsibility by democratically forming a management structure that will have that responsibility.  All decisions for all time will rest on the principle of a majority vote of all the representatives.  And we, the people of the world can change whatever we don’t like by a majority vote in a referendum.    

Mankind is Evolving

            We are evolving politically, democratically and socially in every way.  We have come from a cave-man like existence, where small gatherings of people lived and cared for one another in groups.  These social groups, and their territories, grew larger and larger.  They lived as clans or tribes and eventually as nations.  In all these developments the mindset was, we are good; we will protect ourselves and look after one another.  However, surrounded, as they were, by enemies who were prepared to kill them, they had no choice other than to kill in order to protect themselves.  It was a question of kill or be killed.  
            The history of mankind is the history of these groups fighting and killing, and growing into larger and larger groups of people, living to some degree in harmony with themselves, but always at war with the other - the enemy.  The wise and spiritual always tried to get these people to change their approach, and to see all people as their brothers and sisters, so that all could live in peace.  Their armies grew larger and larger and so did their battles and wars.  In the 20th century two of these conflicts were world-wide in magnitude.  Our groups have become so big that we are running out of enemies and our bombs so destructive that not only do they destroy the enemy they may well destroy the one who unleashes them.  What has the killing achieved?  The message has finally got through - we are all brothers and sisters, and it makes sense to live in peace. 
            Phenomenal advancements have taken place recently and over the past hundred years or so.  The most extraordinary and important of these has undoubtedly been the evolution in mankind’s conscious-ness.  Although less tangible then technological advancements, it is very real.  Consider how justice, democracy and equality, have evolved over the last century, today, the majority of people accept others regardless of colour, nationality or creed, people want to live and let live.  Compared to the early 20th century and previous centuries these attitudes are quite astounding.     
            We have arrived at a higher level of understanding, we now accept the equal status of men and women, of black and white, and we have learned to respect the equal status of each race and of all people.  We have arrived at a new level of democracy, where we accept the rights of all nations.  Few individu­als now think in terms of inferior or superior people, races, nations, or even religions.  People nowa­days think of themselves as equals among others.  What an incredible transformation has taken place.  
            The vast majority of people want peace, not just in a political sense, but we wish to live in harmony in a civilized world, where people are encouraged to discard preconceived ideas and prejudices.  We want a world where people work with respect for one another in an atmosphere of harmony between worker, capital and employer.  Today most want to live in a world where the rulers and the ruled co-operate for the common good of all.  Yes, as individuals, we have arrived, but our international political and economic institutions are inappropriate, belonging as they do to the 19th or earlier centuries, and to a mindset that is totally outdated and morally impoverished by today’s standards.   
            True, we are different, the human race is made up of an astounding diversity of cultures, colours, and customs, of languages and traditions, but the mood of the age is one of unity in diversity.  Just as the diversity of flowers in a garden increases its beauty, so too is humanity’s beauty increased by the extraordinary diversity of its peoples, such diversity must be encouraged. 
            Many great minds down through the ages both scientific and literary have given us an image of a world living in peace and in harmony.  Mystics and poets have written of Peace on Earth, the Prophets of God have foretold that a time will come "when war will be no more", "when justice will cover the land" and when "the spears will be hammered into ploughshares”.  Even a superficial study of the scriptures of the World Religions or a study of mankind’s social or political history suggests strongly that cooperation among the people of the world will be established, thus breaking away from the age old practice of one dominating over another; male over female, white over black, employer over employee, one political party over another.  We have evolved to a stage where this is no longer acceptable; in fact it is quite abhorrent.

            The implication of this politically is that we, the people of the world, will rule the world, not by some group dominating over another, but rather by us agreeing to do it together, democratically.  The old way hasn’t worked, so we need a new one.  We will want to have the right to change whatever we wish, so we will give ourselves that right.  We will want the entire elected Representatives to have the right to make decisions on a majority vote basis, so we will give them that right.  We, the people of the world, will want be able to decide on the essential structure, character and aims of the Assembly so we will decide to give ourselves that right, the right to insist that the Assembly presents a kind of charter to us, and we can decide, in a referendum, whether or not we wish to accept it.

            At this stage of our development, it is surely repugnant to even consider handing over control of our affaires to any given section of society, no, our affaires are our responsibility, we will exercise that responsibility by establishing an International Assembly that will declare World Peace and solve all the problems which are simply symptoms of our tribal past. 

Global Justice and Global Democracy

            Our history, as just summarised, has been one of fighting to survive, and so all the emphases has centered around being big, strong and powerful, for it was such people and nations who ruled.  Their rule was based on being powerful, not on justice, and so it is hardly surprising that primitive attitudes relating to power still linger to this present day.  The existing international decision-making process, to the extent that it exists, is based on the idea that the powerful nations rule, and in reality, they rule in a way that protects their own inter­ests; justice for the wider community is not really a factor.  This is why there is such a strong sense of injustice and frustration in the hearts of so many throughout the world.  Fortunately, human­ity is about to move away from inter­na­tional decision-making, based on strength which is unjust, undemocratic and conflict-ridden.  The Assembly is going to be exactly the opposite, it will be based on cooperation which will be just, democratic and all embracing.
            1)  It will be Just.  Justice is the prerequisite for unity.  Justice leads to unity and unity leads to peace.  If there is no justice, people will fight for it, and that results in war.  All inequalities will be abolished, and especially the greatest inequality of all; the inequality of opportunity - the appalling divide between the rich and poor; between the “haves” and the “have nots”.  The solution to poverty does not lie in charity; it lies in justice - in an economic system that will offer work, stability and wealth to everyone everywhere.  We will all be treated with dignity for we all have equal status.  To say each person, gender, race, religion or nation has equal status is not being diplomatic, it is the reality, and to think otherwise is a prejudice, and an injustice.  The people of the world will have a complete “Package Deal” which will offer them work, the right to determine their future politically, and equal status in every way.   
            2)  It will be Democratic.  According to the age-old definition of democracy, and according to Collins Dictionary, “democracy” is defined as a form of government for the people by the will of the majority of the people based on the concept of the equality of man, this aspect of “the Equality of Man” is presently missing, but will be at the heart of the International Assembly, and that will change everything.  One, two, three or four Representatives, depending on the size of each country’s population, will be elected by the people of that country.  Candidates may put their name forward, but may not, directly or indirectly, advertise in order to get themselves elected; for buying votes is an unacceptable distortion of democ­racy.  For the sake of unity it might be wise if these Representa­tives were approved by the Govern­ment of their own country.  These elected Representatives will form an assem­bly and make decisions, based on the three Universal Principles of Justice, Democracy and the Equality of Man.
            We all share this tiny planet, it is our home, we all belong here, and we all have an inalienable democratic right, and a responsibility to determine our own future.  These Representatives will vote on all inter­national issues such as how best to prevent war, poverty, and unemploy­ment, indeed on all issues that affect the international community, and most especially, they will work out the most appropriate way to maintain World Peace.  Not just World Peace, but justice, dignity and prosperity for all of mankind.  This body will have the authority to make all the necessary decisions that need to be made, and they will have the power to implement them, even if that necessi­tates the use of force.  
            3)  It will be United.  It is the oldest battle cry in the world “united we stand, divided we fall”, and after all, we are all citizens of one sphere, one heavenly body travelling through space, called Planet Earth, and we all have the right to be respected and treated as citizens and given equal status.  It is important to be aware of the difference between equality and equal status.  We are not all the same or equal, China is not equal to Luxembourg; the population, income or talent of one may be superior, inferior or equal to the other, but both these nations and their people will be afforded equal status.  For this to happen we will have a complete “Package Deal” which will offer equal status to every individual and nation.  All people will be offered work, a say in how things ought to be, and peace and dignity.  When this happens we will all feel united, and be united and will live together as one interconnected people.          
            There are obvious historic reasons why almost all nations, races, religions and peoples have considered themselves superior, and therefore it is very understandable that many inequalities exist, it could not but be otherwise considering how mankind has evolved, however, the time has now come for these inequalities and injustices to go.  To have freedom, dignity and peace, the people and govern­ments of the world need to embrace the three fundamental principles of Global Justice, Global Democracy and Global Unity.  We will do this and then people will not only have the right to work, the right to be cared for, to be educated, the right to be able to move freely from one country to another, these rights will be actualised, they will become the reality, and everyone will be actually working, will actually have sufficient food, will be educated, and will have the means to be able to move and live in peace in any country of the world.  This Global Justice, Democracy and Unity - this International Assembly will without doubt lift humanity to an extraordinary new level of dignity and tranquility.            

Making Global Democracy a Reality

           The vast majority of the ordinary people of this war-weary world want World Peace, Full Employ­ment and Prosperity.  So too, do our Presidents and Prime Ministers; the treasure of World Peace is desired by politicians and non-politicians alike; it is cherished by all reasonable and fair-minded people.  This gem is sought after by almost everyone; by our economists, newspaper editors and television presenters, by pastors and poets, pop stars and film stars.  Over time, all will appreciate the many advantages of an International Assembly; they will embrace the concept and strive to make it a reality.  There will be no “them” and “us”, just humanity as a whole, and we will grow into the idea, and take it to heart.  This document is a call to you and to all of humanity to enthusiasti­cally embrace this life-giving idea, and to encourage others to do the same.

            This all-important plan must now be explained and promoted as much as possible, by as many as possible, until the idea is understood by all.  Editors and journalists and all those who deal with current affairs have a pivotal role to play.  A great honour and responsibility lies in the hands of all those who work in the news media, to present as much information as possible, in a way that will ensure that most people understand the importance of such an Assembly.

There will be a ground-swell in public opinion, as its many advantages are ingested and clearly understood.  This ground-swell will grow as people from all nations, from all political parties, from all sections of humanity, come together in a feeling of unity and excite­ment, in a spirit of justice and peace, and create a tidal wave of enthusi­asm for this new Assembly, thus enabling us to forge the shape of our own destiny, through our own Representatives.  This enthusi­asm will create a yearning for change that will spread from country to country until it reaches a crescendo and envelopes the entire globe, transforming the desire for World Peace and Prosperity into a reality, through the formation of an International Assembly based on Global Justice, Global Democracy and the Unity or Equal Status of all people.

            We, the people f the world, will drive forward towards embracing this new concept of Global Democracy, of an International Assembly that will create Peace and Prosperity, and as we do, Kings, Presidents and especially Members of Parliament throughout the world will publicly declare their total support for this new International Assembly.  Members of Parliament who do not publicly declare their total support for the International Assembly will be voted out of office in election after election by the majority of people who will be in favour of it.  To ensure that the majority of the Members of Parliament in the world are in favour of the International Assembly, we, the major­ity of the citi­zens, will vote unfailingly and consistently in all local, national and international elections, only for those candidates who are totally and publicly committed, until they are the majority.  

            When the majority of the Members of Parliament throughout the world are in favour of the International Assembly, that will then give humanity the mandate to move to the next step, which is to hold elections throughout the world to choose the Representatives to represent the people of the nations of the world.  Each country will vote for one, two, three or four Representative (depending on the size of its population) to act as a voice for the people of the world.  When the Representa­tives are elected they will immediately form an assembly and declare a World Peace.  That will hope­fully occur on 11^th November – Armistices Day, a day already set aside when we celebrate peace and remember all those who died in war, and it is now World Peace and Prosperity Day.  Without delay they will begin to prepare a “Package Deal” of justice, dignity and peace which will include every individual and every nation of the world.  They will begin a process of consultation with world peace and other organisations, who have worked on human rights and on world constitutions and the like.  It will begin the process of defining national boundaries and the precise relationships between governments, ensuring that National Governments will remain autono­mous, independent and sovereign, and that the Assembly will be totally free from the excesses of centralisation.

All international issues relating to trade, armaments, banking, agriculture, and all aspects of international affairs and standards, will be determined.  They will create a system to abolish or phase-out trade barriers, and phase-in a fair economic system that allows all nations to trade together with the least amount of difficulty, and on a level playing field.  This all-inclusive treaty may well include the Universal Declaration of Human Rights as part of its charter.  Justice demands that such a package will include a proposal for full employment that will ensure that each person will have, not just the right, but the opportunity to work, so that everyone on the planet will be able to support himself and his family in dignity.  These, and much more besides, will form the basis of any such treaty. 

At an international level these Representatives will have supreme authority to rule, making all the necessary decisions, on behalf of the people of the nations of the world, and it will have the power to implement these decisions, even if that necessitates the use of force.  To ensure that peace is maintained, it will have an army made up from every nation in the world.                             

The Assembly will spend an adequate period of time preparing this all-embracing package, treaty, pact, or settlement.  Within the context of the International Assembly, the "Will of the Majority" will be of great importance; this means that the treaty will have to be presented to us, the people of the world, to be approved by us.  If we, the citizens of Planet Earth, endorse it, then, and only then, will World Peace be established, (again hopefully on Armistice Day) and humanity will then develop in ways that are unimaginably beautiful.

For the sake of unity and peace, and for the sake of law and order, and as an acknowledgement that each country has developed in its own unique way, the Assembly will accept all governments regardless of their level of democracy or commitment to human rights.  Then over time all National Gov­ern­ments will agree to conform to International Standards.

This International Assembly is what we, the people of the world, need, this is what is necessary, this will solve our problems, this is what is just, this is our right, this is what we want, this is what we are entitled to, and this is what we are going to get, and we, the people of the world, are not going to settle for any­thing less.  This is not a sign of arrogance, but rather an acknowledgement that anything less than this, would be of no use.  It has to be totally just, totally democratic, and totally united.  No group of people, or group of countries, the rich countries, the poor countries, the oil countries, or whatever, can have any unfair advan­tage; that would make a mockery of the whole thing.  If it’s not totally right, it is not right at all.  It can’t be unjust or undemocratic in one way or another, it can’t be against a race, a colour, or a creed; it can’t be prejudiced in any way.  The new approach has to be totally, one hundred percent, just, democratic and united. 

No doubt some will argue that it is too idealistic.  Ridding ourselves of slavery and the apartheid system was also idealistic.  Yes, it is idealistic, but it is also practical and achievable, and besides the alternative is unimaginably dangerous.  And yes, it may be met with cynicism and even ridicule but as it is examined and understood it will become manifestly clear that this alternative is infinitely better than the “system” that is crumbling down around us.  It is mind boggling, it is extremely difficult to believe, but it is true, We, at long last, are about to transform our mindset and abandon the madness of our past and establish Peace and Prosperity through a new understanding of global society.
            Initially, there may well be some people, or groups of people, or maybe even governments, who may be opposed to such an undertaking, for they may well believe that "their way" is better and that it should be imposed upon "their people”.  Unfortunately, there are still some who believe that their nation, race or religion is superior and that it should be treated as such.  However, the proximity of World Peace and Prosperity will create an atmosphere which will encourage people and nations to join forces to form a vibrant and united Mankind.
            Unfortunately, deep down in many peoples’ psyche there is a fear or dread of global organization.  There is the understandable anxiety that something might go wrong; in books and films it always does, and the planet ends up being governed by an evil force, or by some form of autocracy.  This has not happened in the European Union and it will not happen when we become a Global Union, because we will have the authority to change anything we don’t like, with a majority vote in a referendum. 

The Assembly will transfer wealth from the wealthier nations to those in most need, just as the European Union has been doing for many years.  It has been very successful in Europe, and it will be equally successful when carried out on a world-wide scale, and will speed up the process of narrowing the gap between the rich and poor nations.  It is difficult for most of us to come to terms with the fact that full employment and World Peace are actually possible, so we need to consciously reorganize our think­ing to embrace this reality.           
            The Representatives of the People of the World will dedicate themselves to their duty, and will, in time, overcome all of the major international problems; they will improve the environment, upgrade working conditions, transform the health situation throughout the planet, and seek to make this world a better place for all to live.  This Assembly will ensure that all people are empowered to develop, not just in a material or economic sense, but socially, educationally, emotionally and spiritually, as we search to live life more fully, at peace with ourselves and in harmony with others.

Let each of us decide in a fair-minded way if this will be good for us, for our children, and for future generations.  Let us, in the name of all that is good, prove our maturity, accept the reality of our equal status, and choose to live in peace and harmony.  Sadly there is a tendency to think that all this is too good to be true, or even that we don’t deserve it.  But surely we do, humanity has suffered enough war, poverty and degradation, now the time has come to live in peace.  Enough people have starved to death, we have killed enough people in battle, we have used enough bombs and bullets; enough is enough.

Let us in the name of sanity establish this Assembly; we must not wait until such time as world conditions become so much more deplorable that we are left simply with no alternative.  One thing is sure, the world situation must of necessity deteriorate as long as we remain without some form of global management that is just, democ­ratic and united.

Our World – Our Choice

We, the citizens of the planet, have a responsibility to look after it and to care for one another, so all are encouraged to get involved in establishing Global Justice and Global Democracy.  It is our respon­sibility, indeed it is our privilege to be engaged in making this planet a better home for all of us, for our children, and for future generations.  Considering the state of the world, and bearing in mind the number of people dying from hunger and war, we clearly have a moral responsibility to change the insanity of our ways by choosing from among ourselves people with a vision, people who are dedicated to Humanity.   We are running out of time, so it is absolutely necessary that we start immediately to publicise and promote this new way forward for mankind.

Let us, the children, teenagers, women and men of Planet Earth, unite together and take ownership of our own Planet, and ownership of its management, and ownership of the suffering on it, and ownership of this plan to end that suffering.  Let their suffering be our suffering.  Let this Assembly be our Assembly.  Let each of us, for the sake of humanity, and for the sake of all those who are too poor to stay alive, set about this transformation, let there be universal participation in this honour of creating World Peace, so that the overwhelming majority of mankind will embrace it, thus ensuring a smooth transition from the old aggressive world reality to a new peaceful and just one.  Let us, let all of us; choose this infinitely better alternative - of fairness-for-all.         
            All are encouraged to help in this all-important task of getting everybody in the world excited about the solution, and enthusiastic about voting only for committed candidates.  Let every individual, company, trade union, political party, organization and government who desires this new approach, publicly declare their support for it, and help it in one way or another.  Let urban councils, town councils, and churches proclaim their support, let all people seeking justice, and all groups, who wish to make their town, country or world a better place, promote this new approach.  Let us write to the newspapers; contact our local radio or television so that everybody everywhere gets to know about it and to support it, you are encouraged to do this; it is, after all, your planet (the website has a list of ways to enable us all to help).  Let us encourage friends, schools and companies to get involved in this undertaking.  Every child, youth, woman and man is encouraged to help in this supremely important event; this new beginning; this new epoch in human history - Mankind's coming of Age.  
            Let us not be silent - let us spread the news, let us encourage one another, let us speak and vote, and our voices and choices will be heard, and our Representatives will be chosen, and our Assembly will be formed, and our long-awaited World Peace will be established, and our civilisation will be blessed with harmony and prosperity.  In the name of God, or in the name of reason, or in the name of common sense, or in the name of compassion, let us do this.  This Assembly must, and will, become the number one political issue throughout the world.  It must, and it will, overshadow all other political issues.  We, the people, are either for it, or against it, there is no in-between, for us, or for the politicians. From now on everyone, absolutely everybody is called upon to vote for candidates, not because they belong to a specific political party, but more importantly because she or he has integrity and supports the idea of Peace and Prosperity through an International Assembly.     
            It is inevitable that this will happen, it is just a matter of time, but let us not simply relax and let it happen, no let us be truly heroic in our efforts to transform the appalling state of the world by choosing only those candidates with a global vision and a desire to create this great and wonder­ful International Assembly, for without it, as each three seconds pass, another member of our family falls victim to injustice and dis­unity, and fails even to survive.  
            For the sake of their suffering let us dedicate ourselves to the welfare of mankind by supporting this Inter­na­tional Agreement for Justice, Unity and World Peace, and in time, their suffering will be alleviated and we will transform this battlefield for survival, into a peace­ful rose garden of tolerance and dignity.             

Please help.

Richard Bartley on behalf of

People for World Peace and Prosperity          website:    yestoppp.org