Your Country Needs You!
Your Country Needs You! by M. V. Harland, published by Shaffron Publishing Limited in 2009, is a humorous fiction that explores the absurdities of political governance. In this narrative, the Queen, frustrated with the ongoing sleaze and corruption of elected officials, decides to replace Parliament with a randomly selected group of citizens chosen by a computer system called RADO—Random Automatic Democratic Order. This bold move raises questions about the effectiveness of traditional political structures and the potential for ordinary citizens to govern.
The story follows the aftermath of this national draw, delving into the lives of the one hundred and two randomly selected individuals who take on the responsibilities of running the fourth largest economy in the world. Readers will encounter a satirical examination of political dynamics, as well as the challenges and absurdities faced by these new representatives. With 260 pages of engaging content, this edition invites readers to consider the implications of such a radical shift in governance and how they might respond if their country truly needed them.
Official synopsis Publisher
Sleaze, corruption and conceit have been the hallmarks of successive elected Governments and the Queen has had enough Convinced that ordinary citizens selected at random by a new computer nicknamed RADO – Random Automatic Democratic Order – can run the world’s fourth biggest economy just as effectively, she abolishes Parliament as we know it Can a hundred and two (one per county) men and women ‘good and true’ possibly do any worse than the overpaid and over-rated career politicians they replace? Thus the story traces the action of a ‘national draw’ and subsequent life of the new Parliament. Has the Queen made a huge mistake? Could it work in reality and how would you react if your country needed YOU?
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