Going live

Implementation will happen when all, or sufficient, governments have pledged to do so. What is meant by ’sufficient’ may be different for different aspects of the policy package. Simpol works as a consensus-building strategy; a way of removing key objections and thus getting people, organisations and governments to say ” yes” to policies addressing global problems instead of “no”.

This is a gradual process and so implementation will take place in phases. This is not just because of the different numbers of pledging nations needed for different policies, but because some Simpol policies will need to take effect to set the conditions for others. For example, systems may have to be put in place to regulate transnational corporations at the international level, perhaps by making them answerable to the International Court of Justice, before Fair Trade criteria are made a legal requirement. Or the International Monetary Fund may need to be replaced by an International Clearing Union to stabilise currencies against each other before more fundamental monetary reform measures are introduced to stop strong economies ‘buying’ the wealth of the world by building up massive deficits.

Making change happen now

Simpol is making public the distinction between national and global policy, i.e. what can be implemented alone by a nation or only by nations acting together. Any government excuses of “we must maintain the competitiveness of our economy and so can’t do that now” are removed where it can be proved to be merely an excuse. The public’s argument to demand national action, where shown to be possible, is strengthened. In other words, policies that could be proven to benefit the environment and society which could also boost a nation’s economy could be demanded by the public, by NGOs and by opposition parties with immediate effect and with a much stronger argument than before.

Positivity engenders action

It will become increasingly obvious how in the not too distant future the global co-operation needed to solve global problems is within reach. The positivity of such a prospect can only drive us to act more. More people will Adopt Simpol and also push for the foundations of our people centered policies to be put into place now.

Hear our voice

As Adopters’ multiply, their policy ideas being backed by NGOs political parties and the media, those policies will stand as a yard stick for governments to formally recognise as “the democratic will of the people.” They will soon become the standard by which they will be required to act. This could happen long before most governments have signed the Simpol Pledge. If enough of us get it together we will reap the benefits.

It need not be long before we could start to see co-operation between nations for CO2 neutral international energy grids being laid, peace treaties made and enacted, weapons reduced, fair trade laws used, democratic currencies replacing monopolistic ones, sustainable jobs replacing destructive ones, in short people everywhere beginning to feel united in our diversity steering us away from imminent catastrophe.