Tuesday, November 20, 2012

Call for job-sharing MPs to increase diversity of Parliament | The Times

MPs will today launch a radical proposal to increase diversity in Parliament by calling for the introduction of job-sharing for members.

Two people would be allowed to stand for election in the same seat under the plans, which are backed by disability campaigners and women?s groups.

They are also being touted as a way of encouraging more candidates with ?real life? experience ? as opposed to career politicians ? by offering a way to balance an outside job with parliamentary work.

The job-sharing MPs would share constituency work and Westminster duties, enabling them to juggle their professional life with caring for children,

Source: http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/news/politics/article3605848.ece

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