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"All constitutions seek to articulate, with differing degrees of intensity and detail, the shared aspirations of a nation; the values which bind its people; and which discipline its government and its national institutions; the basic premises upon which judicial, legislative and executive power is to be wielded; the constitutional limits and the conditions upon which that power is to be exercised; and the moral and ethical direction which that nation has identified for its future." Kate O'Regan, Judge of the Constitutional Court, South Africa
This is a constitution for the digital age - a set of principles which defines this new nation, but not set in stone. 'Writing the constitution' involved ranking the propositions, as well as submitting them, by liking or disliking. You can browse the Nowheriesland constitution by date, popularity or category below. Ranking ceased at midnight on Sunday 9th September.
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Every arts organisation will have one or more representative from business on their governing board.
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Every company will have one or more representatives from the arts and education on their governing board.
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Government will set a strict cap on how much money arts organisations can spend on management consultants.
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No arts establishment will regard, treat, deal with or otherwise think of its audiences as “customers".
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No education establishment will regard, treat, deal with or otherwise think of its students as “customers".
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No arts body will be funded if they declare their aim to be primarily instrumental.
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Arts and education bodies will not be asked to demonstrate the ”relevance” of what they do as a condition of funding.
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Every elected representative will spend at least one night per week at an arts event or performance of some kind.
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No prime minister will avoid attendance at arts events on the grounds that they court unpopularity by doing so.
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No Prime Minister will attempt to court voter popularity by claiming to like current pop groups.
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No minister will refer to the arts as “elitist”, “irrelevant”, or merely “nice to have”.
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No Secretary of State for the Arts shall be precluded from becoming Prime Minister.
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Every Nowherian has the right to be notified before any important decision is made effecting Nowhereisland.
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We will endeavour to eat delicious, seasonal food that has been raised or grown sustainably and prepared with love.
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