For politicians, does signing the pledge to implement Simpol alongside other governments entail any political risk or potential conflict with party policy?
Many politicians support Simpol and have signed the pledge to implement the policies under development alongside other governments because they see the merits of the strategy. Simultaneous implementation offers the only logical way of solving global problems without any nation risking its international competitiveness and the health of its economy. By signing the Simpol Pledge, politicians show that they appreciate that lasting solutions to global problems can only be achieved through cooperation between nation states, with the backing of citizens. Since Simpol is to be implemented only when all or sufficient nations have signed up to it, politicians who support it risk nothing because they can continue to implement their current party policies until the date for Simpol’s implementation arrives. When sufficient governments have pledged to implement Simpol, implementation proceeds and the nature of global politics changes. Those politicians and parties who have already given their suppo
