George Monbiot calls for a World Parliament. I wonder if he would allow people to vote not to have one. Still, nice to know that, on the basis of the ideals he outlines there, he’s fully behind the democracy project in Iraq.

As for his objections to initial plans for the selection of members, I wonder whether he’s considered sortition. That way you might actually get a few genuine representatives of the poor of the world in the Parliament, rather than a bunch of thugs.