Policy Ten

Civic & Cultural Renewal

Proposed Legislation for the Architecture of Status: Restoring service, hierarchy, honour, and continuity to the British state.

United Kingdom Parliament

Civic and Cultural Renewal Bill

A BILL TO establish the National Civic Service Pathway; to restore Orders and Knighthoods as functional ranks; to reintroduce Service Baronies; to mandate annual State Capacity grading; to reform media accountability; and to incentivise family formation.

BE IT ENACTED by the King's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—

Preamble

(1) Whereas a strong state requires visible hierarchy grounded in service;
(2) Whereas authority should be exercised by those who have served the state directly;
(3) Whereas status must be earned, transparent, and aligned with contribution;
(4) Therefore this Act re-anchors titles, orders, and civic duty as the operating features of governance.

Part 1: The National Civic Service Pathway

Establishment and Tracks

(1) The National Civic Service Pathway (NCSP) is established as a competitive statutory programme for citizens aged 18–35.

(2) Service tracks shall include Defence & Security, Infrastructure & Energy, and Statecraft & Administration.

(3) Participation is voluntary, selective, and probationary; failure to meet standards results in dismissal without benefit.

Privileges of Service

(1) Completion of the NCSP confers statutory priority for public appointments and accelerated promotion in the Civil Service.

(2) Successful service is a prerequisite for eligibility for state Orders, Knighthoods, and Baronial titles.

Part 2: The Restoration of Honours

Functional Orders and Knighthoods

(1) Orders of Chivalry are hereby restored as functional ranks of state service, not ceremonial awards.

(2) Knighthood is defined as a rank of service to the Crown conferring honour, duty, and precedence, earned through sustained national contribution.

(3) All honours are revocable for serious criminality, betrayal of trust, or sustained failure in office.

Part 3: Service Baronies

Creation and Heritability

(1) The Crown may create Service Baronies for individuals who demonstrate exceptional long-term leadership in defence, infrastructure, or statecraft.

(2) Such titles may be conditionally heritable, provided the successor completes the NCSP and meets standards of character and competence.

(3) Failure of a successor to qualify results in the reversion of the title to the Crown.

Part 4: Standards & Accountability

State Capacity Grading

(1) The Cabinet Office shall publish an annual State Capacity Report grading every government department and major public body on duty fulfilment and delivery.

(2) Bottom-quartile performance triggers continuous leadership review; two consecutive failures mandate removal.

Part 5: Media & Society

Media Power Reform

(1) Public funding for media (BBC) shall be linked to performance reviews and standards compliance, ending automatic licence fee dependence.

(2) All government coordination with media outlets, including briefings and embargoes, must be publicly logged.

Family Formation Incentives

(1) High-contribution households shall receive tiered tax relief, childcare credits, and housing priority per child.

(2) The state explicitly recognises family stability and continuity as critical national infrastructure.

Part 6: Final Provisions

Short Title

This Act may be cited as the Civic and Cultural Renewal Act 2026.