Most Democrats in the district are not members of the most progressive element of the party, he said.
The Kurds, who represent the most stable and progressive element of Iraq, have made it clear that they desire to be a part of a united Iraqi nation.
This "progressive" element was vehemently opposed by the British government, on the grounds that the UK has more than its fair share of large farms and in the end most of it was dropped.
The culture secretary said such a system could help tackle the issue of non-payment, which is currently a criminal officence, as well as introducing a progressive element absent from the flat-rate licence fee.
A progressive element pressed for the adoption of new methods and practices used by other American churches, such as Sunday schools, revival services, institutions of higher learning, salaried pastors, foreign missions, and a free religious press.
The universal household levy, based on the German model, could potentially include concessions for single-occupancy households, introducing a council tax-style progressive element, and was one of the options outlined in the government's green paper on the future of the BBC.
"They're drawn to [OpenGov's] innovation and tech and progressive element," says Bookman without missing a beat.
The business secretary says he is still committed to a "progressive" element within the final fees package.
