If you were in charge...

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1) more prison space, prisons cells would be small concrete cells. No privileges to anyone. Food would be bland but nutritionally balanced. Inmates would either have to do education, so they have a chance of a job once released or a useful job. If no useful job, then boring demeaning hard labour. Shovel that 20 tons of hardcore from that end of the compound to the other. Once finished shift it back again. This would be combined with a re-think of sentencing length. Small crimes would be a few weeks. Some murderers/paedophiles, that are unlikely to ever change there views, would be life without parole(ie until dead).
2) There would be a three strike system for criminals (ie shop lifting, public offences, troublemakers). On the third strike you go to prison.
3) Parents would get free lessons on parenting techniques. Before and after after birth.
4) parents would be held more responsible for there kids action below the age of (probably subject to research) 12-14ish. After that I think it's unlikely parents could regain control. More power would be given to judges to force parents into good parenting techniques, with help from social service workers. Parents who then fail to acide by these, the kids would then be taken away.
5) A re-think of benefits. Any able bodied person would only get 3months to find another job. people should get anything, even if it's a supermarket job. They shouldn't need benefits for more than a few weeks. If people are disabled, then we wont force them to work, it doesn't help them or the company. what's the point in forcing them to work, then paying someone from the council to do there job for them. Any one caught benefit cheating, would not ab aloud to claim any benefits again ever.
6) Abolish the id cards and dna database
7) all people to get *optional* Id, the same as a driving license, to prove age. However you would have to apply for one if you want to buy alcohol.
8) regular drunk trouble makers, as well as being subject to the three strike rule. Would be banned from purchasing alcohol. This would be shown on there ID.
9) removal of all laws/taxes etc that don't achieve there aims. Ie gun control.
10) Full devolution of Scotland, wales, Ireland. what's the point in having there own governments but England still funds them. Either your in or your out, choose.
11) set up of an English constitution, setting out certain things any following governments can't change. Principally the same as the american version, but not including the same thing.
12) compulsory General studys for GCSE's, However this would be things like CV writing, Interview techniques, Form filling, sex ed, tax and other goverment forms, house purchesing, renting rights and procedures, bank accounts, credit cards, loans, sales of goods act and many other daily activities that are essential but not covered by other subjects. Rather than the rubbish general studies is at the moment.
13) Immigrants would be subject to secure compounds, until visas are granted. Once visas are granted they would then have two years, to sit English Language, English history tests and to get a full time job, before becoming citizens. Anyone failing to achieve this with in two years would be deported. emigrants would also be subject to deportation for repeated small offences or a serious crime, for 8 years from entry into England.
14) reduction of speed cameras, on roads. But more police patrols to cathc dangerous drivers, Every school on a main road however would get a gatso.
15) an intergrated transport policy. Reopening village trainstationa and the expansion of the network. Most lines would be upgraded to dual up and down lines. Up and down fast for high speed inter city trains and slow up and down lines for village to city centre sprinters. Also a upgrade of stations and rolling stock, to remove lorry's from road. A roll on roll off system to be created at majour industrial centres.
16) lorrys, coaches, buses etc all to be speed limited to the same speed. ALso banned from over taking at rush hour.
17) An intergrated computer controlled traffic light system. That can tell what other traffic lights are doing. Easing jams and making them far more efficient. Legalise left turns at all traffic lights that our on red.
18) Building of new citys. As well as expanding existing citys. We should be designing and building new citys. These would be high tech , well planned citys. Bus stops not on the road, tram systems, roads that cars can move on. Houses with solar heaters and wind turbines. everything built with expansion and increase in mind.
19) Real environment taxes and initiatives. ie. energy saving light bulbs to be subsidised, well normal bulbs to be taxed heavily. A limit on packaging, also packaging to be standardised. ie all bottles to be the same plastic type for easy recycling. Abolish road tax and add it to fuel. That's where pollutants are made from the fuel, not what size engine the car is or anything else.
20) energy plans to reduce our need on foreign markets. First by building nuclear, Then replacing (or at the same time) with things like the Severn barrage, Also a bigger input on local generation. Like shipping ports having there own turbines. All new houses to contain at least one environmentally sound energy supply (solar heaters, heat exchange pumps, turbines etc.)

That'll do for know...
Oh one other thing, proper Re lessons at school, which actually teach people the difference in opinions and hopefuly build a better understanding between diffrent groups. Combined with the new laws on immigration and integration, it should work reasonably well. We should never ban religion.
 
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with keeping in times id also ban the following

use of brackets when writing in unnecessary places
hot or not
mustard
 
  • Overhall the justice system, Life means life, you take a life, you lose all human rights and spend all your remaining days in a 10ft cell for 23 hours a day.
  • Give Police more powers to clip kids around the ears etc.
  • Clear the red tape in the public services and anything PC.
  • Close borders, no more people allowed in for 5 years while we establish how many people we have, and boot out all the ones not working.
  • Remove ourselves from the EU, we didn't spend half the last century fighting France to be told from them what to do.
  • Bring back conscription for ALL people upon leaving school or university, this will cut youth crime dramatically.
  • Make the voting system completely democratic, not this backward disproportional system we have where 20% of voters can win an election.
  • Bring back capital punishment for crimes, rape and peodophiles (sp) get castrated and imprisoned. premeditated murder can carry the death penalty, oh and televise them :)
  • Finance a research team on how to move England to warmer climes :D
  • Free Univeristy education, there are some really intelligent kids about that won't get in because they cannot afford it.
  • Ban the stupid game of football,
That will do for now :)
 
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Oh one other thing, proper Re lessons at school, which actually teach people the difference in opinions and hopefuly build a better understanding between diffrent groups. Combined with the new laws on immigration and integration, it should work reasonably well. We should never ban religion.


Don't you know that Religion has caused nearly every war and human conflict over the last two millenia ?? :D
 
Don't you know that Religion has caused nearly every war and human conflict over the last two millenia ?? :D
I know your joking, but some peopel actually belive that. They seem to think they can palm all evil on to religion and that if we banned it, then the world would instantly become some paradise.

It was nothing more than an excuse to conquer and gain land. Know religion isn't so bad it's terrorists, wmd etc.
 
I would have an overhaul of the benefits system as too many people are scroungers.

Have an overhaul of the university funding system, as in students doing something with an actual use get their course paid for (IE docters, engineers, maths, physics, accouting etc etc NOT art psycology media sociology). Demote universites that do not deserve the name back down to polys IE Derby, stafford, sheffield hallam, preston.

Ban muslims they are more trouble than they are worth.
Change laws on racism. The courts favour the ****ing foreigners its stupid.
Clamp down on immigration. illegals to be shot and murderers and perverts etc etc to be shot (you get the idea).

Misbehaving chavs shoud have the crap kicked out of them every time they pick a fight with someone walking alone at night.
Toughen up prisons, my uni room cost be 3.5k last year and had 1 shower between 30 and 2 toilets per floor. All these inmates have their own toilet and TV and they don't have to pay any taxes/fees. very unfair. Scrap death duty taxes.

And as a previous poster said, chop off theives fingers, then they won't steal again!

And above all, give teachers the right to give little ****s a good hiding.
 
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I know your joking, but some peopel actually belive that. They seem to think they can palm all evil on to religion and that if we banned it, then the world would instantly become some paradise.

It was nothing more than an excuse to conquer and gain land. Know religion isn't so bad it's terrorists, wmd etc.

I know religion isn't terrible, it has often been appropriated as the simplest vehicle to tack whatever crusade (excuse the choice of words) was the aim at the time onto. However I am still entirely for a separation of religion/church and state - that would mean the excuse "well, god told me to do XXXX" need never raise its ugly head again as a reasoning for any state decision. If that is your best justification for doing something then you need to reconsider, if you can't justify it on objective grounds I'd suggest you need reconsider.
 
I know your joking, but some peopel actually belive that. They seem to think they can palm all evil on to religion and that if we banned it, then the world would instantly become some paradise.

It was nothing more than an excuse to conquer and gain land. Know religion isn't so bad it's terrorists, wmd etc.


Er, they start out believing they are doing right by their religion.

I know some are started to expand the empire or to get something the country want's like Hitler and Sadam Hussein, but you look at Northern Ireland, Isreal, and most of the conflicts in the middle east, they are all to do with religion.

IMHO people who believe in religion are short sighted and very narrow minded, and if a sane person who had never heard of religion or belief in a higher power came along they would think religous people are mad.
 
Er, they start out believing they are doing right by their religion.

I know some are started to expand the empire or to get something the country want's like Hitler and Sadam Hussein, but you look at Northern Ireland, Isreal, and most of the conflicts in the middle east, they are all to do with religion.

IMHO people who believe in religion are short sighted and very narrow minded, and if a sane person who had never heard of religion or belief in a higher power came along they would think religous people are mad.

Religion isn't the problem. People are the problem. Plenty of religious people out there who havn't started wars and don't want to kill you. Also, in the examples you quote, most aren't caused by religion. It just so happens that the two different sides have different religions. In the case of both Ireland and Israel, the conflicts are mainly caused by picking up a huge bunch of people (Protestants, Jews) and dumping them in a different place to where they were before (Israel, Northern Ireland), thus causing the people who lived there before (Irish Catholics, Palestinians) to be a bit unhappy about the whole thing.

People who want to ban RE lessons need a smack with a stick. Lets breed ignorance! Hurray!
 
People who want to ban RE lessons need a smack with a stick. Lets breed ignorance! Hurray!

A beautiful illustration of religious tolerance, "let's beat 'em". ;)

I actually agree though. Removing RE wouldn't actually solve anything but a clear division between practicing faith in school and teaching about it should still be present. Otherwise it could come close to indoctrination. :)
 
Hoooo'kay....

I think I would go about re-instating some core values...
1) An Englishmans home is his castle, as long as fair warning to 'get off moi land' is given any force used to expell intruders will be deemed reasonable.
2) All people must gather at their local centre for longbow practice once a week. - Building community relations and giving everyone a lethal weapon to carry out rule 1.
3) A complete restructure of planning laws to encourage small industries to be located locally to their employees. Possibly a tax rebate for every employee that lives within 3 miles of home.
4) Every child must attend their closest geographical school and must walk or cycle there.
5) Any person driving a 4*4 without a legitimate reason shall be shot.
6) You will recieve a tax rebate for the following
(i) Being a couple where one parent stays at home to raise the child
(ii) Providing care for elderly relatives
(iii) A bounty of tax relief will be paid to anyone killed breaking rule 1 as it saves money on the prison system.
7) A common sense bill will be passed for anyone wishing to sue for damages. Where it can be argued that the injury was casued by the person being too stupid the case will be dismissed. This person will then be shot to improve the gene pool.
 
Too many things to do.

Compulsory exercise, fat tax, change the benefits system, overhaul education, remove the mickey-mouse degrees, remove university status from the polytechnics again, bring back capital punishment for murder, overhaul the prison system removing all benefits and rights once within prison, re-nationalise the trains, utilities. Find a good way of performing government IT schemes Bring back rights for teachers within the school room. Remove religion from any educational establishment, and from having any say in government practises. Bring back one years National Service post GCSEs. More power to the police on the street. More police on the street. Remove the target culture rubbish.

And too many other things aswell.
 
Too many things to do.

Compulsory exercise, fat tax, change the benefits system, overhaul education, remove the mickey-mouse degrees, remove university status from the polytechnics again, bring back capital punishment for murder, overhaul the prison system removing all benefits and rights once within prison, re-nationalise the trains, utilities. Find a good way of performing government IT schemes Bring back rights for teachers within the school room. Remove religion from any educational establishment, and from having any say in government practises. Bring back one years National Service post GCSEs. More power to the police on the street. More police on the street. Remove the target culture rubbish.

And too many other things aswell.

Yup - and that's why I'm no longer involved in local politics, too much to do not enough common sense to do it with!
 
Religion isn't the problem. People are the problem. Plenty of religious people out there who havn't started wars and don't want to kill you. Also, in the examples you quote, most aren't caused by religion. It just so happens that the two different sides have different religions. In the case of both Ireland and Israel, the conflicts are mainly caused by picking up a huge bunch of people (Protestants, Jews) and dumping them in a different place to where they were before (Israel, Northern Ireland), thus causing the people who lived there before (Irish Catholics, Palestinians) to be a bit unhappy about the whole thing.

People who want to ban RE lessons need a smack with a stick. Lets breed ignorance! Hurray!

Still religion ;) if they were not religous they probably would get on ok!

RE is a waste of time, religion is an illusion that everything will be ok, mostly made up to stop people going mad that there is nothing after we die. I can't obviously say there is or isn't, but I prefer to believe scientific proof above some crackpot religous person who says there is an afterlife and heaven/hell. It makes more sense.

I am not being ignorant towards religion in the slightest, people, however narrow minded can believe what they like, but I still think they are crackpots and idiots!
 
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