If you could change 5 things about the UK what would it be?

Redistribution of wealth; the inequality between the rich and the poor. For example the aristocracy (I know they are considerably smaller now as a group) have wealth that they don't even deserve. Taxation can sort that out.

Using cheap third world labour for high returns in profit, I don't think you can fix this per se, as they gradually modernise we won't use them I suppose!

Some problems e.g. the poor have been addressed a bit with the welfare state. Same with the health service.

I'm not a fan of private ownership with CEO's earning ridiculously large amounts of profit; I think that profit should be shoved right back into the industry for example and half the time it does but there are of course people who won't.

Edit: I'm sorry for taking this massively OT btw :p
 
See now I think that having the monarchy in this country is a good thing mainly because it brings us tourism and also the fact that I still like to believe that they do a lot of good in this country (ok they're rich) but for people who have visits by the Queen etc its a moral booster for then and everyone needs a bit of a feel good factor. Without the Queen we wouldn't have knight hoods and I think that some people deserve these ( not enough people get them) but my grandfather has an M.B.E for help setting up an international coroners association as there was nothing like this at the time and has help a lot of people. But it is really interesting reading everyones views on the different subjects.

Aero
 
Masterdog said:
1) Legalise (and, more importantly, tax) drugs

I was talking about this the other week with a friend and we came to the conclusion that this is the best solution to deal with drugs.

2) Tax the rich more

Yes

3) Close grammar, private, and faith schools

Yes apart from grammar schools as I went to one! Faith schools should definitely be closed though.

4) Spend far more on public transport

Yes

5) More (yes, more) integration with Europe

Yes in general as long as the eu doesn't expand too much such that the core ideas and beliefs of the member states conflict.
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Aero said:
See now I think that having the monarchy in this country is a good thing mainly because it brings us tourism and also the fact that I still like to believe that they do a lot of good in this country (ok they're rich) but for people who have visits by the Queen etc its a moral booster for then and everyone needs a bit of a feel good factor. Without the Queen we wouldn't have knight hoods and I think that some people deserve these ( not enough people get them) but my grandfather has an M.B.E for help setting up an international coroners association as there was nothing like this at the time and has help a lot of people. But it is really interesting reading everyones views on the different subjects.

Aero
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My point about getting rid of the royal family was mainly political (ie they shouldn't have anything to do with politics) and the fact the PM has too much power and the head of state too little (which is the queen) but you cant give power to a unelected head of state so we need to get rid (in a political sense) of the queen and have a president or whatever you want to call the head of state.

Now i don't have a problem with allowing the royal family existing like they do now, they can still be a UK ambassador visiting other countries to represent us and be a tourist attraction.
 
Fair views just posting my opinions as you were yours :D I agree though that we need a better elected "head of state" as such.

Aero
 
Dolph said:
If done correctly, they'll probably get treated quicker, nurses/doctors will be able to negotiate their own pay better, patients will have control over their expectations over healthcare, rather than having to put up with that which they are forced to pay for...
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Which international model would you base your new healthcare system on? Can you name a country which already does what you're suggesting?
 
Lower taxes.
Lower immigration.
Less police on the roads, more on the streets.
Socialism to be banned.
The use of guns and gun ownership to be legal for defending your home.
 
1.) Change curriculum at primary and secondary level to focus more on math and sciences; more importantly in math, we need a much bigger emphasis on first principles, rather than simply memorising formulae and methods. I believe, if elementary lessons in algebra, analysis and number theory are given at a young age then it will promote more enthusiasm at a later age and inspire more to go into research.

2.) A system of profiling all the yobs, chavs, rudeboys and general scum in the UK. Possibly a reasonable use for RFID chips here.

3.) A national automated biological waste clean up service.

4.) More research into robotics and cybernetics, including facial recognition

5.) A national network of sentry guns in subways, dark alleys and generally scummy areas. The sentry guns will be armoured and will detect profiled scum engaging in disorderly behaviour. They will be given two warnings, after which they will be shot down and ticked off the network. A biological clean up unit will then be mobilised to clean up the mess.
 
markyp23 said:
Some nice ideas but very hard to implement.
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I don't see why. The PFI nonsense was brought in without too much trouble, and that was a huge shakeup. It's also largely responsible for many of the NHS's current woes.

Kill the PFI scheme and watch the NHS flourish.

Double the cost of prescriptions - why?
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Very simple: the NHS is overstretched; it's trying to cover too much, including things that it was never meant to cover (like contraception). Curb NHS expenditure and use the savings to improve services.

What about people with chronic illnesses?
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They'll cope. I have two chronic illnesses, and currently pay less for my prescriptions here in the UK than I did back home in Australia. (Contraception isn't free in Australia either; you have to pay for it yourself.) Even if the price of prescriptions was doubled, I'd still be paying less.

Society is suffering from an over-reliance on prescription drugs anyway. Make people pay more for them, and they'll have to reconsider their priorities. How many people really need a Prozac prescription, for example? Nowhere near as many as have them, I'll bet. And free contraception; what the hell is that about? It's obviously not having any impact on teenage pregnancy, so why bother?

And while we're at it, let's scrap all the welfare treats for teenage mothers. If the little ***** want money, they can work for it like the rest of us.
 
1)Nationalize electricity/water/gas/public transport
2)Very strict immigration rules (and place manned sentry guns at the end of the channel tunnel and don't keep the immigrants in our country send them back off to their own country and deny them access back under any circumstances..)
3)Give the police more power (Allow them to beat scumbags and wrong do'ers e.g if theres someone driving dangerously on a motorbike and refusing to pull over give them a nudge with the police car or shoot their tires when it's safe to do so.. Don't just follow them and allow them to put others at risk!!)
4)Give schools more power (allow them to cane the bad kids and put them in their place, they shouldn't have to tolerate despicable behavior..)
5)Completely re-vamp the health and education services...
 
Evangelion said:
I don't see why. The PFI nonsense was brought in without too much trouble, and that was a huge shakeup. It's also largely responsible for many of the NHS's current woes.

Kill the PFI scheme and watch the NHS flourish.
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Couldn't agree more, the PFI system is an utter failure that has crippled the NHS for years to come.:(

Society is suffering from an over-reliance on prescription drugs anyway. Make people pay more for them, and they'll have to reconsider their priorities. How many people really need a Prozac prescription, for example? Nowhere near as many as have them, I'll bet.
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You're right that a lot of people shouldn't be on prozac, but instead be having counselling/CBT/exercise etc. But the facilities for those aren't in place so many GPs resort to trying prozac. However, using that to justify increasing the price of all prescriptions is a bit of a sweeping statement isn't it?

And free contraception; what the hell is that about? It's obviously not having any impact on teenage pregnancy, so why bother?
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I don't see the logic in effectively dissuading many girls from using contraception. Just because it's not being used enough, that's no reason to label it as having no effect and punish those that are sensible enough to use it. We have a massive teenage pregnancy problem, getting rid of probably the single best preventative measure seems crazy to me.

And while we're at it, let's scrap all the welfare treats for teenage mothers. If the little ***** want money, they can work for it like the rest of us.
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Yep, make them live with their Mums if they want to get up the duff. Don't have enough to look after a kid? then don't have one. We shouldn't be encouraging toe-rags to have kids at our expense because they're too crap or stupid to fill their lives with something else.
 
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