So you become prime minister.
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Build a proper database from NHS medical records. No opt-out, but no raw or anonymised data should ever be released.
Instead, a team of statisticians and epidemiologists could be commisioned to perform studies on this massive dataset, for a fee.
The database would easily be the biggest and most comprehensive in the world; the fee could be huge - and it would still provide better information at lower cost than any survey could.
Instead, a team of statisticians and epidemiologists could be commisioned to perform studies on this massive dataset, for a fee.
The database would easily be the biggest and most comprehensive in the world; the fee could be huge - and it would still provide better information at lower cost than any survey could.
EV11NED said:
McWigglebum4th said:
What would i do?
Close the houses of parliament and house of lords for at least a decade
We have enough laws for the country to run
Our tax system works
everything else works
We just need useless f
kers to stop interfering
Hitler did this :-)Close the houses of parliament and house of lords for at least a decade
We have enough laws for the country to run
Our tax system works
everything else works
We just need useless f
kers to stop interferingI would send ten years taking the salary and doing absolutely nothing
Crush said:
speedyguy said:
5
Even their wine is last on any wine purchase i make
I think the land and weather are the only attributes Grumfutock said:
1. Declare war on the French.
Gets my vote but have they got anything we actually want ?Even their wine is last on any wine purchase i make
You've just reminded me to unilaterally devolve Wales with no referendum
.McWigglebum4th said:
EV11NED said:
McWigglebum4th said:
What would i do?
Close the houses of parliament and house of lords for at least a decade
We have enough laws for the country to run
Our tax system works
everything else works
We just need useless fkers to stop interfering
Hitler did this :-)Close the houses of parliament and house of lords for at least a decade
We have enough laws for the country to run
Our tax system works
everything else works
We just need useless f
kers to stop interferingI would send ten years taking the salary and doing absolutely nothing
Parliament only convenes when called as necessary via an agreed consortium of the main parties (three from each) or at agreed specific times - Budget, for example. Rest of the stuff can be done via Skype or other virtual means.
Asterix said:
Sack all MPs - actually get people who are nominated by the electorate and they have to represent their constituency by law and they get paid extremely well for it.
Parliament only convenes when called as necessary via an agreed consortium of the main parties (three from each) or at agreed specific times - Budget, for example. Rest of the stuff can be done via Skype or other virtual means.
No No NOParliament only convenes when called as necessary via an agreed consortium of the main parties (three from each) or at agreed specific times - Budget, for example. Rest of the stuff can be done via Skype or other virtual means.
Then they would try to improve things
Just sack the MPs
McWigglebum4th said:
Asterix said:
Sack all MPs - actually get people who are nominated by the electorate and they have to represent their constituency by law and they get paid extremely well for it.
Parliament only convenes when called as necessary via an agreed consortium of the main parties (three from each) or at agreed specific times - Budget, for example. Rest of the stuff can be done via Skype or other virtual means.
No No NOParliament only convenes when called as necessary via an agreed consortium of the main parties (three from each) or at agreed specific times - Budget, for example. Rest of the stuff can be done via Skype or other virtual means.
Then they would try to improve things
Just sack the MPs
speedyguy said:
5
Even their wine is last on any wine purchase i make
My plan is to ban the French language, dissolve all their sports team, blow up the Blackpool tower copy they have in Paris, pass a law that places the word 'gay' in front of every place name in France and finally force shave all the women's armpits and use the hair to block up the channel tunnel.Grumfutock said:
1. Declare war on the French.
Gets my vote but have they got anything we actually want ?Even their wine is last on any wine purchase i make
Asterix said:
McWigglebum4th said:
Asterix said:
Sack all MPs - actually get people who are nominated by the electorate and they have to represent their constituency by law and they get paid extremely well for it.
Parliament only convenes when called as necessary via an agreed consortium of the main parties (three from each) or at agreed specific times - Budget, for example. Rest of the stuff can be done via Skype or other virtual means.
No No NOParliament only convenes when called as necessary via an agreed consortium of the main parties (three from each) or at agreed specific times - Budget, for example. Rest of the stuff can be done via Skype or other virtual means.
Then they would try to improve things
Just sack the MPs
Leave it the f
k aloneThe last thing we need is more interfering idiots
We don't need any more f
king lawsGrumfutock said:
My plan is to ban the French language, dissolve all their sports team, blow up the Blackpool tower copy they have in Paris, pass a law that places the word 'gay' in front of every place name in France and finally force shave all the women's armpits and use the hair to block up the channel tunnel.
you have my vote!MissChief said:
mybrainhurts said:
MissChief said:
Up the tax on diesel
Kindly go away...MissChief said:
it's by no means a 'clean' fuel anymore and never has been, despite what the government has tried to tell you.
So what..?Regardless of that, what would your increased tax achieve, given that diesel duty has always been higher than petrol duty and it hasn't hit sales of diesel vehicles.
foreright said:
Grumfutock said:
My plan is to ban the French language, dissolve all their sports team, blow up the Blackpool tower copy they have in Paris, pass a law that places the word 'gay' in front of every place name in France and finally force shave all the women's armpits and use the hair to block up the channel tunnel.
you have my vote!1. Leaglisation and regulation of all recreational drugs.
2. Drastically cut military funding, more reliant on a reservist army, remit is to defend borders, remain politically neutral in all international conflict
3. Massively expand free childcare provision so that single parents can work full time rather than rely on benefits and both parents can afford to work if they wish to. Free from 1 year old until they go to primary school.
4. Introduce a Land Value Tax and gradually expand that whilst reducing taxes on income and spending (fuel duty, VAT etc) - would want this to raise around 10-15% more than the current system. Flat rate on income taxes.
5. Raise minimum wage to £9.50 an hour over the course of 2 parliament terms, adjusted upwards for inflation.
6. MPs banned from having any other job.
7. Encourage co-operative ownership business models such as John Lewis' with large tax breaks.
8. Move the criminal justice system to model Norway's - rehabilitation being the primary aim, not retribution.
9. Copyright and intellectual property expire on death of the creator.
10. Inheritance tax allowance moved to the individual, not the state. £350k lifetime limit, 100% tax over that - deceased can give to charity with no tax liability.
11. All current UK residents given voting rights at every election.
12. Remove ridiculous marginal tax rates for those exiting benefits for work, although minimum wage raise will largely do this.
13. Reassess green belt land with the aim of building circa 1m affordable homes over parliament term (research needed into exact demand!)
I await the hate.
2. Drastically cut military funding, more reliant on a reservist army, remit is to defend borders, remain politically neutral in all international conflict
3. Massively expand free childcare provision so that single parents can work full time rather than rely on benefits and both parents can afford to work if they wish to. Free from 1 year old until they go to primary school.
4. Introduce a Land Value Tax and gradually expand that whilst reducing taxes on income and spending (fuel duty, VAT etc) - would want this to raise around 10-15% more than the current system. Flat rate on income taxes.
5. Raise minimum wage to £9.50 an hour over the course of 2 parliament terms, adjusted upwards for inflation.
6. MPs banned from having any other job.
7. Encourage co-operative ownership business models such as John Lewis' with large tax breaks.
8. Move the criminal justice system to model Norway's - rehabilitation being the primary aim, not retribution.
9. Copyright and intellectual property expire on death of the creator.
10. Inheritance tax allowance moved to the individual, not the state. £350k lifetime limit, 100% tax over that - deceased can give to charity with no tax liability.
11. All current UK residents given voting rights at every election.
12. Remove ridiculous marginal tax rates for those exiting benefits for work, although minimum wage raise will largely do this.
13. Reassess green belt land with the aim of building circa 1m affordable homes over parliament term (research needed into exact demand!)
I await the hate.
Edited by BJG1 on Monday 23 March 15:06
R666 said:
Trying to make them efficient is almost impossible. Anything requiring new technology will be a debacle (any IT project in public sector is late/over budget/delivers no value - marginally worse than private sector)
Better follow the Roman way and decimate anyone with the title "manager" in the publivpc sector. Sack one in ten of them, and do,that every year for 5 years.
Free up cash for front line services.
Thats only because the public sector management get in the way and balls it all up.Better follow the Roman way and decimate anyone with the title "manager" in the publivpc sector. Sack one in ten of them, and do,that every year for 5 years.
Free up cash for front line services.
Tech & IT can and does work in the private sector.
The problem is the wrong people in the wrong places. Get rid of them and it might start working...
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