So you become prime minister.

[dfen5]

Willy Nilly said:

I really don't see what the issue is. They no longer need the house, so why not use the capital to fund their care? That's what my mum and uncle did with grandma, with a bit of careful planing there was still plenty left over when she died to share out.

My Dad's concerned, rightly or wrongly, that if he gets into a position that he needs care his house/savings will be used to pay for it. He won't need the house but he's furious that he can't then pass it all on to the kids so you can imagine his thought process whilst still compos mentis.

Unfortunately another old boy, his friend & neighbour, ended up suffering a stroke. This left the neighbour literally stting the bed 4 times a day, unable to move, needing full-time care for four years. He was 'lucky' enough to get NHS support. This seems to have been a trigger for a rather inward looking period in father's life.

[nyxster]

Don said:

This thread lacks ambition.

When I am Intergalactic Dictator I shall reveal my plans for Universal Domination.

Until then, my prospective minions, ensure that you are in my good graces...

Look Tony, you had your chance. If you couldn't vanquish Gordon how do you expect to defeat the rebellion.

Take your ball and go home.

You'll never get the funding for the death star past the office for budget responsibility, and in any case AMEY & McAlpine can't be relied upon to do a proper job os securing the HVAC system, and you'll waste yet more billions on an IT system that can be defeated by a blue and white motorised dustbin allowing the blueprints to fall into the Tory's hands.

[Don]

nyxster said:

Look Tony, you had your chance. If you couldn't vanquish Gordon how do you expect to defeat the rebellion.

Take your ball and go home.

You'll never get the funding for the death star past the office for budget responsibility, and in any case AMEY & McAlpine can't be relied upon to do a proper job os securing the HVAC system, and you'll waste yet more billions on an IT system that can be defeated by a blue and white motorised dustbin allowing the blueprints to fall into the Tory's hands.

..and when this station is fully operational you will regret your rash words.,, mwahahahah.

Edited by Don on Saturday 28th March 22:08

[FiF]

100% tax on takeaway food and drink be hypothecated into street cleaning and litter picking. Double tax on tobacco, put to same use. Quadruple tax on chewing gum, ditto.

Anyone found to be fly tipping - firing squad and crush their caravan.

[NicD]

FiF said:

100% tax on takeaway food and drink be hypothecated into street cleaning and litter picking. Double tax on tobacco, put to same use. Quadruple tax on chewing gum, ditto.

Anyone found to be fly tipping - firing squad and crush their caravan.

add career criminals and many others to that list!

[isee]

I would review our democratic process adn introduce controls and checks to prevent situations where just two candidates are fighting for control when both are equally unpopular.

I would also spend my entire energy to introduce a system where breaking or failing to fulfil a pre-election promise is actually penalised. For example if you fail to fulfil 65% of your promises your party gets a handicap at next elections or something like that. Basically have an empirical way to hold politicians accountable, but not prevent them from doing their work overall or opening doors to externally sponsored revolts or coups etc. It would also have a positive side-effect of politicians not using things like the NHS as pawn every fking run up to election and then doing nothing with it etc.