You are Prime Minister...

[Halcyon]

Right, let's see what kind of ideas everyone has...

You are running to become Prime Minister of this country.

It's election time and Labour have just lost.
Your own party has just won. You are their leader.

You can choose 3 things that you will bring to make this country a better place. What will they be?

[Xientie]

I do not envy the prime minister's job of running the country, but if I were elected I would change the following.

1.) Stop the welfare and income support programs.

A.) If people were forced to work for their wage Britain's Economy would once again flourish and even the poorest families could expect to live charmed lives.

B.) The money could be put to better uses such as providing a highest standards of Health and Dental care. Schools, Colleges and Universities could recive the much needed funding they have been crying out for. The number of Fire Fighters, Garbadge Disposal Workers and Policemen could be increased not only with the extra money provided but also the extra workforce in need of jobs.

C.) With more people paying taxes the goverment could afford to indulge it's self by offer better pensions and free ellectricity/gas to the elderly during the winter seasons or possibly all year round. Free entertainment would likely become a major benefit to increased tax revenues.

D.) It is very likely that people who are not used to labor (back breaking, mentaly draining or otherwise) will fall into depression... Luckely their would be just enough money left over to supply the nation with antidepressants. . . I'm kidding .

2.) Put a great deal of effort into finding and researching safe and renewable energy sources and then actually follow through with it.

A.) We would approach this not from the over used envirmentalist viewpoint (though they would be an important factor) but from a survivalists viewpoint.

B.) Petroleum and Coal are two of Britians main forms of energy. While Petrol is used to fuel Automobiles and Power Plants, Coal is used to heat homes and in ferwer cases to fuel powerplants. Many Gas companies also import their gas during the winter which is a costly process.

C.) Steadily increase power and fuel taxes to make businesses increase their own prices forceing the public to take the matter seriously. Leak information to the press about likely (though secretly fabricated) resource shortages to make people work harder towards the common goal.

3.) Introduce free software download from goverment controled databanks.

A.) Software would include PC Games, Music Tracks, Movies and Information related. Though they would only be avaliable British Citizens.

B.) The majority of this software would be paid for by the government from the tax revenue, now that everyones working.

C.) Since the process requires British Citizenship, people would have to travel to their nearest databank which would likely be held within Public Libraries and in the case of education software some schools, colleges ect.

D.) Having nonetworked databanks eliminates the posability of hacking and means that people would bring their own usb storage devices, eliminateing the elements of download traffic.

Originally Posted by Xientie

I do not envy the prime minister's job of running the country, but if I were elected I would change the following.

1.) Stop the welfare and income support programs.

A.) If people were forced to work for their wage Britain's Economy would once again flourish and even the poorest families could expect to live charmed lives.

Those who cannot find work?

[papa smurf]

Originally Posted by Damien

Those who cannot find work?

jobs vill be found for zem

[Taf]

1/. Set an exact length of term for each government, and move to PR

2/. Get the police out on the streets with zero-tolerance policies

3/. Unemployed to work in their community or carry out (and pass) training courses or no benefits

Originally Posted by Xientie

I do not envy the prime minister's job of running the country, but if I were elected I would change the following.

1.) Stop the welfare and income support programs.

what about the lost tax revenue from the thousands of people who work in this department ? were will they work ?

A.) If people were forced to work for their wage Britain's Economy would once again flourish and even the poorest families could expect to live charmed lives.

B.) The money could be put to better uses such as providing a highest standards of Health and Dental care. Schools, Colleges and Universities could recive the much needed funding they have been crying out for. The number of Fire Fighters, Garbadge Disposal Workers and Policemen could be increased not only with the extra money provided but also the extra workforce in need of jobs.

sounds like a job for a ex welfare benefits officer

C.) With more people paying taxes the goverment could afford to indulge it's self by offer better pensions and free ellectricity/gas to the elderly during the winter seasons or possibly all year round. Free entertainment would likely become a major benefit to increased tax revenues.

this government indulges itself quite enough now thank you very much

D.) It is very likely that people who are not used to labor (back breaking, mentaly draining or otherwise) will fall into depression... Luckely their would be just enough money left over to supply the nation with antidepressants. . . I'm kidding .

2.) Put a great deal of effort into finding and researching safe and renewable energy sources and then actually follow through with it.

A.) We would approach this not from the over used envirmentalist viewpoint (though they would be an important factor) but from a survivalists viewpoint.

B.) Petroleum and Coal are two of Britians main forms of energy. While Petrol is used to fuel Automobiles and Power Plants, Coal is used to heat homes and in ferwer cases to fuel powerplants. Many Gas companies also import their gas during the winter which is a costly process.

C.) Steadily increase power and fuel taxes to make businesses increase their own prices forceing the public to take the matter seriously. Leak information to the press about likely (though secretly fabricated) resource shortages to make people work harder towards the common goal.

oh dear , i think we aleady take it seriously 35%increase last year i believe

3.) Introduce free software download from goverment controled databanks.

already get free software from gov controlled databank ..the pirate bay

A.) Software would include PC Games, Music Tracks, Movies and Information related. Though they would only be avaliable British Citizens.



B.) The majority of this software would be paid for by the government from the tax revenue, now that everyones working.

as above



C.) Since the process requires British Citizenship, people would have to travel to their nearest databank which would likely be held within Public Libraries and in the case of education software some schools, colleges ect.

D.) Having nonetworked databanks eliminates the posability of hacking and means that people would bring their own usb storage devices, eliminateing the elements of download traffic.

i know what i'd do if i became prime minister..ban people called Xientie posting in forums

[Xientie]

Originally Posted by Damien

Those who cannot find work?

Work can easily be created by the Goverment in the form of emergincy services (Fire Fighters, Policemen ect). Also the increse in work force will require more public transport, which means more buses, more drivers, cleaners, bus mechanics.

It is very likely that many crafters i.e. your plumbers, joiners, stone masons ect who are no longer as numerous as they once were will benefit from the increased workforce.

Also it would not take businesses long to see the workforce boom as a chance to branch out and make more money. That it's self would start a construction frenzy that offers new jobs to willing construction workers.

Ultimatly the Goverment can create more jobs if it knows people are going to fill but it shouldn't have to since it can count on greedy corporations and companies to cash in on the abundant workforce.

[dilli-theclaw]

MMMmmm - I think I should look at the emergency services to work in

[Xientie]

Originally Posted by martyh

i know what i'd do if i became prime minister..ban people called Xientie posting in forums.

You could try, but I doubt you would succeed . Besides, isn't everyone entitled to their own opinions? Yours, mines, theirs.

Originally Posted by Xientie

You could try, but I doubt you would succeed . Besides, isn't everyone entitled to their own opinions? Yours, mines, theirs.

yes they are ,your absolutly right, and i'm sure you'll be a very good prime minister one day

Originally Posted by Xientie

Work can easily be created by the Goverment in the form of emergincy services (Fire Fighters, Policemen ect). Also the increse in work force will require more public transport, which means more buses, more drivers, cleaners, bus mechanics.

It is very likely that many crafters i.e. your plumbers, joiners, stone masons ect who are no longer as numerous as they once were will benefit from the increased workforce.

Also it would not take businesses long to see the workforce boom as a chance to branch out and make more money. That it's self would start a construction frenzy that offers new jobs to willing construction workers.

Ultimatly the Goverment can create more jobs if it knows people are going to fill but it shouldn't have to since it can count on greedy corporations and companies to cash in on the abundant workforce.

What about the disabled and the elderly?

Originally Posted by Damien

What about the disabled and the elderly?

they would be the new firemen he's on about

[Xientie]

Originally Posted by martyh

yes they are ,your absolutly right, and i'm sure you'll be a very good prime minister one day

On the slim... Very slim chance I became the Prime Minister the chances of making such changes are even slimer. They are the changes I would like make, but they conflict with the changes I could possibly make .

[Stuart]

1. Improve public transport. I wouldn't necessarily spend more money on it, but where more money is spent, I would try and ensure that as much as possible goes to improving the service to the person who ultimately pays to use the systems, the passenger (someone many governments appear to have forgotten). I would also try and ensure that all the transport in each area is integrated as much as possible (something with Transport For London, despite their faults, actually do quite well).
2. Try and improve our roads. Part of this would be to force the various companies who need to dig the road up to work together, thus minimising disruption to road users. This could be made to work, at least in Cities/large towns. We lose too much due to workmen repeatedly going and digging up the same areas of road.
   
3. Bring in tighter controls on private companies used in public service. This includes tigher controls on the contracts (which at the moment are far too open to abuse) and also limitations on outsourcing jobs handling government data (especially our personal data).
   
   

what i would like to do though seriously is reform the tax system ,while i dislike paying them i realise it is a necsesity so instead of paying a tax for this and a tax for that i would have one single tax based on earnings ,so no council tax, no vat,no road tax, ect
i believe in the long run this would be a much cheaper system to implement and much easier for people to cope with