girlyblonde Posted October 13, 2014 Share Posted October 13, 2014 If you were given 24 hours to run this country,what would you do/change ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister M Posted October 13, 2014 Share Posted October 13, 2014 Nobody would be able to very much in 24 hours! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tagnut Posted October 13, 2014 Share Posted October 13, 2014 Id outlaw religion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alcoblog Posted October 13, 2014 Share Posted October 13, 2014 Nobody would be able to very much in 24 hours! How long to press a button? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister M Posted October 13, 2014 Share Posted October 13, 2014 Id outlaw religion. In 24 hours Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tzijlstra Posted October 13, 2014 Share Posted October 13, 2014 I'd slash the defence budget by 80% and spend it on the NHS. I'd scrap the benefit system for anybody other than those that are disabled AND unable to work and set up a network of state-run organisations with the goal of getting the unemployed and disabled working. I'd scrap corporation tax and introduce a baseline corporate tax that directly funds pensions and healthcare for the elderly (ie employees once they retire) I'd introduce a central government information institute with the aim of explaining how the government works and broadcast new law/regulations. I'd introduce proper proportional representation as well as a federal government system where broadly speaking the North East and Yorkshire/North west /Midlands/West country/East/South east and London get their own directly accountable devolved governments. and each 'state' (thus including Scotland/Wales/NI) gets a representation in Westminster to make up a new Federal government of 150 MPs. I might consider keeping the House of Lords in a strongly trimmed down version with a stronger degree of public control. I think that will do for a day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tagnut Posted October 13, 2014 Share Posted October 13, 2014 In 24 hours Well no but during my 24 hours at the running things id grant myself a 10 year term of office Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yellowperil Posted October 13, 2014 Share Posted October 13, 2014 Id fiddle as many expenses as i could. Act like im morally bankrupt and lie to everyone i came across! Why change a winning formula!! ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronthenekred Posted October 13, 2014 Share Posted October 13, 2014 Well no but during my 24 hours at the running things id grant myself a 10 year term of office You really should be a politician. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjw47 Posted October 13, 2014 Share Posted October 13, 2014 I would make it a law that no one could hold political office until they had worked in a 'proper job' for five years. That means not working for a relative or friend of the family, turning up at an agreed time and carrying out the work to the satisfaction of your disinterested employer. The politicians would then have a grasp on how real life works. I would abolish royalty and the house of lords. I would try to get it through to people that we no longer have an Empire, and that it doesn't matter. We need to concentrate on reality and the future peaceful prosperity of our people. I would bring in proportional representation with a single transferable vote The country would then be a genuine democracy, rather than the sham that it currently is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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