Quit big oil having a death grip on my country the whole world by investing properly in renewable energy from safe sources and changing cars etc so they're not fuelled by oil any longer. Certainly in the uk we don't make the best use of the tidal and wind energy we have available to us, plus solar energy. Then we get to tell Saudi etc get to fuck!
Ban all animal testing - yep even medicines. It's unnecessary and inaccurate. People are not rats or even monkeys. Some of the most harmful meds developed were extensively animal tested. Plus the tech and knowledge we already have available is perfectly sufficient. I'm tempted to say if we MUST test on living entities make it murderers etc but that's dangerously close to death sentence.
"Oh, and a major housebuilding programme, all infrastructure to be nationalised and run for the public good not for profit, a new economic system that acknowledges that as technology advances there will be fewer jobs and that's not poor people's fault, etc etc." Basically what I was gonna say.
I'd also implement a basic income for all.
Proper investment in mental health services.
Tax breaks for employers who where possible allow employees to work from home - not only good for employees but would greatly reduce unnecessary transport and use of office space which would be environmentally friendly, reduce stress on employees who don't need to face a commute, reduce strain on transport provision. The tech has bee available for years it's ridiculous employers are SO resistant to this!
Increase the nmw to an actual living wage and remove age restrictions. If you're doing the job you deserve the same pay as someone else doing the job regardless of age.
Make financial education a key part of the curriculum. - no reason this can't be part of numeracy/maths lessons!
"Cancel Brexit
Cancel Trident
Cap salary differentials in the workplace to a multiple of ten
Link MP salaries to the national average wage" I like it. I'd make MPS salaries equivalent to the nmw/living wage. I'd also make everyone who wanted to be an MP live on a sink estate on minimal benefits for 6 months before they put their application in.
Mps are ONLY mps no second jobs and no investments that can constitute a conflict of interests. No second homes, instead have a large building block (old offices? Abandoned barracks?) in central London that has bedrooms, conference rooms and dining rooms for them to use when in the capital for those MPs who live outside a reasonably commutable distance to the capital. No expenses - just like any ordinary employee they pay their rent, bills, food etc out their own pocket! This combined with the link to nmw I predict would lead to nmw rising significantly! Costs for their official offices & office staff paid for out of a controlled central budget. Their employees must be hired in line with fair hiring practices - not just out of nepotism!
"Create a time bank for lifelong learning to make it much easier to go back to studying mid-career
Massive subsidies for childcare
Massive subsidies for green energy initiatives" yep! All that too!
"A big boot up the jacksie for Farage, Johnson, Rees-Mogg, and Philip Green" I think making attacks on the poor should be a hate crime then we could put these arses in prison! Or at least house arrest.
Although tbh I'd
Reserve custodial sentencing for violent offenders. Murderers, rapist and paedophiles - mandatory full life sentence. Non violent offenders can be dealt with using other types of sentencing including house arrest, curfews etc. Make rapists prove they had enthusiastic consent, certainly stop defence lawyers using rape myths and character assassination! And I'd make use of the many small islands that form part of the my country to be able to imprison the worst offenders so that there'd be minimal people needed to deal with the scum!
Institute a statutory rape law with a Romeo & Juliet exclusion clause.
Min 25 years for drug dealers, deport the foreign ones and ban them from re-entry ever.
Bring back proper cookery lessons in schools.
"Next I'd bring in an immediate huge fine to anyone who had a property that stood empty. If they hadn't filled it with rental clients within six weeks, they'd be required to rent it out via the state for a peppercorn rent to key workers and once they are all housed in cheap, central homes, to anyone else who needs or wants affordable housing.
I'd abolish zero hour contracts." Yep like that.
"I'd introduce full charges for medical costs incurred by drinking, drug-taking and dangerous sports." Don't agree with this though. I'm no fan of addicts/addiction but I think a punitive approach has been proven to not work. Instead properly funded rehab facilities but NO switching addicts to just another addiction eg methadone - it doesn't solve the problem.
Dangerous sports? Who'd decide that? Plus we want people exercising and being healthy.
"Potholes. If a pothole is reported, it will be dealt with within 24 hours. Council finances will be strictly monitored to ensure they have the money for this. Companies with big heavy lorries on the roads, particularly country roads, will have to pay an extra tax to help fix the damage their vehicles do to roads." Have you heard of solar road panels? Robust panels like tiles almost that can form roads that collect solar energy - but from your perspective - if they become damaged they're quickly and easily replaced.
"There will be stricter parking laws around schools, hospitals, train stations, and corners." Yep.
"I’d make voting mandatory." Me too - and I'd lower the voting age to 16.
"Cadbury’s or whoever they are now they’ve ruined Our Chocolate" yes! Ban palm oil and bring food companies back under my countries control.
Abolish any monarchy.
"It would be decided by a judge with a good track record of not hating women " I challenge you to find a judge like this! The judges are worse than the sodding juries!
On that - make it easier from people of all social-economic backgrounds to become judges. In the uk currently the process is still extremely elitist!
On a more personal note - ban hard floors in upper level flats! All homes to have good soundproofing measures installed. Yes I have noisy neighbours and it's very annoying, but as a wider issue this would reduce a great deal of stress, people would get more sleep and be fitter and healthier all round. It seems a minor thing but it has a huge impact on physical and mental health.
REALLY antisocial arses put on a "troublemakers estate" in each town. 2 strikes and that is where you're housed! Let them annoy fuck out of each other!
"End the TV licence fee." Don't agree with this I think it's an excellent thing that we have uncommercialised broadcasting. Instead I'd add a nationalised wifi system to the whole country, make it a "communications licence" the cost may need to rise minimally but I reckon it could easily be done so that what people currently pay for private wifi far exceeds what the cost would be (I've worded that poorly - basically national wifi added to tv licence people no longer paying privately would be cheaper and it would be available throughout the country). This would also mean that EVERYONE had access to wifi.
On that note, every home to have at least one basic computer publicly funded where necessary/means tested. So all homes have access to Internet for education, admin etc
Current smokers given an ID to purchase tobacco products but also given loads of encouragement and assistance to quit. The aim being to prevent/reduce the number of new smokers being created. Personally I'd ban vaping until/unless LONG TERM unbiased studies prove it safe.
An electronic rationing system for purchase of alcohol. And make it an offence to give your ration to someone else with huge fines as penalties.
"I'd ban all advertising for gambling websites." Yes I'd ban all alcohol and gambling advertising full stop and I'd ban those "tv shows" that are basically long gambling ads on at 2am!
Fireworks only sold to licenced people for properly organised public displays.
Ban landlords (and the mortgage and insurance company clauses) from refusing tenants on benefits.
"Also same for nurses, police and services, that are included in the salaries, so all they pay for is the food..." We used to have this why they were got rid of I don't know!
Hold the press and tv news to tight rules on honesty.
Another for banning religious schools.
Return to grant system for higher education.
Vocational training/education to be properly funded and respected. All roles are essential to a well run society - the disparaging attitude to trades people, cleaners, bin men etc needs to go.
Ban fracking.
"dividends to shareholders could only be paid if certain criteria were met re environment and workers welfare." Ohhhh I like that one!
Reinstate nursing bursary.
Re toilets - number of cubicles for ladies to at least = number of cubicles in men's + Urinals! And yes to big enough to contain a period bin without us having to sit on the damn things!
"No benefits for people under 25 years of age unless they had a significant disability." Why?! What about care leavers? Those from abusive families? Who've been abandoned by their families?
"Make child maintenance compulsory" omg yes! Deducted at source along with income tax. No more pissing about on this! Also it should reflect 50% of the minimum needed to raise a child.
And that's just for starters 