It is the work of a generation- not a decade. 25-30 years. It's about re-establishing a culture in this country that is based on:
Treating the environment and nature with respect- animals and waterways and land and the air we breathe.
Teaching the next generation how to parent children properly- poor parenting is a huge part of our problems.
Everyone well enough to should contribute to our communities. Everyone- run a local sports club, coach at one, volunteer for a charity, participate in clean-ups of beaches, parks etc- whatever it is. It should be part of our psyche that we do that.
We should run community classes/groups in things that encourage togetherness and mental well-being as well as teaching skills- art, crafts, fitness, walking, decorating, dressmaking, a MFL, sewing, camping, cycle maintainance and safety, gardening/growing/
allotments (anything) Can't have an allotment anywhere where we live because waiting list is 5 years- we need more.
Making people pay their way- through fair taxation (we all should pay more and those earning the most and big business should pay much more).
Reducing the 'benefits' culture that exists. Benefits should never be a choice as a way of living- it is now for far too many.
Being much more interventionist about what we allow to be imported and what we allow industries to produce. At the minute we allow any old shit to be imported and any old shit to be produced. Plastic tat and complete rubbish that ends up dumped and in landfill.
Removing the drain of public monies into private industries. There are things that should be nationalised to protect our standards and ensure funding is spent improving standards and not stripped out as profit. Adult social care, nurseries, all education, health care, dentistry, power, water.
Financial regulation of companies should be much stricter.
There should be absolutely no tax benefit to being rich, and nowhere to hide wealth.
There should be a wealth tax on property, paid annually instead of council tax. 0.5% of a property's value annually- with single person discount remaining in place.
Inheritance tax MUST be paid. Up the starting point to £1 million but on anything above it must be paid by everyone. It is currently paid by very few.
Jobs should not come with perks outside of a salary. People should pay their way.
Salaries paid to CEOs should be limited. It's disgusting what we pay hospital managers.
If we want decent public services, we have to find ways of paying for them.
Company accounts and pay outs to shareholders should be regulated. No shareholders should be allowed to strip money from employees pension funds.
Get rid of 'fast food'. It is nothing but a health issue and a pollutant of our environment.
Grow food. Why do we import apples? We can grow our own apples but we don't. We fly them in from round the world. We grew the best apples in the world and a huge range.It is capable of being a big industry. But we are too lazy to pick them.
We need standards in workmanship- they are shit. There are no real apprenticeships where young people are taught high quality skills. Brickie apprentices follow idle, sloppy builders around who can't be bothered to teach them skills. Same with most trades. There was a time our building standards were envied - not now.
Give up the idea that going to university is the be-all for everyone. It osn't. Most people would be much better off learning the skills we need to improve our future- in new power industries for example, market gardening, environmental protection,
Limit shit university courses- 'forensic science', 'sports science', 'cosmetology'. Waste of time.
Lower the grades required for medicine- the teenagers I have taught who would have been excellent Drs but got 2 As and a B at A level and didn't get in had other skills - with people- that many who do qualify don't have. They would have coped academically with support- universities need to provide tailored academic and study support to medics to help more qualify.
Do a deal for medicine, nursing, teaching - no tuition fees but you work full-time in this country for 10 years from the date you fully qualify or you pay your fees back.
Reduce the number of cars built- noone needs a new car every year or two years. It's environmentally damaging to produce so many.
The rich need to expect to make less wealth. That's the bottom line. At the minute we are all, and our environment, exploited by the most wealthy making money from us and from the state and not doing everything they can to contribute.