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1) Ban zero hours/flexi contracts. 2) Minimum 20k per annum for full time work. 3) Ban buy to let(house is for living in). 4) Nationalize energy 5)............
Even when you know, you never know?
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What policies would you vote for? on 20:20 - Apr 27 with 1518 views
What policies would you vote for? on 20:17 - Apr 27 by oh_tommy_tommy
1.slash university fees 2. Renationalise energy 3. Push for more Green energy 4.renatioalise the railways 5. Increasing the minimum wage to £10 per hour 6.Measures to cap class sizes in schools 7.Increasing the Carers’ Allowance by £10 a week , to put it in line with Jobseekers’ Allowance 8.Ending the 1% pay cap for nurses, midwives and other NHS staff 9.Repealing the Trade Union Act 10.£500 billion National Investment Bank to help the economy recover after Brexit 9. A commitment to the renewal of the Trident nuclear deterrent 10.death penalty reimposed 11.Reversing Tory cuts to corporation tax
You were doing so well until no 10. That would immediately rule me out of ever voting for you, regardless of anything else.
What policies would you vote for? on 20:17 - Apr 27 by oh_tommy_tommy
1.slash university fees 2. Renationalise energy 3. Push for more Green energy 4.renatioalise the railways 5. Increasing the minimum wage to £10 per hour 6.Measures to cap class sizes in schools 7.Increasing the Carers’ Allowance by £10 a week , to put it in line with Jobseekers’ Allowance 8.Ending the 1% pay cap for nurses, midwives and other NHS staff 9.Repealing the Trade Union Act 10.£500 billion National Investment Bank to help the economy recover after Brexit 9. A commitment to the renewal of the Trident nuclear deterrent 10.death penalty reimposed 11.Reversing Tory cuts to corporation tax
Disagree but all laudable aims - seems more sensible hard left stuff than Corbyn metropolitan leftism which is weak on defence and law and order
All your ideas completely unaffordable though of course
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The best argument against democracy is a five-minute conversation with the average voter
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What policies would you vote for? on 20:22 - Apr 27 with 1506 views
What policies would you vote for? on 20:19 - Apr 27 by blueytheblue
There are abuses in the health care system though ECB, especially with free prescriptions.
I suffer from pretty bad hayfever - GP gave a prescription for something I told him was no better than over the counter stuff. He wouldn't take no for an answer, saying I could get it free.
Well, I can afford to pay for over the counter hayfever medication. I don't need to be prescribed something I can afford, so I've never gone the freebie route.
In an NHS model that doesn't scale particularly well, I'd rather those that can afford to pay be charged and allow free resources to be used on those who genuinely are in need. Obviously emergency care falls into a different scenario, but for run of the mill things, means testing for me is needed.
Did you reply to the wrong post? I've already explained my issue with means testing upthread. It's fine in principle but causes difficulties for many in practice.
What policies would you vote for? on 20:17 - Apr 27 by oh_tommy_tommy
1.slash university fees 2. Renationalise energy 3. Push for more Green energy 4.renatioalise the railways 5. Increasing the minimum wage to £10 per hour 6.Measures to cap class sizes in schools 7.Increasing the Carers’ Allowance by £10 a week , to put it in line with Jobseekers’ Allowance 8.Ending the 1% pay cap for nurses, midwives and other NHS staff 9.Repealing the Trade Union Act 10.£500 billion National Investment Bank to help the economy recover after Brexit 9. A commitment to the renewal of the Trident nuclear deterrent 10.death penalty reimposed 11.Reversing Tory cuts to corporation tax
Agree with all bar your second 9 & 10.
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What policies would you vote for? on 20:41 - Apr 27 with 1454 views
What policies would you vote for? on 20:21 - Apr 27 by rock1n
Disagree but all laudable aims - seems more sensible hard left stuff than Corbyn metropolitan leftism which is weak on defence and law and order
All your ideas completely unaffordable though of course
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How do you say unaffordable? Genuine question. At present our national debt is approaching £2 trillion. The last seven years of austerity have increased it vastly. What's the problem with investing in the country? It's not like a household budget is it? Plus it's not as if any income stream that could actually cut the deficit isn't being flogged off, often to the benefit of other countries. Imagine the British people benefiting from infrastructure we collectively paid for?
If you want a vision of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a human face--forever.
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What policies would you vote for? on 21:00 - Apr 27 with 1420 views
What policies would you vote for? on 20:17 - Apr 27 by oh_tommy_tommy
1.slash university fees 2. Renationalise energy 3. Push for more Green energy 4.renatioalise the railways 5. Increasing the minimum wage to £10 per hour 6.Measures to cap class sizes in schools 7.Increasing the Carers’ Allowance by £10 a week , to put it in line with Jobseekers’ Allowance 8.Ending the 1% pay cap for nurses, midwives and other NHS staff 9.Repealing the Trade Union Act 10.£500 billion National Investment Bank to help the economy recover after Brexit 9. A commitment to the renewal of the Trident nuclear deterrent 10.death penalty reimposed 11.Reversing Tory cuts to corporation tax
Strangely some of yours overlap with some of mine, but I couldn't disagree more with 2. (no party has any energy policy at the moment let alone run it), 4. (It would be a disaster), 10.(both of them) and 11.(I want to calculate it differently to collect more from global corporations, not increase it to discourage small companies starting up, which is more essential than ever after Brexit).
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What policies would you vote for? on 21:32 - Apr 27 with 1396 views
What policies would you vote for? on 20:54 - Apr 27 by Jack_Meoff
How do you say unaffordable? Genuine question. At present our national debt is approaching £2 trillion. The last seven years of austerity have increased it vastly. What's the problem with investing in the country? It's not like a household budget is it? Plus it's not as if any income stream that could actually cut the deficit isn't being flogged off, often to the benefit of other countries. Imagine the British people benefiting from infrastructure we collectively paid for?
I GIVE UP
The best argument against democracy is a five-minute conversation with the average voter
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What policies would you vote for? on 21:43 - Apr 27 with 1383 views
What policies would you vote for? on 20:17 - Apr 27 by oh_tommy_tommy
1.slash university fees 2. Renationalise energy 3. Push for more Green energy 4.renatioalise the railways 5. Increasing the minimum wage to £10 per hour 6.Measures to cap class sizes in schools 7.Increasing the Carers’ Allowance by £10 a week , to put it in line with Jobseekers’ Allowance 8.Ending the 1% pay cap for nurses, midwives and other NHS staff 9.Repealing the Trade Union Act 10.£500 billion National Investment Bank to help the economy recover after Brexit 9. A commitment to the renewal of the Trident nuclear deterrent 10.death penalty reimposed 11.Reversing Tory cuts to corporation tax
Disagree on point 9. A complete waste of money. Would be better spent on conventional weapons and equipment. Disagree Point 10. Agree with all the rest. I'd add another policy too:
12. Introduce the 50+1 rule into British football and backdate it to 1st January 2016
What policies would you vote for? on 21:00 - Apr 27 by londonlisa2001
Strangely some of yours overlap with some of mine, but I couldn't disagree more with 2. (no party has any energy policy at the moment let alone run it), 4. (It would be a disaster), 10.(both of them) and 11.(I want to calculate it differently to collect more from global corporations, not increase it to discourage small companies starting up, which is more essential than ever after Brexit).
Re. Point 11 a tax on operating profits would be good. I can hear the howls of anguish from the Big Four and ICAEW already!
What policies would you vote for? on 15:46 - Apr 27 by londonlisa2001
I could go with all of those save renationalisation.
I would also propose a genuine living wage, paid for by a zero tolerance policy on collection of income and corporation taxes, with an abolition of non dom status and an imputed taxation charge based on turnover and group profits for corporation tax in global groups.
I would also abandon the tax credit system as I don't believe public money should be used to subsidise companies paying their workforce too little.
I would make childcare costs tax deductible (including nannies) so that people are better incentivised to return to work and to stop the double taxation of families paying tax on nannies' pay out of already taxed income.
I would abandon the policy of expecting 50% of kids to attend university, and instead roll out a more extensive programme of apprenticeships. University should be free with means tested living grants reintroduced. All benefits should be means tested, including things such as fuel allowance, prescription charges, child allowance. Increase tax free allowance to £12k so the first £1k a month is tax free. Remove management of the NHS from party politics and instead set up a cross party body with representatives from the BMA, RCN, NICE and others to run the NHS outside party influence. Similarly with national energy policy.
What policies would you vote for? on 16:23 - Apr 27 by londonlisa2001
The living wage should be a proper one. Calculations suggest that it's somewhere around £7.85 for outside London and £9.25 in London. I'd propose something around £10 ish for starters (I wouldn't give a aloneon weighting as it's about time there was some arbitrage between London and everywhere else).
I honestly think one of the main issues with the NHS is the constant policy changing and points scoring. It is too important for that.
Also, one thing I didn't mention, I'd move every single government department outside London as far as possible (I realise senior staff may have to stay in London as that's where the ministers are). No reason given technology, for all other staff to be here and would give a jobs boost and economy boost elsewhere.
Your last paragraph is good, I could vote for you.
What policies would you vote for? on 21:00 - Apr 27 by londonlisa2001
Strangely some of yours overlap with some of mine, but I couldn't disagree more with 2. (no party has any energy policy at the moment let alone run it), 4. (It would be a disaster), 10.(both of them) and 11.(I want to calculate it differently to collect more from global corporations, not increase it to discourage small companies starting up, which is more essential than ever after Brexit).
Just out of interest, is it purely a financial objection you have to nationalising energy?
Upthecity!
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What policies would you vote for? on 22:46 - Apr 27 with 1321 views
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