If I were Prime Minister....

[Peoplesoft bloke]

.....
Perhaps there's a good argument for linking national service (military other otherwise) to school results. I.e. maintain a C average for GCSEs or it's off to boot camp for 2 years. The acheivers are exempt, the under acheivers have something to motivate them, and the layabouts get to learn that there are consequences (which is after all the real problem we have).

Someone told me they do this in Turkey.

I think National Service would be a stupid pointless and expensive waste. Kids who don't need to learn about responsibility etc (the vast majority) will do it but will be wasting their time, and the kids you all seem to think would be knocked into shape will either not do it, or do it in a crap way.

Pointless, expensive and, frankly, silly.

[Moscow Mule]

Someone told me they do this in Turkey.

I think National Service would be a stupid pointless and expensive waste. Kids who don't need to learn about responsibility etc (the vast majority) will do it but will be wasting their time, and the kids you all seem to think would be knocked into shape will either not do it, or do it in a crap way.

Pointless, expensive and, frankly, silly.

I think you are wrong - everybody can learn something from doing good in their community, but we're going round in circles here because neither of us can accurately predict the behavior of future generations of kids and it's moot because no government would ever have the balls to do it.

And for that reason, I'm out.

[alreadypacked]

If I were Prime Minister. . . I would not pick the UK.

HTH

[RichardCranium]

Bring back the death penalty for parking on double yellow lines.

You saw that Open University programme too?

It's a damn good argument.

I'd deport all the useless parts of society to the Isle of Wight.

I thought somebody already had.

hee hee

4. Allow people to jump the health service queue by opting to pay a high percentage of the costs of an operation. This will add extra finance to the health service while reducing costs.

This means:
"By paying, allow one person to leap to the top of the queue by making every other person in the queue shuffle down by one place."

Poor people will never get treated.

5. Politicians proven to have lied to be automatically sacked.

There would be no politicians very quickly.

7. People must get a permit to have children and can only do so once married and with sufficient funds to afford to bring them up and the number allowed will be based on affordability.

Will that mean compulsory abortion or compulsory sterilisation?

11. Withdraw from the EU.

... and? C'mon, nobody ever does the second part. It is basic, simple Keynesian economics:

11. Withdraw from the EU and grovel to the Commonwealth and ask if they'll have us back.

Make it legal to stab Cherie Blair

... but only in the face.

[Platypus]

If giving this age group some discipline reduced crime and prison occupation by even 20% over forthcoming years and gave them some work ethics (therefore paying taxes and not claiming dole), it would probably pay for itself, and eradicate a lot of hoodies and chavs off the streets?

Exactly right.

[Ardesco]

You saw that Open University programme too?

It's a damn good argument.


I thought somebody already had.

hee hee


This means:
"By paying, allow one person to leap to the top of the queue by making every other person in the queue shuffle down by one place."

Poor people will never get treated.


There would be no politicians very quickly.


Will that mean compulsory abortion or compulsory sterilisation?


... and? C'mon, nobody ever does the second part. It is basic, simple Keynesian economics:

11. Withdraw from the EU and grovel to the Commonwealth and ask if they'll have us back.


... but only in the face.

Exactly where I was planning on stabbing her, I just hope she doesn't open her mouth, it may scupper all my plans as the majority of my attacks would disappear into the gaping void.......

[DaveB]

I'd annexe the Sudetenland.

I'd annex Sunderland.

[HairyArsedBloke]

I'd annex Sunderland.

The rest of us would throw it back.

[DaveB]

The rest of us would throw it back.

But then where would we send the chavs?

[DimPrawn]

If I were Prime Minister I would simply appoint Jeremy Clarkson "Minister of Everything" and that's it.

Sorteeeeeeeeeeeed.