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 03/05/2008, 21:30
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Bugbear
 
Joined on 15/11/2006
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 Russethouse wrote: | |
I think I'll be in the opposition :
I'd like that
My day-one changes would be to remove the road fund licence and put a realistic figure on fuel, how would that work for people who live in the countryside ?
It would be cheap enough for all
halve the tax on fuel, ban drunk drivers for life, remove all speed cameras from money-making locations (not the ones that contribute to road safety), increase traffic police numbers dramatically, Where would you get them from ? Police are difficult to recruit and keep as it is, at least here.
From Poland ![Big Smile [:D]](/cs/images/emotions/biggrin.gif) I would introduce measures to ensure that the police force gained respect like they used to have, and that in turn would result in increased recruitment success
put a two-year reduced power limit on young drivers vehicles, restrict roadworks to Monday to Thursday only, Are you going to pay the labourers more to make up for the loss of earnings or do you think they could keep up hard physical work for longer shifts ?
Same system as france, roadworks are cleared for weekend use
instruct traffic police to clear the scenes of RTA's as quickly as possible and certainly within the hour. Thus destroying valuable evidence ?
I don't really think it needs a road closure for 12 hours to collect evidence.
Deal with casualties, Photograph, Measure and Mark, Clear. (Bit like france does.) |
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04/05/2008, 7:14
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plod
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You'd be pretty upset if someone dear to you was killed by a dangerous driver but who could not be prosecuted because "we have to get the road open". Near us recently (in France) a motorway was shut all morning after a triple fatal.
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04/05/2008, 8:52
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Bugbear
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| plod wrote: | | You'd be pretty upset if someone dear to you was killed by a dangerous driver but who could not be prosecuted because "we have to get the road open". Near us recently (in France) a motorway was shut all morning after a triple fatal. |
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Of course I would plod, but my comments were a generalisaton in this virtual world.
Read the thread perhaps.....................................
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04/05/2008, 11:35
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Russethouse
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04/05/2008, 12:41
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Ron Avery
Joined on 29/11/2004
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"At least if the M.P's and the thousands in the non-jobs don't earn he will fire them"
Thatcher had that ideology, get rid of council staff, civil servants and people who did not "earn"and put them on the dole. The theory was that would keep down the rates, make Tory Councils and her popular and reduce income tax for the "producers."
Trouble was that the unemployement figures rocketed to 3 million as a result of her policies of cost cutting, market forces and privatisations and so did the amount of tax payers money being paid out to people on the dole in benefits, free dinners, free prescriptions, free dentists, rent rebates and all the other benefits the unemployed and theiir families got, whilst at the same time the amount collected in VAT, income tax and NI tumbled. These costs to the country made her self first policies the economics of the madhouse to the point where it would have been cheaper to the country as a whole although not white van man of Bexley to leave the people in their "non earning jobs" At least they were contributing something and had self esteem even if counting lamposts and numbering them was not "earning" anything at least they were in employment.
By all means get the long term unemployed off the dole and the frauds on IB back to work, but before you propose policies that will put thousands of people on the dole again, at least think through the consequences and do the sums first.
Why not post a sensible answer, people will appreciate it more
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04/05/2008, 19:37
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Gastines
Joined on 23/08/2004
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Dear Ron, Sir Alan Sugar was suggested rather tongue in cheek. I do have a sense of humour even though it may be hard to follow at times.We all have our own views of politics and politicians,basically via what affects us directly. I thought M.Thatcher was marvellous mainly because through her policies I was able to enter the housing ladder. People in power with a good income,living in a protected environment obviously look at life with a different perspective than us at the flat cap level. My wife has probably the best view on life as when I am amazed that a person can earn £150K A WEEK for kicking a football, she simply states that if I could do it .I'd join.
What amazes me is that the M.P's and their thousands of underlings can be so far out of touch with life. Gordon Brown's latest utterance of " I feel the peoples pain" is worthy of the worst soap show.
I'm still waiting for suggestions for M.P's, seems no-one can think of any worthy persons.The only person springs to mind is my Dad,if we faltered,a belt across the backside soon woke us up.
Regards. I must rush ,Coronation Strrets on.
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