Point of Information, Pr00ne -
Introduce a higher rate of income tax of 50% for all earners of £150,000pa and 60% for incomes of 250%. Reduce current higher rate to 30%.
BLOODY GOOD IDEA!
Why do you appear to support punitive taxation on high earners when in an earlier post:
You try paying 60% tax and then 90% over a certain sum, believe me it hurt.
...you were decrying it. Which is it to be? Punitive taxation will only lead to the best and brightest seeking work overseas, as happened in the 60's and became a major factor in the depression of the 70s.
Legislate so all private schools must take 10% of its intake made up of pupils from failing schools in order to break the poverty chain.
EXCELLENT IDEA!
Why should they? The biggest factor that makes a school 'fail' is the ill-disciplined, worthless little scrotes that get sent there. Why punish people who have worked hard to put their children through a decent education by inflicting yobbery on them? You cannot teach those who do not wish to learn, no matter how good the school is; a point proven by several 'experiments' on this very proposal. The best way of breaking the poverty chain is to allow bright and talented kids (as determined by a school's entrance exam, not by lefty politicians) from poor backgrounds to attend private schools, funded by the govt. This was done by the Tories, and benefitted many (myself included) until it was scrapped by Labour as soon as they came to power.
Make full unemployment benefit payable for only a limited period, then reducing with time.
ER, IT ALREADY IS!
Require tangible medical evidence for claims of disability living allowance.
ER, IT ALREADY IS!
ER, NO IT ISN'T! A family of 4 can live their entire lives on an equivalent income of around £24k pa without ever having to lift a finger, particularly if the adults claim they are "too depressed" to work, a claim for which no tangible and verifyable medical evidence is required whatsoever (apart from visiting a GP and telling him you are depressed).
Combine all special interest commission into one board, i.e. Racial, Disability,etc.
BLOODY GOOD IDEA!
Sadly, already done. The new body (EO commision? - can't remember its official title) will be unelected, unaccountable and answer to no-one. It will have the power to investigate and prosecute any body or individual without requiring authority from govt or the courts. The beginnings of a police state, except without the accountability and codes of conduct that govern the police. George Orwell must be turning in his grave.....
Introduce child care in all primary schools and remove all child benefits and child tax credits.
INTERESTING, WONDER IF THAT WOULD BE COST NEGATIVE?
Alternatively, how about restoring the tax incentives that encouraged one parent to stay at home and do their f***ing job, ie bring their OWN children up? Then maybe we wouldn't have little bastards roaming the streets at all hours causing mayhem, if they had someone to come home to and answer to!
Just my thoughts.....
16B