The Common Sense Party

[Neil]

Originally Posted by Tealeaf

3) Reintroduce Crown immunity into the NHS for all elective clinical procedures, so that we don't have an outstanding £8billion debt burden taking funds sway from much-needed services. All medical treatments and procedures involve risk so people should insure privately, rather than sue the state if something goes wrong on what they get for free.

Free NHS - i seem to remember paying thousands in tax and NI last year.

Make the doctors immune so they can provide bad treatment - no thankyou

[PurpleLass]

Originally Posted by Less

No, make sure that parents walk their children to school or see them safely onto the bus, the little dears don't need to be driven everywhere by their parents. Or am I just mis-reading your thoughts and you are thinking only of ease of traffic for the poor office worker?

Just trying to ease traffic. In fact on that score I'd ban white vans altogether but I suppose that is a little bit harsh. I would ban big lorries from travelling on B roads and getting themselves stuck in stupid places that big lorries shouldn't be in the first place. I've often seen lorries stuck along Charter St, it's a pretty regular occurence.

I'd also introduce training courses for prospective Councillors and MPs and if they don't pass the course they shouldn't be allowed to stand for office in the first place.

[PurpleLass]

I'd stop the pay out culture that allows idiots who fall over a paving stone because they should have been looking where they were going to claim thousands. No wonder our country's in debt.

I'd also ban the counselling services that counsel people for the most stupid things. People should toughen up and accept that it's a cruel world out there.

[West Ender]

In fact on that score I'd ban white vans altogether but I suppose that is a little bit harsh.


Oh it is, PurpleLass.


My son bought a white van a month ago. He drives an enormous red one, for a living, but he needed a vehicle he could transport his band and their equipment around in. It used to belong to a junior basketball team and it is carpeted, in the back, with a blue carpet with yellow basket balls on. It also has 2 bench seats down each side and a load of pillows. It doesn't really fit the image of a punk rock band, does it?

My son is a good driver, he has to be or he'd be out of a job. I giggled when he bought the white van because he's always moaned about "White Van Man". Serves him right.

[fireman]

Make unemployment benefit repayable when a job is found and only pay it for 6 weeks. As in Sweden.

[garinda]

In reply to Pixie who made a comment to me via karma, [^5 for having the bottle to sign it,otherwise l wouldn't have responded.]

Re: my comment about abolishing child tax credit.

l don't think all parents are 'dodgers' that benefit from this tax break, as l myself feel peeved when lumped with all disability benefit dodgers. l do however believe that a fair days work should equal a fair days pay, which could do away with this particular perk. Some young people do decide to make a long term career of having babies, which l think at the moment the state allows because of an array of lenient benefits which make it viable. l didn't mean to offend you personally, as l have litttle idea how hard it must be to bring up children well nowadays.

[Terry]

Make 'Logic' a compulsary and mandatory subject in all schools and universities and eventually in time you won't need any of the above suggestions. (who am I kidding )

[-pixie]

Originally Posted by garinda

In reply to Pixie who made a comment to me via karma, [^5 for having the bottle to sign it,otherwise l wouldn't have responded.]

Re: my comment about abolishing child tax credit.

l don't think all parents are 'dodgers' that benefit from this tax break, as l myself feel peeved when lumped with all disability benefit dodgers. l do however believe that a fair days work should equal a fair days pay, which could do away with this particular perk. Some young people do decide to make a long term career of having babies, which l think at the moment the state allows because of an array of lenient benefits which make it viable. l didn't mean to offend you personally, as l have litttle idea how hard it must be to bring up children well nowadays.

I think the women who do make a career out of having babies should be stopped somehow. Part of me cannot understand how they can have x amount of kids - I have one and my experience with the whole pregnancy malarky wasn't one I would repeat.
However there are those of us who do actually make proper use of the tax credit system - I am working to support my child and also my partner, who is disabled. We don't get any of the perks that seem to go so easily to single parents/multiple mothers. We still have to pay council tax, morgage (sp?) and things that every other person has to pay. It would actually work out that we would be better off in a financial sense if we split up, sold the house and both didn't work.
That is a major flaw in the system to me.
Thank you for taking the time to explain your comments as well garinda.

[bobthedj]

A toll charge to lorry drivers from other countrys to use our roads.

[vorlon24]

I wouldn't object to a toll being charged on all our major roads, as long as two other things happened

1. road fund licence was scrapped
2. the revenue made was fed directly back into the transport systems (roads and public transport alike)

As neither of these will ever happen, I shall object to tolls being charged!

[WillowTheWhisp]

Reduction of bureaucrats in the NHS.
Have a separate English Parliament for England like the Welsh and Scottish things and then just meet up to compare notes.
Planning permission regulations should apply to everyone regardless of racial or ethnic origins.
People educated in this country (particularly dentists) should have to stay here for a minimum period in order to give some benefit back from what they have learned.
St George’s day to be a holiday in England with compulsory celebrations, flags to be flown etc.
A need for common sense where corporal punishment is concerned especially in schools and the nonsense about “human rights” to be re-evaluated.
Criminals to be punished for their crimes and victims to be compensated rather than vice versa, Prison sentences to be punishment and not a free ride to higher education and a cushy job on release. Bring back hard labour and chain gangs, get them doing some of the jobs like repairing towpaths and other clean-up and maintenance work things like clean up of litter etc.
Separate elections for the local party candidate and for the PM. So of we don’t like Tony Blair but do like Greg Pope we can vote accordingly.
A complete overhaul of the Income Tax and National Insurance systems.
Free NHS treatment and free prescriptions etc for all those who pay NI contributions, otherwise an opt-out clause for those who choose to go private and have private pensions.
Punishment for criminals to be punishment and not a free ride to higher education and a cushy job on release. Bring back hard labour and chain gangs, get them doing some of the jobs like repairing towpaths and other clean-up and maintenance work.
An overhaul on the immigration/benefits system to ensure that people don’t just come here for the free ride.

[Neil]

Originally Posted by -pixie

It would actually work out that we would be better off in a financial sense if we split up, sold the house and both didn't work.
That is a major flaw in the system to me.

It is a major problem that pixie and one I have heard of many times. 2 people ho want to live together but thay dont because they get more money single. It means the council are paying for 2 houses not 1 etc etc.

[Neil]

Originally Posted by WillowTheWhisp

Planning permission regulations should apply to everyone regardless of racial or ethnic origins.

Slightly off thread but I would like to see some evidence off this if you have any links.

[chav1]

i think he was refering to gypsies that build trialor parks and houses in green belt areas and having nothing said to them although it is illigal to do so

[cashman]

a stop put on immigration for x amount of years,a commitee to study in this period then a report outlining what will happen for future applicants. this is in no way racist just common sense.