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Post Your Fantasy Manifesto and Cabinet!

To make things interesting lets make a dedicated thread were you can post your cabinet and manifesto for implementing! I'll do the honours and start!


The Cabinet (not happy with all of them, they are mainly brexiteers but I added some remainers just to lower the likelihood of a rebellion)

Boris Johnson - Prime Minister

John Redwood - Deputy Prime Minister/First Secretary of State, Minister without Portfolio

Andrea Leadsom - Chancellor of the Exchequer

Dr Liam Fox - Foreign Secretary

Sajid Javid - Home Secretary

Dominic Raab - Exiting the EU Secretary, Minister for Europe

Andrew Rosindell - Constitutional Reform Secretary

Stephen Crabb - Leader of the House of Commons

William Hague - Leader of the House of Lords/Lord Privy Seal

Penny Mordaunt - Defence Secretary

Iain Duncan Smith - Justice Secretary/Lord Chancellor

Priti Patel - Health Secretary

Michael Gove - International Trade Secretary/President of Board of Trade

Mark Field - Business Secretary

Nick Boles - Education Secretary

Esther McVey - Work & Pensions Secretary

George Eustice - Envrionment Secretary

Zac Goldsmith - Transport Secretary

Nadhim Zahawi - Communities, Housing, Local Government Secretary

David Mundell - Scotland Secretary

Alun Cairns - Wales Secretary

Theresa Villiers - Northern Ireland Secretary

Ben Wallace - Veterans Affairs Secretary

Jo Johnson - International Development Secretary

Adam Afriyie - Culture, Digital, Media, Sport Secretary

Kwasi Kwarteng - Chief Secretary to the Treasury

James Cleverly - Conservative Party Chairman, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster

John Whittingdale - Chief Whip

Annabel Goldie - Lords Whip

Geoffrey Cox QC - Attorney General

David Davies (MP for Monmouth) - Immigration Minister

Nusrat Ghani - Women & Equalities Minister

Anne Marie Trevelyan - Social Care Minister

Andrew Bowie - Agriculture, Fisheries, Food Minister

Sam Gyimah - Energy Minister

David Jones - Implementation Minister



Manifesto

The Economy

Replace VAT with a Local Sales Tax, set by the metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties with freedom to vary the rate according to their spending needs

Lower income and corporation taxes by 5% to allow subnational bodies to have their own local rates, also look into devolving corporation tax to the home nations and local councils to make a more competitive Britain

Decentralise the UK economy by moving civil service jobs out of London and encourage and set up new financial districts in Birmingham, Manchester, Leeds, Liverpool, Edinburgh and Glasgow to with the goal for these cities to rival London

Rename the Bank of England to the Bank of the United Kingdom (Bank UK)

Replace English, Scottish, Northern Irish and UK territorial banknotes with a single UK currency banknote like we have with coins with its introduction set after the death of Queen Elizabeth II

Reintroduce the £1 note into circulation



Foreign Affairs and Defence

Support the existence of the Commonwealth of Nations, and will work for closer ties with the member states of the Commonwealth, while also being open to any application from countries who share the values of the Commonwealth for membership

Work with international community to have a two-state solution to the Israel/Palestine and support Israel’s right to exist while refusing recognition of the Palestine state until they are fully democratic and committed to peaceful ways to resolving the conflict

Recognise the Republic of Somaliland as a sovereign state and encourage the international community support its recognition

Commit to spend 2% GDP on defence and increase annually by 0.5% provided GDP continues to rise

Withdrawal from European Court of Human Rights

Open internment camps in British Overseas Territories including a camp in the British Antarctic Territory for extraordinarily dangerous people operated by the military

Seperate the Specialist Operations directorate from the London Metropolitan Police Service to its own agency H.M Specialist Operations (H.M.S.O) with responsibility for the protection of the Houses of Parliament, Downing Street, Whitehall, Buckingham Palace, the senior members of the British Royal Family, members of The Cabinet, other ministerial members of Her Majesty's Government and the Parliaments and administrations of the Home Nations, while moving responsibility of co-ordinating and leading on UK-wide national counter-terrorism matters to the National Crime Agency allowing the Met to focus on general policing in the Greater London region

Give the citizens of Gibraltar and the Crown dependencies a referendum on becoming fully British, and having representation in the Houses of Parliament including their own MPs in the lower house and representation in the upper house



International Trade

Support and negotiate the purposed CANZUK Group consisting of the Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the United Kingdom which sees cooperation between the four nations on free trade, foreign policy, constitutional affairs and freedom of movement

Join EFTA, allowing us access to the four freedoms of the EU while allowing us the freedom to seek other trade deals with foreign countries, put in place restrictions on freedom of movement and if possible seek to negotiate further restrictions such as proof of proficiency in the English language

Seek to join NAFTA, allowing us access to Canadian, American, Mexican markets once its future is secure and the CPTPP trade agreement, a signed, but not-yet ratified, trade agreement between Australia, Brunei, Canada, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore and Vietnam giving us access to their markets once ratified

Support and negotiate the creation of the Commonwealth Free Trade Association, which will massively boost trade between Commonwealth nations

Recommission the Royal Yacht Britannia used to sign new trade deals and privately funded via donations at no tax payers expense



Health

Set up a commission to look into reforming the NHS into a social insurance model of universal healthcare for citizens which subsidises most healthcare costs as opposed to an outdated health service with different NHS plans available for citizens as well as specific plans for children, students, the disabled and the retired

Introduce a flat NHS levy of 2% of income for additional funding of the NHS with opt outs available for individuals who use private insurance

Encourage strong competition in free market healthcare to drive up standards and encourage more Britons to opt for private health insurance

No NHS funding for abortions unless a victim of rape, the baby is life threatening to the mother or foetal abnormalities. Illegal after 24 weeks unless life threatening, or foetal abnormalities occur

Allow foreign nationals with legal rights to work in the UK to have full access to NHS treatment provided they pay the 2% NHS levy



Universities

UK universities to charge all UK students the same rate for tuition fees as a resident of any other EU country, regardless of which part of the UK they are from

Replace tuition fees with a graduate tax. This will be done by setting up a 'Higher Education Agency' which will fund higher education in England in which all UK graduates who graduated from English universities earning above £22,500 would pay into through a 5% levy on their annual income rising to 8% for graduates earning over £30,000. The HEA can also get additional funds via donations of other bodies. Seek to link this agency to its Scottish counterpart SAAS and Welsh and Northern Irish counterparts to make fee collecting easier for students who study in other parts of the UK

Reintroduce maintenance grants for poor students undertaking higher education

Scrap UCAS to allow universities and colleges to have their own systems of processing applications and admissions


Schools

Merge all English examination boards into a new single ‘National Education Authority’, an executive non-departmental public body responsible for accrediting educational awards, overseeing the national curriculum and recommendation of salaries, holiday and school hours while leaving the choice to schools and local councils themselves, also set up separate singles exam boards for Wales and Northern Ireland while maintaining the SQA in Scotland

Allow teachers at the primary stage the freedom to teach in areas they have specialist knowledge of and on news and current affairs

Require primary and secondary schools to teach all pupils two modern languages from Year 1 including Mandrian and one of French, German or Spanish

Require all secondary schools to have Accounting, Economics, Engineering and Psychology available at GCSE and A-level

Introduce new military schools for pupils between the ages of 12 and 17 who have committed serious crimes and/or have been expelled from state schools three times were they can learn military trades

Encourage new schools to enter the education market and compete for pupils provided they are granted a license by the local council

Allow state schools and councils to have more control over their pupil and staffing rolls and salaries to compete for teachers across the UK and around the world, with recommendations set up by administrations of the home nations and salary regulations set out by local governments

History classes at primary and secondary to have a bigger emphasis on British history including Anglo Saxon Kingdoms, the English Civil War, Scottish Wars of Independence, history of the Monarchy, Union of Crowns, Act of the Union, Irish Wars of Independence, Northern Ireland Troubles

Introduce Modern Studies as a compulsory subject in secondary school, a subject historically taught in Scottish schools which seeks to develop pupils’ knowledge and understanding of contemporary political and social issues in local, UK and international contexts

Require all school pupils to pledge allegiance to Queen and Country at the start of school: “I pledge allegiance to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. I will respect our rights and freedoms. I will uphold our democratic values. I will observe our laws faithfully and fulfil my duties as a British citizen, for Queen and Country. So help me God.” The home nations can also have their own respective pledge of allegiances, for example in Texas were pupils pledge allegiance to the US and to the state of Texas

Require all schools to fly the Union Jack. Classrooms, P.E halls, cafeterias should also have a Union Jack and a portrait of Queen Elizabeth II



Immigration

Negotiate freedom of movement of people between Canada, Australia, New Zealand and the UK as part of the CANZUK trade bloc under terms equivalent to the Trans-Tasman Travel Arrangement between Australia and New Zealand

Introduce free movement restrictions on EU Migration including stopping ‘free movement’ migration from new EU member countries for seven years, requiring all EU migrants to prove they have sufficient funds, health insurance and suitable housing, deport EU migrants who remain economically inactive after three months and have an emergency brake on welfare payments to EU nationals

Introduce regional points-based immigration system for immigration from countries outside the CANZUK group and the EU/EEA/Switzerland

Require all migrants, including CANZUK/EU/ECC/Swiss migrants to register at their local council within three months of entering the UK and if they intend to work their claim will be assessed and will be processed within six months. During this time, they can reside in the UK provided they can prove they have sufficient funds, health insurance and suitable housing. If permission is granted they will be issued with a Temporary Residence ID Card (TRC). Only after five years of legal and continuous residence will EU/EEA/Swiss citizens automatically acquire the right to permanent residence and be given a Permanent Residence ID Card (PRC)

Negotiate visa agreements for freer movement of labour in trade deals with the United States of America, South Africa, Israel, Singapore and Hong Kong

Allow administrations of the Home Nations to sponsor visas for migrants to work in their respective parts of the UK

Remove students from official migration statistics

Require migrants to have proof of high fluency in reading, writing, speaking and listening of the English language before immigrating to the UK

Allow international graduates from UK universities with masters or PHD to stay in UK for six months to find work

Migrants to UK to make tax and national insurance contributions for five years and gain UK citizenship before eligible for benefits

No visas for foreign criminals

Migrants, including EU and CANZUK migrants who commit crimes resulting in prison will have their visa revoked and be detained until they are deported



Media

Abolish the license fee

Privatisation of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), Channel Four Television Corporation (Channel 4) and S4C Authority (S4C) to the highest bidders

Mandate Ofcom to create new licenses for channel 1 and channel 2, awarded to the highest bidders

Change BBFC film ratings to U, PG, 12A, 16A and 18A

End the Watershed for TV and replace with a TV ratings system regulated by Ofcom with ratings the same as the new proposed BBFC ratings

Allow political campaign advertising on TV and radio during the election season with the regulation of equitable airtime for all candidates on each broadcast network. Six hours of prime programming should be available for the purchase by all parties

Mandate the provision of televised leaders’ debates in general elections based on rules produced by Ofcom relating to structure and balance, and allowing for the empty-chairing of party leaders who refuse to attend



Culture

Amendment to smoking ban to give pubs and clubs choice of opening “smoking rooms”

Lower all age restricted activities at 18 to 16, including the buying and consuming of alcohol and tobacco

Legalisation of cannabis for medical and recreational use subjected to a duty of 10% in regards to recreational use, also set up a commission looking at the legislation of class B and C drugs for similar purposes

Introduce laws to stop retailers carrying out the Challenge 25 procedure, retailers shouldn't be responsible for minors buying certain products that may be harmful to them, parents and schools should

Ban wearing of the niqab and the burqa in public places

Establish a legal commission to draw up proposals to disband sharia councils

Reverse the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 by allowing the four breeds to be allowed in the UK, take a deed not breed approach to badly behaved dogs and other animals

Make the Early May Bank Holiday a public holiday known as Great Britain day celebrating the 1707 Act of the Union were the union between England and Scotland took effect on 1st May 1707

Make the saints days public holidays in their respective parts of the UK including St George's Day 23rd April for England, St David's Day 1st March for Wales, St Patrick's Day 17th March for Northern Ireland and continue with St Andrew's Day 30th November being a holiday for Scotland

Public holidays for Robert Burns Day on 25th January, Victory in Europe Day on 8th May and replace the Late May Spring bank holiday with a public holiday on The Queen's Official Birthday on the second Monday of June

Have ‘Rule Britannia’ as the UK national anthem and introduce ‘Jerusalem’ as the national anthem for England, ‘Danny Boy’ as the national anthem for Northern Ireland, ‘Flower of Scotland’ as the national anthem for Scotland and ‘Land of My Fathers’ as the national anthem of Wales whilst ‘God Save The Queen’ becomes an anthem for The Crown and the Commonwealth Realms



Sport

Promote the establishment and school participation in county school sport leagues across the UK in football, rugby, cricket, basketball, hockey, netball, American football and any other sports where there is a local or national demand

Submit a combined UK bid to host the 2030 or 2034 FIFA World Cup, also work in cooperation with the Football Association, Scottish Football Association, Football Association of Wales, Irish Football Association and football clubs to expand and rebuild football stadiums across the UK to make them more modern and technologically advanced for the 21st century (think the NFL stadiums in the USA such as AT&T Stadium Dallas, US Bank Stadium Minneapolis, Mercedes-Benz Stadium Atlanta) to help with the bid. Also be open to the Republic of Ireland joining in on the bid



Constitutional Affairs

Introduce a new Act of the Union to act as a codified UK Constitution which reforms the UK political structure into a federation between the four countries of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland (and the Crown Dependencies and Gibraltar if they one day decide to become fully British) setting out the powers reserved to the federal level

Introduce a new British Bill of Rights to be part of the codified constitution which will replace the existing Human Rights Act 1998 with a constitutional convention tasked with this made up of representatives of the political parties, academia, civic society and members of the public from all four nations

Require amendments to the new codified constitution to pass a referendum requiring a double majority of voters in the UK

Amend the Fixed Terms Parliament Act with general elections held every four years instead of five years

Allow 16 and 17 year olds the vote in elections and referenda across the UK

Change the House of Commons voting system to AV Plus

Reduce the number of MPs in the House of Commons to 400 by halving the number of MPs in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland in the Commons giving a total of 300 constituency members then adding 100 regional top up PR members elected from NUTS1 regional constituencies

Reform the House of Lords to an elected 150-member Senate of the United Kingdom. One half of the house elected at every general election with elected Senators serving eight-year terms. Members elected from NUTS1 regional constituencies under Semi Open Party List PR in Great Britain and STV in Northern Ireland

Repeal the Parliament Acts 1911 and 1939 to increase the checks and balances on the House of Commons

Require bills put through UK Parliament that aren't in a reserved area to the federal level (such as health, education, environment) to require a double majority pass in the Senate, meaning a majority in the Senate and Senators of all four nations of the UK. If a double majority doesn't occur then nations that supported the bill can pass it in their own local parliament

Introduce Open Primaries to require political parties to widen their selection process to include every local voter for local candidates and political party leaders

Introduce the Right of Recall to allow voters to sack their local MP. If 20% of an MP’s constituents demand it, within a period of eight weeks, a recall ballot will be triggered

Introduce Confirmation Hearings that will require Commons Select Committees to vote to approve the appointment of any new minister, senior civil servant or senior diplomat before they get the job. They will also have the power to veto such appointments. The same rules will apply to senior appointments to quangos and inspection bodies

Make the Deputy Prime Minister a permanent role in Government who by right of office would be the First Secretary of State and will become Prime Minister if the Prime Minister is temporarily or permanently incapacitated

Introduce a Prime Ministerial line of succession

Rename all Government Departments to Government Ministries (such as ‘Ministry of Health’) with exception of the Treasury, the Foreign Office, Home Office, Scotland Office, Wales Office and Northern Ireland Office

Look into merging the Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland Offices and Dept for Communities into one Ministry of the Home Nations

Reform the Supreme Court to have three judges from each nation of the UK making up the court who will be appointed by the Prime Minister on advice of four independent commissions for each nation responsible for recommending appointments to the court. The court will be the last resort of all civil and constitutional matters in the UK



Welfare

Set up a commission to look into introducing a USA style food stamps system of welfare

Devolve all welfare benefits to all the Home Nations that are currently devolved to Scotland which include: Personal Independence Payments, Carer's Allowance, Attendance Allowance, Disability Living Allowance, Winter Fuel Payments, Cold Weather Payments, Severe Disablement Allowance, Industrial Injuries Disability Benefits, Funeral Expenses Payments, Sure Start Maternity Grant and Discretionary Housing Payments

Support the continuation of the bedroom tax

Encourage the use of private retirement savings plans by making earnings, directly put into a pensions savings account, tax-exempt and not considered as part of the individual’s income for taxation purposes

Aim to give guide dogs to all UK citizens who are blind

Maintain limit of child tax credits to two children except in cases of triplets or any larger multiple birth in the first birth, or any multiple birth in the second birth

No welfare benefits for non-UK citizens

Introduce a Ministry of Veterans Affairs which seeks to provide veterans of the H.M Armed Forces with better healthcare services at medical centres and outpatient clinics located throughout the country; several non-healthcare benefits including disability compensation, vocational rehabilitation, education assistance, home loans, and life insurance; and provides burial and memorial benefits to eligible veterans and family members



The Monarchy

Have the UK Houses of Parliament to set an annual fixed budget for the monarchy - including an annual salary for the Queen and other members of the royal household who conduct royal duties which will be managed and reported on by a government minister

All security costs of the institution of the Monarchy to be made transparent and accountable. All costs of royal visits around the country to be incorporated into the monarchy's budget and not local authorities

All members of the royal household to be required to follow the same tax laws and rules as all other public bodies and private individuals by law, not by volunteering

Transfer the Duchies of Lancaster and Cornwall into public ownership, with all revenue going to the Treasury

Insure the Monarch and Royal household remains fully independent from the government and politics

Release the 'Black spider memos' made by the Prince of Wales to the public



England and Local Government

Introduce a 250-member English Parliament (elected via STV) for English domestic affairs such as law, education, health and similar matters not reserved to the UK federal level with England only ministerial and non-ministerial departments devolved such as the Ministry of Justice and the Department of Education. Have the Parliament temporary based in Guildhall, current home to the City of London Corporation or the Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre. Set up commission to find the perfect location for the English Parliament, including looking at locations in the north such as York to assist plans of decentralising the state and economy

Have all metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties have a directly elected Mayor and Assembly/Council with powers of police and crime (whose jurisdiction is congruent with a police force area), fire and rescue (whose jurisdiction is congruent with a fire and rescue area), infrastructure, housing, local taxation, economic development, franchising of local bus and rail services, power to increase the minimum wage and policy and regulations towards hunting, alcohol, tobacco, bars, clubs and weapons

Policies regarding school admissions policies, hospital cleanliness, speed bumps, council workers’ wages solved by local authorities not Whitehall

Allow councils to raise the remainder of their budgets by whatever means their electorates approve with options for additional top-up revenue would be fees and charges for services, a local income tax, a property-based levy, a local business rate or nothing at all. Administrations of the federal government and the home nations can give extra funds to deprived councils



Law

The High Courts of Justice in England to be the court of last resort for criminal law in England

Introduce a system of first and second-degree murder in England

Allow English courts to issue death sentences to criminals found guilty of acts of murder, terrorism and child sex offenses provided a unanimous verdict of guilt is agreed by a jury

Life sentences mean life, only paroles for very exceptional circumstances

Allow judges to banish criminals from the county the criminal committed their crime in (e.g banished from Cornwall)

Triple the maximum prison sentences for crimes with Sheriffs having the power to increase the minimum sentences for crimes within their jurisdiction

All juveniles from the age of 10 to be tried as adults and face same prison sentences as adults

Introduce three strikes law system for violent crimes in which if a criminal is found guilty of committing a violent crime for the third time the criminal is given a life sentence without parole

Tougher approach to gangs, including treating them as terrorist groups and allow judges to issue full life sentences for criminals who are members of gangs

Relax laws on firearm ownership by allowing the sale of handguns, rifles and shotguns to consumers who have a license which is gained after passing a successful background check, sales also subjected to a 10% firearms duty included in the price as well as LST and gun must be registered to a non-ministerial ‘Firearms Licensing Agency’



Order

Replace Police and Crime Commissioners with Sheriffs, with real powers to direct the local police force priorities, responsibility for supervising prosecutions and punishments, appointing and dismissing Chief Constables, set their own targets for their force, make their own Policing Plans, control their own budgets, have the power to order and drop prosecutions and supervising sentence criminals

There will be local offender management services set up who will be accountable to the Sheriff and acting on instructions of the Sheriff having responsibility for purchasing space in prisons and other ‘disposals’ with regards to local wishes, Criminals shall serve their sentences whether in prison or not, under the authority of the Sheriff whether in prison or not

Elected Sheriffs will also have the power to set local sentencing guidelines for their jurisdiction. An area where the Mayor’s jurisdiction is congruent with a police force area (such as London and Manchester) the Mayor shall exercise the functions of the Sheriff

Reconstitute the Crown Prosecution Service to a set of local Crown Prosecution Offices which will be answerable to the Sheriff for their success in securing convictions

Begin process of bringing police and fire forces in line with metropolitan and non-metropolitan local government boundaries, including local police forces for each of England's 48 ceremonial counties

Have all police officers wearing duty belts that consist of a handgun, a Taser, an expandable baton, pepper spray, a set of handcuffs, ammunition magazines, gloves, torch and a two-way radio

Invest more money and power into the National Crime Agency, including expanding its number of officers and staff and extending its policing powers with the creation of a ninth NCA command on terrorism which would focus on the co-ordination and leading on UK-wide national counter-terrorism matters transferred from the London Met. Create a new larger main HQ for the NCA in London as well as regional hubs for each of the other regions of the UK

Take a tougher approach to sex offenses carried out by young people, notably at university campuses and holiday resorts abroad (such as Zante). Have the NCA (and local police forces) carry out an operation focusing on the matter with perpetrators facing full force of the law at home

Zero-tolerance approach to unacceptable ‘cultural’ practices such as female genital mutilation (FGM)

Lifetime bans for owning animals for individuals who have been convicted of animal cruelty




Transport

Continue with HS2 and extend project to Northern England and Scotland

Scrap monopolies on long-distance railways

Devolve franchising of local rail and bus services to cities and counties with the option of renationalisation available



Energy

Support development of shale gas in land where appropriate



Scotland

Scrap Police Scotland and Scottish Fire and Rescue and have new local police and fire forces for Argyll and West Dunbartonshire, Ayrshire, Dumfries and Galloway, Edinburgh, Fife, Forth Valley, Greater Glasgow, Highland and Islands, Lanarkshire, Grampian, Renfrewshire and Inverclyde, Tayside, and the Lothians and Scottish Borders

Allow the Scottish Parliament to reintroduce capital punishment for certain crimes

Introduce directly elected Provosts (known as Mayors in England and Wales) for each local authority unit in Scotland with a local council to scrutinise the work of the Provost and the power to pass and block the Provost's proposals

Support the building of a new modern 75,000-80,000-capacity stadium with a retractable roof to replace both Hampden and Murrayfield as the home of international football and rugby matches in Scotland with facilities to host events such as the Champions League final, world title boxing fights and motor racing events which currently cannot be held in Scotland as Hampden and Murrayfield are not big enough nor have the right facilities required to host such events

Abolish the Scottish Catholic Education Service

Support the abolishment of 'NAB' internal assessments for subjects in Scottish schools to free up class time

Scrap National 1-4 courses in schools and have a single National Certificate of Secondary Education (NCSE) with all school pupils required to take at least six NCSE exams including English, one of Mathematics or Lifeskills Mathematics and one Science subject

Reform how examinations are graded to better value the success and ability of pupils including the introduction of an ‘A* grade. Reforms to NCSE, Higher and Advanced Higher gradings as followed: A* 85-100%, A 70-84%, B 60-69%, C 50-59%, D 45-49%, E 40-44%, F 0-39%




Wales

Set up a separate legal jurisdiction for Wales. Wales will oversee its own criminal law, policing, prosecution, public order, courts, prisons and probation, the Royal prerogative of mercy, drug classification, weapon and explosives

Create a new High Court of Wales to act as the final resort for criminal law in Wales

Allow the Welsh Parliament to reintroduce capital punishment for certain crimes



Northern Ireland

The Royal Courts of Justice for Northern Ireland to be the last resort for criminal law in Northern Ireland

Maintain and respect the Good Friday Agreement, Northern Ireland’s unofficial constitution

Work with Northern Ireland parties to insure the Assembly is running 24/7 and only have direct Westminster rule as a last resort

No funding for religiously biased schools in Northern Ireland and ensure all state-run schools are secular in nature

Allow the Northern Ireland Assembly to reintroduce capital punishment for certain crimes

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Woah.
Original post by HighOnGoofballs
Woah.


I Know! If the Conservatives used my manifesto they would win a bigger landslide than Tony Blair!
Presumably I have to use existing MPs and political structures. Ideally, I’d set up new parties and put most MPs into Gulags . My cabinet would have to be generally:

1: critical or indifferent to the state of Israel
2: socially conservative
3: economically moderate

[people who may fit]

Prime minister- David Davies
Brexit Sec- Jacob Rees Mogg
Chancellor- John Baron
Education sec- Peter Bone
Home Sec - Philip Davies
Justice Sec- Philip Hollobone
Foreign Sec- Nigel Farage
Defence- Adam Holloway
HoL- Sir Gerald Howarth

Far from ideal, but a vast improvement on the current crop of morons.
Original post by Mr Daily Mail
I Know! If the Conservatives used my manifesto they would win a bigger landslide than Tony Blair!


I doubt it. For example, your policy on health doesn't seem like it would be particularly appealing to voters.



Require all school pupils to pledge allegiance to Queen and Country at the start of school: “I pledge allegiance to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. I will respect our rights and freedoms. I will uphold our democratic values. I will observe our laws faithfully and fulfil my duties as a British citizen, for Queen and Country. So help me God.” The home nations can also have their own respective pledge of allegiances, for example in Texas were pupils pledge allegiance to the US and to the state of Texas

Require all schools to fly the Union Jack. Classrooms, P.E halls, cafeterias should also have a Union Jack and a portrait of Queen Elizabeth II


Just... why? Would be a complete waste of time and money, not to mention pretty authoritarian in nature.
Original post by SHallowvale
I doubt it. For example, your policy on health doesn't seem like it would be particularly appealing to voters.


The Beveridge model/NHS isn't the only model of universal healthcare. Other models exist such as the Bismarck and National Social Insurance models which are more modern, efficents and give greater freedom in regards to healthcare:
http://www.pnhp.org/single_payer_resources/health_care_systems_four_basic_models.php

Original post by SHallowvale
Just... why? Would be a complete waste of time and money, not to mention pretty authoritarian in nature.


To boost patriotism. I think it will unite an increasingly diverse Britain and bring us all together by which we are united under an overarching sense of being British.

This is carried out in the United States, India and other countries and works very well.
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Reply 6
Should make this like fantasy football. Everyone makes their cabinet, then if one of your ministers resigns/is sacked you lose points; if they're promoted you gain points.
Original post by Mr Daily Mail
I Know! If the Conservatives used my manifesto they would win a bigger landslide than Tony Blair!


Lee Rigby Day would be very popular.
Original post by Mr Daily Mail

Allow judges to vanish criminals from the county the criminal commited their crime in (e.g vanished from Cornwall)




did you mean banish ?
Original post by the bear
did you mean banish ?


I did, my apologies.

UK universities to charge all UK students the same rate for tuition fees as a resident of any other EU country, regardless of which part of the UK they are from


What does this mean?
Original post by Idontknow77

UK universities to charge all UK students the same rate for tuition fees as a resident of any other EU country, regardless of which part of the UK they are from


What does this mean?


For example students from England, Wales and Northern Ireland who go to study in Scotland will be charged the same tuition as Scottish students and vice versa.
Original post by Mr Daily Mail
For example students from England, Wales and Northern Ireland who go to study in Scotland will be charged the same tuition as Scottish students and vice versa.


But Scottish students don't pay fees?
Original post by Idontknow77
But Scottish students don't pay fees?


Exactly, rUK students who study in Scotland would be charged the same as Scottish students, paying £0 in tuition.
Original post by Mr Daily Mail
Exactly, rUK students who study in Scotland would be charged the same as Scottish students, paying £0 in tuition.


Why not just make everyone pay £0 in tuition fee, lol?
Reply 15
Original post by Davij038
Presumably I have to use existing MPs and political structures. Ideally, I’d set up new parties and put most MPs into Gulags . My cabinet would have to be generally:

1: critical or indifferent to the state of Israel
2: socially conservative
3: economically moderate

[people who may fit]

Prime minister- David Davies
Brexit Sec- Jacob Rees Mogg
Chancellor- John Baron
Education sec- Peter Bone
Home Sec - Philip Davies
Justice Sec- Philip Hollobone
Foreign Sec- Nigel Farage
Defence- Adam Holloway
HoL- Sir Gerald Howarth

Far from ideal, but a vast improvement on the current crop of morons.

You know William Hague is no longer an MP?
Original post by bob072
You know William Hague is no longer an MP?

Yes, and he’s not on my list (and wouldn’t be even if he was!)

if you meant to ask OP he’s put him as leader if the HoL which is where he can be as he’s a lord.
Original post by Idontknow77
Why not just make everyone pay £0 in tuition fee, lol?


I think a system of a graduate tax is fairer on students and the taxpayer.


Original post by bob072
You know William Hague is no longer an MP?


You know William Hague is a member of the House of Lords?
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Original post by Mr Daily Mail
To boost patriotism. I think it will unite an increasingly diverse Britain and bring us all together by which we are united under an overarching sense of being British.

This is carried out in the United States, India and other countries and works very well.


Why is this necessary?

The UK is already united when it comes to things that matter. There are no major secessionist movements let alone a likelihood of there being any in the near future, with the exception of the Scottish Independence that failed.

Also, why should (or would, since I am no longer in school) I pledge allegiance to English as well as the UK? If I had to pick I would do the UK since I think as myself as British, not English. I have no intention of swearing allegiance to the Queen either since I give absolute zero ****s about the Royal Family.

What part of reciting some pre-packaged statement about loving our country gives someone a sense of "being British"? This all seems like some nationalist wet-dream to be perfectly blunt.
Original post by Mr Daily Mail
I did, my apologies.


people are vanished in Mr Putin's magic kingdom ....

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