Just change a few things, a little at a start.
Small steps .
Or carry on as we are
And we all groan and moan, either way.
I'd love to see someone set out what's working ok ish, and what's not.
Tweak the ish, change the not.
Look to other countries, see what they do..
Oz has some better schemes than ours, as does scandawegia.
I've heard some decent ideas from random politicians.
We need to look at some big wrong things with a get-it-sorted attitude.
Foreign ownership of utilities, and how the profits are controlled.
Taxation of multinationals selling here
Too many not working who could, if things were adjusted. (EG integrate schools open early for breakfasts and taking in kids so parents can go on to work. Invoke homework clubs so the kids do it, and parents can collect.)
Care system Increase min wage for care workers and bring in a wealth tax on those (eg pensioners) with nn millions to pay for less well off. stop giving tax relief on isas over some limit, 100k maybe.
Immigration - sorry 500,000 pa is more than we can cope with so use a points system and quotas and restrict "rest of family" passes.
Promote local areas to be productive - eg Sheffield which is a shell of what it was. They're a proud lot. Support them to get themselves working and let them get on with it. Devolve so they can be responsible. Ditto several other areas.
Poor - starving(?) Shower them with meal plans supported by supermarkets with prices. Also budgeting plans. Teach budgeting and finance in schools.
Property shortage - I'm all ears.
Green agenda - match don't beat the ROW, but make eqpt to sell. (difficult)
What produces wealth - encourage relevant degrees by adjusting fees. Start companies eg like the French have done with AI. The very best people can be 100x more productive than the quite good. Encourage them to stay here.
Make some of the best stuff. Netherlands makes the best chip-making machines. We could do that. Germany makes much of the best hospital tech. We could do that. Why do we have foreign companies selling us wind turbines. We could do (more of) that. Rolls Royce is making modular nuclear reactors but we're letting Italians get in first. Government is holding RR back, Stupid.
We are just about holding on to being the #1 stock exchange in Europe. Make it better or Netherlands, Germany, France will catch up. Use our financial/technical expertise to make profits from world markets. That's Trillions of $ traded a day - take a cut.
And that....
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