What a sad indictment of the political situation in
Britain, that the idea of having a referendum on whether taxes should be
increased to fund the NHS is actually a good one. (Let`s have a vote on the
NHS,22/04/12) Steve Richards`s reasons for proposing it are also sensible, as
"there can be no reasoned debate in an election campaign". The proposal raises
two issues: one, that in an election, parties make promises, as we know to our
recent cost, which they have no intention of upholding. Secondly, a general
election should be a national referendum anyway, with different parties having
distinctly different policies, but at the moment they don`t, and this explains
the popularity of Farage. The fact that it looks like all parties need advisers
from abroad to spell out the problem to them also goes some way to explain
voters` disillusionment! What about referendums on Trident, HS2, MPs` expenses,
and the rising inequality, as it seems the parties are also unable to reach
decisions on these issues?
Isn`t it time for the Queen`s Award for Enterprise
to be updated? (Arms firm among Queen`s award winners,21/04/14) Do we really
want in the 21st century to be rewarding makers of such things as "air-launched
missiles suitable for firing in urban environments" with an emblem to be used in
advertising as a "symbol of quality and success"? With a tax gap approaching at
least £35bn a year, and inequality resembling that of the 19th century, might it
not be more sensible to make such awards to companies paying the correct amount
of tax to the government, and a living wage to all of its
employees?
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