| Quality of Life improvements 15:40 - May 29 with 4509 views | Zx1988 |
If you were PM for a day - what small change would you make to improve the quality of life of the nation?
I'd standardise clothing sizes. I know it's particularly bad for women, but even for us blokes it can be a pain in the arse.
I want to know that if I order an XL, it'll fit exactly the same as all my other XL clothes, regardless of brand or manufacturer.
Sizes are benchmarked as a British Standard, and all clothing must meet said standard to be sold in the UK. |  |
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| Quality of Life improvements on 19:23 - May 29 with 877 views | MattinLondon |
| Quality of Life improvements on 18:48 - May 29 by hoppy |
And same punishment for those who do the same in disabled spaces too. |
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| Quality of Life improvements on 19:24 - May 29 with 877 views | naa |
| Quality of Life improvements on 16:23 - May 29 by Basuco |
I would raise the minimum wage to a level that would mean that the tax payer would not have to subsidise businesses with benefits. It makes no sense that a business pays such poor wages that employees cannot live on and they then claim benefits to make a living wage. |
I'd go for a universal living wage for all. Then anything you earn is yours. No need to worry about earning too much to lose benefits.
Almost no work required by government to work out how much benefit to pay means massive savings in government (albeit via job cuts admittedly). | | | |
| Quality of Life improvements on 19:37 - May 29 with 847 views | BrianTablet |
Three acres and a cow for everyone. |  |
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| Quality of Life improvements on 19:38 - May 29 with 847 views | Churchman |
Tax cyclists £120 a year. There are over 6 million in the U.K. £720m into Rachel’s coffers. They use the roads and block the traffic. They should pay their share.
Green? Hardly. The bikes are made of stuff, clothes made in some sweat shop the other side of the world and transported. The traffic is held up thus polluting the atmosphere. Cycle lanes? Great. But the pedal mob should pay for them.
Sorted 😀 |  | | |
| Quality of Life improvements on 19:39 - May 29 with 847 views | J2BLUE |
| Quality of Life improvements on 16:21 - May 29 by bluelagos |
4 day week as standard and 8 weeks minimum holiday.
Illegal to drive anywhere if the journey is less than 2 miles (unless you are disabled)
Ban social media.
Free public transport.
Motorbikes not required to obey white lines and all speed limits (outside towns) +30mph for bikers.
Minimum speed limits and retests for anyone going more than 10mph under a limit (in good road conditions) |
Second one is impossible to enforce.
I would make annual leave six weeks, introduce a 4 day week as standard and increase bank holidays to 12 (which is the European average).
I would leave Dec as it is, increase Jan to two (blue Monday) then have one per month for Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Oct and Nov. |  | | |
| Quality of Life improvements on 19:51 - May 29 with 809 views | Dubtractor |
| Quality of Life improvements on 19:39 - May 29 by J2BLUE |
Second one is impossible to enforce.
I would make annual leave six weeks, introduce a 4 day week as standard and increase bank holidays to 12 (which is the European average).
I would leave Dec as it is, increase Jan to two (blue Monday) then have one per month for Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Oct and Nov. |
"Second one is impossible to enforce."
Not since covid, when we all had those trackers implanted. |  |
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| Quality of Life improvements on 19:52 - May 29 with 805 views | bluelagos |
| Quality of Life improvements on 19:39 - May 29 by J2BLUE |
Second one is impossible to enforce.
I would make annual leave six weeks, introduce a 4 day week as standard and increase bank holidays to 12 (which is the European average).
I would leave Dec as it is, increase Jan to two (blue Monday) then have one per month for Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Oct and Nov. |
I miss read that as "increase bank holidays to J2..." [Post edited 29 May 19:58]
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| Quality of Life improvements on 19:57 - May 29 with 779 views | bluelagos |
| Quality of Life improvements on 19:51 - May 29 by Dubtractor |
"Second one is impossible to enforce."
Not since covid, when we all had those trackers implanted. |
I spoke with a full on conspiracy theorist today - was quite a nice fella - but was adamant that COVID was done to kill off excess population and was banging on about Bill Gates stating he was going to make a load of money out of it.
Also reckons the UK education intentionally doesn't help kids with financial awareness so the banks/business can milk us all for our money.
But a genuinely likeable chap if you ignored his bizarre views from the rabbit holes he seems to frequent. | |
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| Quality of Life improvements on 20:19 - May 29 with 751 views | naa |
| Quality of Life improvements on 19:38 - May 29 by Churchman |
Tax cyclists £120 a year. There are over 6 million in the U.K. £720m into Rachel’s coffers. They use the roads and block the traffic. They should pay their share.
Green? Hardly. The bikes are made of stuff, clothes made in some sweat shop the other side of the world and transported. The traffic is held up thus polluting the atmosphere. Cycle lanes? Great. But the pedal mob should pay for them.
Sorted 😀 |
How about more people cycled instead of lazily driving everywhere? That would be green, and cyclists wouldn't hold up traffic as much.
Also bikes don't damage roads so a) why should they pay for their upkeep and b) if more people cycled more often roads wouldn't cost as much to repair.
Its also known to save the NHS money due to the health benefits.
Added to that I would think that the vast majority of cyclists also drive so you seem to suggest taxing them twice for causing less damage to the roads. Nice.
So, instead of your suggestion I would recommend the opposite. Everyone has to cycle any journey less than 5 miles or walk. [Post edited 29 May 20:42]
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| Quality of Life improvements on 22:00 - May 29 with 700 views | Churchman |
| Quality of Life improvements on 20:19 - May 29 by naa |
How about more people cycled instead of lazily driving everywhere? That would be green, and cyclists wouldn't hold up traffic as much.
Also bikes don't damage roads so a) why should they pay for their upkeep and b) if more people cycled more often roads wouldn't cost as much to repair.
Its also known to save the NHS money due to the health benefits.
Added to that I would think that the vast majority of cyclists also drive so you seem to suggest taxing them twice for causing less damage to the roads. Nice.
So, instead of your suggestion I would recommend the opposite. Everyone has to cycle any journey less than 5 miles or walk. [Post edited 29 May 20:42]
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The bikes are made of materials using power and transported across the world using energy.
Asking cyclists to pay for something they use. Is that a hardship? Parasites getting in the way of hard working people that do pay for them. So what you are saying is that cyclists are entitled to a free lunch.
NHS savings. Really? Do you have any supporting evidence or is that the lycra mob making an assumption?
Yep, tax them twice. If you have two cars you don’t have one for free.
How on earth could an economy work where everyone has to walk or cycle? How could carers for example, delivery drivers, taxi drivers or just about anything else operate on Chopper bikes?
Actually, I’d ban cyclists all together. A&E would be freer of idiots with Road rash and worse and I could get to where I need to be without interference and annoyance from the oh so entitled look at me I’m green in my stinky lycra pedalling away.
Sorted.
Only joking - there seems to be a bit of a sense of humour gap on here. [Post edited 29 May 22:30]
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| Quality of Life improvements on 22:07 - May 29 with 687 views | The_Romford_Blue |
I’d make it illegal for an ATM to charge for a cash withdrawal.
How can it be fair for it to charge me money for access to my own money. An absolute scam. |  |
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| Quality of Life improvements on 22:24 - May 29 with 668 views | have_a_word_with_him |
I feel like you intended this as a light-hearted post, and indeed it could have been, were it not for very serious people on here these days. For what it's worth I liked it, and I agree with sizing discrepancy, for me especially in football boot sizes. |  | | |
| Quality of Life improvements on 23:03 - May 29 with 623 views | naa |
| Quality of Life improvements on 22:00 - May 29 by Churchman |
The bikes are made of materials using power and transported across the world using energy.
Asking cyclists to pay for something they use. Is that a hardship? Parasites getting in the way of hard working people that do pay for them. So what you are saying is that cyclists are entitled to a free lunch.
NHS savings. Really? Do you have any supporting evidence or is that the lycra mob making an assumption?
Yep, tax them twice. If you have two cars you don’t have one for free.
How on earth could an economy work where everyone has to walk or cycle? How could carers for example, delivery drivers, taxi drivers or just about anything else operate on Chopper bikes?
Actually, I’d ban cyclists all together. A&E would be freer of idiots with Road rash and worse and I could get to where I need to be without interference and annoyance from the oh so entitled look at me I’m green in my stinky lycra pedalling away.
Sorted.
Only joking - there seems to be a bit of a sense of humour gap on here. [Post edited 29 May 22:30]
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Saying a load of inflammatory Daily Mailesque rubbish then claiming people need a sense of humour is pretty weak.
Clearly you have no sensible viewpoint about cycling at all so I'll leave it there. | | | |
| Quality of Life improvements on 23:04 - May 29 with 622 views | WeWereZombies |
| Quality of Life improvements on 20:19 - May 29 by naa |
How about more people cycled instead of lazily driving everywhere? That would be green, and cyclists wouldn't hold up traffic as much.
Also bikes don't damage roads so a) why should they pay for their upkeep and b) if more people cycled more often roads wouldn't cost as much to repair.
Its also known to save the NHS money due to the health benefits.
Added to that I would think that the vast majority of cyclists also drive so you seem to suggest taxing them twice for causing less damage to the roads. Nice.
So, instead of your suggestion I would recommend the opposite. Everyone has to cycle any journey less than 5 miles or walk. [Post edited 29 May 20:42]
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And if they refuse to cycle they are forced to travel everywhere by space hopper. |  |
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| Quality of Life improvements on 23:10 - May 29 with 620 views | Godzilla |
Raise the tax-free Personal Allowance to £15k p/a.
Ban anyone from driving when wearing a hat/cap of any description. |  | | |
| Quality of Life improvements on 23:45 - May 29 with 590 views | reusersfreekicks |
People in restaurants and pubs who are rude to staff receive mandatory prison sentences. Double if they are condescending too |  | | |
| Quality of Life improvements on 00:12 - May 30 with 568 views | Churchman |
| Quality of Life improvements on 23:03 - May 29 by naa |
Saying a load of inflammatory Daily Mailesque rubbish then claiming people need a sense of humour is pretty weak.
Clearly you have no sensible viewpoint about cycling at all so I'll leave it there. |
You not only presume to know my viewpoint on cycling and cyclists but even what newspaper I read. Wow.
I don’t know whether you bothered to read the thread but if you have, you might have noticed that not all the suggestions are serious.
But hey, never mind you be you. | | | |
| Quality of Life improvements on 00:22 - May 30 with 563 views | naa |
| Quality of Life improvements on 00:12 - May 30 by Churchman |
You not only presume to know my viewpoint on cycling and cyclists but even what newspaper I read. Wow.
I don’t know whether you bothered to read the thread but if you have, you might have noticed that not all the suggestions are serious.
But hey, never mind you be you. |
I appreciate you may not have been entirely serious but at the same time never a truer word said in jest.
And I didn't say you read the Daily Mail. Read what I actually said. | | | |
| Quality of Life improvements on 00:39 - May 30 with 552 views | Churchman |
| Quality of Life improvements on 00:22 - May 30 by naa |
I appreciate you may not have been entirely serious but at the same time never a truer word said in jest.
And I didn't say you read the Daily Mail. Read what I actually said. |
Always best to use a little curtesy when responding to people you don’t know. ‘Please read what I said’ or ‘you might wish to read’ etc would have been a little nicer, but never mind.
I shall interpret what I read the way I choose to - just as you did.
Anyway what you choose to think is entirely up to you and the subject is closed.. | | | |
| Quality of Life improvements on 06:18 - May 30 with 492 views | EddyJ |
8 hours of free childcare, 365 days a year, for every child between 1 and 11.
Would do wonders for our birthrate and would probably bring in more in additional income tax than it cost. | | | |
| Quality of Life improvements on 07:34 - May 30 with 446 views | The_Flashing_Smile |
| Quality of Life improvements on 00:12 - May 30 by Churchman |
You not only presume to know my viewpoint on cycling and cyclists but even what newspaper I read. Wow.
I don’t know whether you bothered to read the thread but if you have, you might have noticed that not all the suggestions are serious.
But hey, never mind you be you. |
Is this that 'anger comedy', like what Stewart Lee does? |  |
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| Quality of Life improvements on 07:46 - May 30 with 434 views | Churchman |
| Quality of Life improvements on 07:34 - May 30 by The_Flashing_Smile |
Is this that 'anger comedy', like what Stewart Lee does? |
I was thinking more low rent Alexei Sayle or possibly Rck Mayall’s New Statesman. | | | |
| Quality of Life improvements on 08:18 - May 30 with 399 views | FrimleyBlue |
Id ban self serve checkouts everywhere. In supermarkets this would bring back thousands of jobs for many people who have disabilities who once flourished with being able to sit at a checkout and serve people.
I would also make it illegal for holiday costs to be Increased during school holidays. What that holiday cost a week before should be the cost the week after none of this supply and demand bullsht of holidays becoming twice or three times more expensive just because its a school holiday.
Work..
Office jobs... monday to thursday only
Shops. Monday to saturday only. Sundays high street shops closed |  |
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| Quality of Life improvements on 08:37 - May 30 with 383 views | Dubtractor |
| Quality of Life improvements on 07:46 - May 30 by Churchman |
I was thinking more low rent Alexei Sayle or possibly Rck Mayall’s New Statesman. |
Fwiw, I realised the initial post was tongue in cheek.
Your humour isn't wasted on all of us. | |
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| Quality of Life improvements on 08:37 - May 30 with 382 views | Leaky |
| Quality of Life improvements on 16:23 - May 29 by Basuco |
I would raise the minimum wage to a level that would mean that the tax payer would not have to subsidise businesses with benefits. It makes no sense that a business pays such poor wages that employees cannot live on and they then claim benefits to make a living wage. |
Nice idea in practice, however in reality increasing wages will also put prices up. You end up in a price/wage rise cycle. |  | | |
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