There was a guy who stood for the European paliment in MK who wanted it to become an independant city state.
I'd have a flat tax system with no exemptions, entire tax code should be written on 1 A4 sheet. No VAT, NI anything like that just a taxable rate set at dunno 30% of earnings. All jobs are advertised after tax.

Evidence based policy, with every policy to be reviewed every 3 years. Referrendums on most big issues via the internet. Voting is compulsory but there will always be a "none of the above" style option.
(PsychoChomp, Thu 16 Aug 2012, 13:12, 2 replies, latest was 13 years ago)

Referendums are a fucking stupid idea if you already have a system of elected representatives

(Bazongaloid, Thu 16 Aug 2012, 13:18, Reply)

Yes if you have a stupid populas, but I'm assuming this country is a couple of hundred rather than a couple of million.

(PsychoChomp, Thu 16 Aug 2012, 13:22, Reply)

Oh, okay. In which case I propose the system adopted in "The Stand" with a 7 person executive committee
with an old woman who has visions from god with the power of veto.
(Bazongaloid, Thu 16 Aug 2012, 13:26, Reply)

I tried watching that once.
God it was dull. And loooooooooooong
(PsychoChomp, Thu 16 Aug 2012, 13:27, Reply)

I'm reading the book
I'm really, really enjoying it. I've not read Stephen King before, but I can see why he sold so many books now.
(Bazongaloid, Thu 16 Aug 2012, 13:28, Reply)

The Stand is my Fav. King book

( hartley hare Just some prick who thinks it doesn't apply to him, Thu 16 Aug 2012, 13:33, Reply)

I'm concerned I may have started with his best one and everything else will be a series of crushing dissapointments.

(Bazongaloid, Thu 16 Aug 2012, 13:35, Reply)

I'm not a big King fan, but I did enjoy "The Stand"

( hartley hare Just some prick who thinks it doesn't apply to him, Thu 16 Aug 2012, 13:37, Reply)

Woo Milton Keynes!
Featured on PM last night on Radio 4 - www.bbc.co.uk/radio/player/b01lv26n - about 27 minutes in.
( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Thu 16 Aug 2012, 13:24, Reply)

I heard it, they were a bit dissmissive, but then it is radio 4.

(PsychoChomp, Thu 16 Aug 2012, 13:24, Reply)

They pointed out that they originally planned a clever system of phased traffic lights
but at the last minute thought "fuck it, roundabouts it is" and that by allowing you to drive a 60mph everywhere it pushed all the shops back from the roads and made it souless and unpleasant.

Which is all spot on.
(Bazongaloid, Thu 16 Aug 2012, 13:28, Reply)

I prefer roundabouts to traffic lights.
And yeah, it's souless when you're on a dual carrigeway. The north circular isn't exactly pleasant.
(PsychoChomp, Thu 16 Aug 2012, 13:31, Reply)

That's where you're wrong.
You can talk to the gypsys that try and wash your windscreen and they draw a little heart in soap suds first so you like them even though you are waving at them and shouting "FUCK OFF".
(Bazongaloid, Thu 16 Aug 2012, 13:33, Reply)