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Old 09-01-2008, 10:49 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Manifesto - what is yours ? This is mine

Following from Clarky's theatre of the absurd I decided to tend mine in
1) All private cars to be highly fuel efficient low emission and small- like a ford Fusion.
2) No more than two cars per family
3) all 4x4s to be banned from private use in urban areas
4) public transport to be heavily subsidised
5 ) more social housing with cheap rents
6)School lessons in how to be a good European. A euro flag to fly witha UK flag in every British city.
7)the euro to be our new currency
8) get rid of miles feet yard inches pounds etc . Decimalise everything
9) Bring on a Bristish footbal league and national team
10) welsh to be taught in all our schools because I say so
11)two hour lunch breaks and only 30 hr working week max.
12)Brat camps for all scrouts chavs and the like
13) Grown up brat camps for captains of industry, fats cats and the like
14) scarp the honours system, no more Sir or lord anything. Justy plain Mick Paul or Elton
15) Top rate of taxation of 60% for those on 100k upwards but raise the basic threshold to 10K thus taking loads out of tax altogether.
16 ) A bellyachers tax for those caught moaning about this country.
17)Liberalise our prison which should be centres of correction and run on humanitarian grounds
18) all university grads to be required to start at the bottom in every job situation scrubbing floors filing etc. this will teach them humility.
19) basic foodstuffs like fruit and veg to be subsidised to make them dirt cheap whilst unhealthy junk foods to be taxed

I know this will appeal to loads of right on lefties out there.
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i like a few, ie 13, 1, 5,


however why scrap 4x4's if they have to be fuel efficient and of a small size as per your other rules? 4x4 will simply make them have better traction for erm getting up a grass verge at side of the road, and higher up and less likely to have the alloys kerbed by the mrs
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i like a few, ie 13, 1, 5,


however why scrap 4x4's if they have to be fuel efficient and of a small size as per your other rules? 4x4 will simply make them have better traction for erm getting up a grass verge at side of the road, and higher up and less likely to have the alloys kerbed by the mrs
I did say in urban areas where they do not belong. They should not be seen as lifestyle vehicles but as workhorses like the LR Defender
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I can see the UK population suffering a sudden decline to about one in the event of this being implemented.
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I did say in urban areas where they do not belong. They should not be seen as lifestyle vehicles but as workhorses like the LR Defender
i shall bow my head in shame as im am on the look out for a honda HRV, however its not a big proper 4x4 rather a pretend, with 4x4 only coming in once traction is lost, and its a 1.6 avg 37-40 mpg and no longer than my current passat, can i drive it in your country?
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I can see the UK population suffering a sudden decline to about one in the event of this being implemented.
yeah it was the learning welsh bit that got me packing too
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i shall bow my head in shame as im am on the look out for a honda HRV, however its not a big proper 4x4 rather a pretend, with 4x4 only coming in once traction is lost, and its a 1.6 avg 37-40 mpg and no longer than my current passat, can i drive it in your country?
You'll need special dispensation sir
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yeah it was the learning welsh bit that got me packing too
best part i thought. Placate the Welshies in here i wound up with the "is Wales part of England" thread
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Doesn't anybody remember his last manifesto?

What happened to his "My binding promise of compulsory topless barmaids within weeks"?

What happened to his "An end to lager as a suitable drink for grown men"?

What happened to his "I promise to cut down on my long posts on AVF"?

What happened to his" I pormoise ot git an swellling checker installereded"?

I rest my case.
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11)two hour lunch breaks and only 30 hr working week max.
This, Sir is not France.
How do you propose to fund this !!!!!!!!!!!!!
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by not paying for people who choose not to work rather than cant work!

and by not funding other countries
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This, Sir is not France.
How do you propose to fund this !!!!!!!!!!!!!
Finance it the French way, through Europe. God (should he or she exist) bless the CAP!
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Finance it the French way, through Europe. God (should he or she exist) bless the CAP!
If France wasn't propped up by CAP we'd just have to double our overseas aid to them.

The money would still go to the rich but we're already well used to that in Africa and Asia. Well they do have to buy there luxuries abroad, don't they? So aid is more like an undeclared tax-break to European luxury car, clothing, jewellery and watch producers. Just like the good old days when we sent them tractors and harvesters but no spares, expertise or local fuel supplies. Keep it in the family, eh?
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