If you were elected PM today, what would you do?

[Browney]

Aye they do, so modernising them might be a viable option - making them live in a little more humble accomodation, us not having to give them as much money and them doing a little more work.

Humble accomodation? Haha yeah. Lets turn Buckingham Palace into a parking lot, lets make Windsor Castle a shopping market and put Queen Liz in a semi-detached house. The sites are probably more famous than the monarchy. Also, the monarchy bring in much more money than they take. It's big business, tourism.

[Lycan]

Humble accomodation? Haha yeah. Lets turn Buckingham Palace into a parking lot, lets make Windsor Castle a shopping market and put Queen Liz in a semi-detached house. The sites are probably more famous than the monarchy. Also, the monarchy bring in much more money than they take. It's big business, tourism.

Tourism is something i already mentioned.


Who said anything about turning them into anything opening them to the public would bring more tourism rather then butchering them up (as you suggested)

[Browney]

Tourism is something i already mentioned.


Who said anything about turning them into anything opening them to the public would bring more tourism rather then butchering them up (as you suggested)

They are already opened for tourists at times and it's tradition for monarchy to occupy these houses. A stuffy little tradition but one I'd like to keep. Long ago, we had kings and queens, ruling over us, a figure of importance. Countries feared us because we ruled with iron fists. Now we get weedy men in suits making the big decisions who bow down at Bush's beck and call.

[Lycan]

They are already opened for tourists at times and it's tradition for monarchy to occupy these houses. A stuffy little tradition but one I'd like to keep. Long ago, we had kings and queens, ruling over us, a figure of importance. Countries feared us because we ruled with iron fists. Now we get weedy men in suits making the big decisions who bow down at Bush's beck and call.

In Fairness to Brown he hasn't yet done anything for the Americans, and you might hope he would bond scotland and the rest of GB again.

[Browney]

In Fairness to Brown he hasn't yet done anything for the Americans, and you might hope he would bond scotland and the rest of GB again.

I was more refering to Blair. How I could describe Gordo as weedy would be a miracle.

[Lycan]

I was more refering to Blair. How I could describe Gordo as weedy would be a miracle.

I new you were and i don't think you can.

I was just pushing the idea that we do have a change now and although i support blairs moves (perhaps not tasting bushes colon) Brown could be the slight change we need

[Browney]

I new you were and i don't think you can.

I was just pushing the idea that we do have a change now and although i support blairs moves (perhaps not tasting bushes colon) Brown could be the slight change we need

Well, here's hoping.

[Pawf]

Wth? You can't cut taxes and get rid of stealth taxes and then go on to rebuild the NHS. Taxes are there for a reason :| Your ideas are ridiculous

[Virgin Mary]

Scotland wants to not be part of the UK so it can wallow in the joy of having an independence day thus a day off work/school. The monarchy represents Britain and is effectively in the culture and Britain is probably the only country in the world which is immediately associated with a monarchy. If they get rid of them then Britain will just be the smaller, less patriotic and less glamorous version of America. We may as well just join the EU and become part of the supernation while we're at it.

[FlyingJesus]

Gonna do what everyone else has done by writing over yours ^_^

I would.

Cut taxes. Nah. People complain about taxes all the time but we do need them for the NHS, police force etc

Bring back capital punishment. Would hold a referendum on this first so that it could go to public vote, but opinion polls say that the majority want it so would go to the same effect, just with more legitimacy.

Bring back corporal punishment. Yes, definitely. Sure it hurts people but it worked. Kids these days take too much for granted and are so over-protected that it's impossible to discipline anyone.

Scrap all stealth taxes like Green taxes. Not all... as above, taxes are unpopulr, but necessary.

Restructure the NHS as it's completley collapsing. If costs allowed it sure, but I don't think it can be a priority until we get enough money to do so.

Invade Zimbabwe and remove Robert Mugarbe who has killed may thousands of people for no reason. No. If the Iraq war was a mistake then Zimbabwe would be even worse, because there's not even anything there that we can take and get money from. A waste of time, money, men and munitions.

Remove Scotland from the United Kingdom, or remove their parliament or remove their MP's from our parliament. Unnecessary, they aren't numerous of popular enough to cause damage anyway. If all Scottish MPs voted the same way they still couldn't make up a majority.

Build a new Generation of Nuclear Power Plants so we won't rely on Russia in the future for our gas and oil. Yes. People can say all they want about it being unsafe, but if we can afford it I think we should go for it, as it'll make us more independant and better powered, and it's only proved unsafe in places where it hasn't been properly regulated.

Give the go ahead to a new Trident. I can't honestly say I know enough about this to comment.

Leave the EU. Not entirely, but I'd attempt to make our involvement in the EU down to a simple European market like it was originally supposed to be.

Stay close to America but not right behind them unlike this Labour Government. Unsure on this, obviously I'd stay close as they're a powerful ally and very useful, but it would be dangerous to stray too far from favour, especially if we're to break away from the EU.

Make gay and lesbian adoption illegal, I do not think children would live normal lives otherwise and it's not fair on them to be bullied. I agree with this. It's not a homophobic decision, it helps to protect children. No, not "all" children get bullied, and for young kids this would certainly be a magnet for bullying. Yes, homosexuality is more welcomed now than previously, but it's far from being fully accepted, and in any case it's mostly adults who understand it better. Young children will see any difference as a chance to bully.

Also a note on corporal punishment, aimed at Liam. I don't know why you keep repeating the words "chauvinistic [spelt wrong] masculine show of dominance" and such, as it has nothing to do with that. It's a way to discipline children, and for millennia it has worked. Look around you at the vandalism and attacks done by children of the present day and it's painfully obvious that discipline has become something that just doesn't happen.

Oh and I forgot to mention the monarchy; don't get rid of them. It's the one thing that makes us different, they're our history and hopefully our future. If anything, get them more involved.