Ban Private Schools
They perpetuate the gross inequalities in the UK; this can only be addressed if they are erased completely.
The two other alternatives which might be more palatable to our politicians are taxing the life out of those that can afford private education (almost impossible), or paying teachers in state education more than those employed privately to drain public schools of their best resource. We do this in many other public sectors to attract the best talent, so why not in education?
Abolish the Monarchy.
Antiquated, expensive and utterly pointless, as well as perpetuating the idea that status and prestige are a privilege of birth.
Abolish the honour system
Not only is this system open to abuse, but we are an international laughing stock, giving out orders for an Empire that has long ceased to exist.
Roll out London Living Wage nationally
The very idea that anybody should be forced to live on 5.73 an hour should be abhorrant to any UK citizen.
Ensure that no person, financial institution or business can borrow money more than they could possibly ever pay back.
The idea that some financial institutions were borrowing up to 50 times against their assets is ridiculous, in what is clearly a doomed strategy.
Equally, 125% mortgages?!
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35 Responses to “Ban private schools”
Stepney
The comments that followed this fantastic set of proposals illustrates more than ever the iniquitous spread of bourgeois ignorance. Comrade Carrol has identified core strategies which will echo with the electorate and for that he is to be applauded. However, such proposals are meek. We need to add the nationalisation of selected means of production – the banks (some progress already!), all hi-tech and bioscience industry, the energy supply industry and every landscape gardening business. We must fight for the return of all privately owned land to common ownership and for the dissolvement of the so called sovereign parliament. All decisions that affect people must be made by local workers collectives overseen by the commisars of a national soviet of the regions. Nothing else will do.
I firmly believe that if Labour were to propose these ideas it would win by a landslide.
Rory Lawless
I totally disagree with this http://bit.ly/dBX3c0. Bashing the rich isn't the same as helping the poor.
Michael
‘Left Foot Forward is a political blog for progressives. We provide evidence-based analysis on British politics, news and policy developments.’
Think this bit might need a little re-writing.
‘We are a non-partisan blog. Because we are progressive and because of the aims we’re committed to, we often find ourselves in agreement with left of centre policies and politicians. But we are focused purely on the quality of policies and furthering progressive goals, rather than on promoting individual politicians and parties.’
Yeah right – this piece is progressive thought personnified, eh.
Peter
Thanks for all the feedback. These are Utopian policies; radical solutions to the challenges we face, unfortunately I do not expect to see them anytime soon.
I concede that they were a bit light on context, so here are a few of the motivators behind my ideas.
70% of our Judges and Finance Directors come from only 7% of our population. We will never have a dynamic, prosperous society unless we open it up to the best and most talented individuals.
The richest family in Britain were given 69p by every citizen in 2008, while 1.7 million children lived in ‘extreme poverty’ (inadequate food /clothing)
The financial sector, which contributes 9% of our GDP, took out loans which were five times our national output, to build illusory, speculative profits, routinely paying out 50% of these revenues in individual bonuses. When the system imploded, the Government picked up the tab. This system is rotten to its core.
PS: John, North Korea is a slave state; around 8 million of its population are currently threatened by starvation… The idea that my wish-list of policies somehow equates to this ongoing humanitarian disaster is faintly ridiculous…
Paul
I am a teacher in the Public Sector and my sister is one in the private sector. I already earn £7000 more than her. Why do you think the country’s bust?