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Are you in favour of a national pay structure where everybody is guaranteed a living wage and nobody is rewarded excessively?
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Are you in favour of the UK adopting a 'White' vote option on General Election
ballot papers - (a 'white' vote indicates that you consider NONE of the candidates presented on your ballot paper suitable for government).
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Do you think the NHS should be run by private companies whose priority is to make a profit, rather than by the state?
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Do you trust the results of opinion polls?
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Do you think Tony Blair should be investigated for war crimes?
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Do you think the NHS should prioritise spending on treatments with objectively proven effectiveness?
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Should Britain continue to allow immigrants and foreign nationals to enter Britain on the current basis which affords them such generous benefits.
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Do you really believe we can take the necessary international action, individually and collectively, to prevent a global climate disaster?
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Do you believe in a supernatural being who (which) periodically suspends or modifies universal natural laws?
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Would you like to see the end of party politics, and have a parliament with members elected or selected by groups of all the different trades and professions, (example, medical) each group electing or selecting one or more members? The whole house would then elect the prime minister.
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Do you think there should or should not be a referendum in the UK on the Lisbon Treaty?
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Would you like a current bank holiday to be reallocated to celebrate a National Saints Day (St. George, St. Andrew, St. David, St. Patrick, St. Pirran etc.) ?
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Dear Russellofwales: Are you made uncomfortable by foreign-ness? Or are you simply concerned about the great burden placed on taxpayers, and the welfare state, by 'spongers'. Have you not noticed that the vast majority of these are poorly-educated, white, Anglo-Saxons?
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Should we be entitled to a Swiss style referendum before any EU Commission policy is adopted in the UK?
Yes or No
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My question would be simple, to the point and reveling about the nation as a whole.
Simply, I would like to know
"What are you wearing at the moment?"
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What Is The Point of The BC's Matt Allwright?
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Are you happy?
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Are bears catholic? Does the Pope defecate in the woods?
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If you had one return trip in a time machine to visit your own life, would you visit the past to re-live a moment or take a peek into your future?
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Do you think a nation equipped, and inclined, to go to war across the globe, should thoroughly investigate the psycholgy of its Prime Minister or President?
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Do you think it is about time we began to think much more seriously about legalising hard drugs - I think the world's problems begin with drugs - we don't need the pushers?
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What do you think of the BNP?
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Should we have a board of independent people (not politicians) to say what pay and expenses MPs can claim.
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Are you in favour of a space on all electoral ballot papers allowing voters to express their dissatisfaction with the choice offered by the current British electoral system - eg "none of the above"?
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Should we abandon parliamentary democracy and appoint David Attenborough Dictator of the UK?
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The UK should lead the way by finally bringing the urgent problem of overpopulation into rational public debate, recognizing that the predicted 9.4 billion people by 2050 will lead to shortages of land, energy, food and water, and increased greenhouse gas emissions and wars; and to propose equitable solutions, starting with awareness raising and financial incentives in UK (eg reviewing benefits that encourage having more than 2 children), and to increase and target aid to educate and empower women in developing countries.
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Does this country get the government it deserves?
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Why are we still being charged so much for fuel when the price of crude has dropped by 50%? (Lower priced crude not reaching the pumps yet doesn't count because when crude goes up the increase in price only takes a day to the consumer.)
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Should public memorial services be, by default, non-religious?
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Does the answer to the final question asked by every BBC interviewer in an interview have to be brief?
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Is it time to declare a global moratorium on childbirth, say for ten years, so we can take care of everyone who is already here on this fragile world and give us all time to plan properly for the future - no more stick-thin starving children with flies in their half-blind eyes while plutocrats run up thousand pound wine bills!
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Should voting in a UK general election be made compulsury with the proviso of a 'none of the above' vote being available?
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Should the International Astronomical Union reinstate Pluto as a planet? Suggested responses: Yes, no, don't care.
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Do you believe people are truthful when they answer pollsters' questions?
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Given the finite resources of our planet, do you think governments should use the current economic climate to try to move away from an economic model based on continual growth and towards one that is based on sustainability?
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1) Should 'A' Level examinations encompass all vocational and academic subjects and the miscellany of post 16 exams be dispensed with?
2) Should we be able to vote for a local MP AND a governing party?
3) Should we be able to vote for a local MP AND a Prime Minister?
4) Should we be able to vote for members in the second house?
5) Should Government Ministers be relieved of their constituency duty on appointment to enable them to concentrate on the running the country?
6) Should we abandon party politics and have only independent MP's?
7) Should the electorate vote on issues and not for parties.
8) As the Warsaw Pact has been dismantled should NATO also be dismantled?
9) Should the UN Security Council be dissolved?
10) Should UN resolutions be enforced - if necessary by an independent UN military.
11) Should there be a UN Parliament? (i.e. vote for UN representative in each country)
12) Should there be a maximum annual salary, say £500,000, either through regulation or taxation. (this includes Bankers, Chief Executives, TV Celebrities, film stars and footballers). (Those investing/risking capital could be treated differently)
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On April 13th 2009 at the Fort Collins Clean Energy Conference, Anita Burke of the Catalyst Institute was the first speaker of the evening. Burke, a physicist and eighteen year veteran of Shell International, opened by offering that she had worked in the “bowels of the oil and gas industry” and was appearing to provide some context to globe’s environmental crisis. According to Burke, the Earth is guaranteed a four degree rise in temperature, “even if we ‘full stop’ producing carbon today.” Do you have any understanding of the catastrophic consequences of this?
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Should the BBC be funded out of general taxation instead of maintaining the 'secret-state' apparatus of TV Licensing?
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Dear Jaywalking, further to your rather provocative question..I am simply suggesting that we as a country on the brink of financial meltdown should pose the question whether we should afford ourselves to keep allowing foreign nationals to enter our country on the current basis (benefits and housing rights etc) when we are struggling to feed and home our own people. The answer may be yes or no depending on any individuals viewpoint. I can see what your answer is likely to be from the question you posed.
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Do you believe that the way you vote in the next general election will have a major impact on any issue which care strongly about?
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Should Council Tax be replaced by a fair system of taxation?
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13) You can vote for a ward councillor, a borough councillor, a county councillor, an MP and an MEP.
Is that too many representatives - or too few?
And do you really know what you're voting for in every case?
14) Should we start again with a clean, blank sheet and re-write all criminal law from scratch?
15) In court, in addition to determining guilt, should juries decide on an appropriate sentence/punishment and recommendations to society after taking into account mitigating circumstances and previous record as well as applying - common sense.
16) Has the War on Terror made you feel more safe - or less safe?
17) In times of high unemployment, should we be allowed more leisure time to enable fuller employment for all?
(i.e. 4 day week = low unemployment)
18) Which one 'sacrifice' would you prefer to help combat climate change?
a) Wind farms in your neighbourhood
b) nuclear power station in your neighbourhood
c) give up one car in your family
d) give up your car for 3 months every year
e) have a 24 hour power cut to your house once a week
f) be limited to holiday flights once every three years.
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VICTORIA SANDWICH?
jam?
OR
jam AND Butter Cream?
Philip
Pevensey Castle Tea Rooms, Sussex
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Are you in favour of fixed four-year term parliaments?
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Are you in favour of a ban on smoking in vehicles in which children under 16 are passengers?
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Is letter writing becoming extinct ?
My question would be .
When was the last time that you wrote a letter of more than fifty words by hand.
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But who will SELECT this question? It certainly won't be a question about the telly tax. My question Should PM and the BBC stop patronising the public by pretending they have some involvement in gimmicks like Any Questions and ipm?
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Oi! Read my post of the 14th April - 'Are you in favour of a White vote to be included on UK general election ballot papers'.
At least two other posters have framed exactly the same question!! Maybe we are starting something here Eddie! Let's push for the 'White' vote to be included and show these mealy mouthed career politicians the jigs up!
Viva la Revolucion!
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Should the law prohibit genital mutilation (circumcision) of male children, unless for medical reasons?
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What do you believe the current economic crisis is for?
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In the light of news that Bob Quick's blunder had no effect on the investigation it concerned, http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8008784.stm, do you think that the news gathering organisations who forced his unnecessary (and possibly dangerous) resignation should pay him unfair dismissal compensation?
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Regarding speed cameras and their effect on people's driving habits, why do we never hear that car manufacturers are prepared to do their bit by limiting the car's ability to speed? If one cannot drive at excessive speed, one will not kill so many people.
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Suggested poll:-
Do you carry an Organ Donor Permission Card, and if not, why not ?
Thanks for the great idea of a listeners' poll
Cheers
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The old one's are the best!
Should Great Britain's Head-of-State be a meritocratic and democratic public position?
Yes or No?
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Do you feel that "the authorities" in all their forms are poking their noses into everyone's lives far too much these days?
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Should Chinese be taught now in all primary and secondary schools in preparation for eventual Chinese World Domination?
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Should Opinion Polls ever be used as factual evidence in place of a Referendum on Government Decisions?
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What's your favourite thing about life so far?
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Do you think we should scrap our current social services structure and start again from scratch?
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If you could only be either honest and thought dishonest, or dishonest but thought honest, which would you rather be?
If you could steal and know for certain that you would not be caught, would you do it?
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(A few comments on past comments:
1 re nobody being rewarded excessively = 36:12 (see 48)
2 re white vote = 24 = 32
13 replied to by 39, forgets that poorly educated white Anglo-Saxons can also be immigrants, and that there is no reason why the indigenous population and immigrants should receive the same benefits.
49 should also include genital mutilation of female children. (Adults can of course continue to mutilate their ears, noses, skin etc.)
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Should Britain adopt the Proportional Representation model for General Elections?
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Can we survive without Pick-n-Mix?
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Should examination results be the primary determining factor in a school's success?
It's an interesting one, because on the surface many people may say "No", and people claim to hate league tables, but many parents still use schools' examination pass rates (and hence league table positions) to influence their choice of school.
Should the UK retain the current "First past the post" system of electing governments?
I deliberately chose not to phrase that as either FPTP or PR, as there are other electoral systems out there. Various politicians have suggested electoral reform in the past, but it's usually been quickly forgotten.
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2 / 24 / 32 "None of the above"
When I was at university, elections for all positions in the students' union were elected by the preference voting system of proportional representation (i.e. instead of Xs you mark 1, 2, 3 etc.). In addition, the executive posts always had RON standing - Re-Open Nominations. As its name suggests, if RON won, nominations would be re-opened to allow other / alternative candidates to stand in a rescheduled ballot.
If a "white" vote / "None of the above" option was used, wording to the effect of "Reopen nominations" would concisely explain both the option and its effect if it 'won'.
47 "Fake participation" - I think you will find many iPM ideas are suggested by listeners, and all the questions asked at Any Questions / Question Time are chosen from those submitted by the audience on arrival.
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Should Pagan viewponts, ideas and traditions be represented on Thought For The Day?
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About the press....
Are the press culpable for a contribution to the current economic climate by exacerbating and exaggerating financial issues thereby creating a vicious circle of decline and is this indicative of a press out of control?
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Should we soak the rich?
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Here's mine:
Imagine a really dictatorial government intent on saving the planet for us was in power. Each household (which means you and your partner/ spouse, ONLY) are allowed ONE of these:
a) a dog
b) a cat
c) a child.
Which one would you choose?
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Do you think we should act now to limit world population and reduce the effects of climate change, or should we just carry on as we are and hope that somehow it will be all right in the end.
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Here's a great question:
Should Child Benefit be means tested?
nikki
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1.,
but with half the average and twice the average as the lower and upper bounds.
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(Post tax)
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70, 71,
Local pressure here, suggests 3/4 of average (mean) income as the lower bound to suggest.
I concur.
And only 3/2 for the upper bound.
Again, I concur.
Which suggests dreaming up some sort of slogan around the ideas of 2/3 and 3/2 of the average****.
Akin to the old TU idea of 8 hours work, 8 hours sleep and 8 hours to oneself.
**** Like 'Two upon three for the poor, three upon two for the rich'
Still sounds mean to me, but nonetheless the question qould be
Should the minimum and maximum incomes be based on the average?
(Say 2/3 and 3/2 for top and bottom earners?)
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#67
I'd choose a genetically modified Dog-cat-child.
Seriously, I'd like to ask if it's time to throw out the Council Tax and bring in a fairer method of raising local taxes.
I'm greedy by nature so I would also like to ask if it isn't time we had a local government watchdog that keeps an eye on how efficient our local government is.
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Is the UK sleepwalking into being a Police State?
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Should not the operators of local bus services pay the same types of taxes/duties that are borne by motorists, e.g. VAT on fuel? There appears to be little scrutiny as to how environmentally efficient the local operator services are. Buses emit around 850 grams/km, if not more, and outside the rush hours appear to be generating high levels of pollution per passenger carried. Paying VAT on fuel should lead to a more environmentally efficient service being provided by the local bus operators.
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Considering we've been governed the past four years by a party commanding 35.3% of the total vote in the last election, do you think we live in a true democracy?
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What would you go to the wall for? What would you be prepared to quit your job and change your life for?
What are the things that are really worth making a sacrifice for?
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Do you believe that children are achieving higher grades through government policies and targets, their own diligence and that of their teachers, or is it simply easier these days?
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Are you content that the European Road Hauliers (particularly those from Eastern Europe) are complying in full with the UK road transport regulations and that the playing field is flat?
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Should Bush and Company be tried for Crimes Against Humanity in an International Court?
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Should there be a General Election, now?
I think the answer, and the thinking behind each and every answer, would be of great interest.
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Do you favour the creation of an English Parliament with the same powers as the Scottish Parliament?
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Cossackgirl and funnyJoedunn at 34 and 37 on the PM version of this thread, make an important suggestion.
Their subsequent excellent discussion there, highlights some obstacles to their proposals.
A version that might find party political support would be to have a universal and a means tested components.
Both objections to means testing (the rich asserting their own 'Rights' and protesting at the indignity of it all on behalf of the poor !!!!) seem less than impossible obstacles to overcome.
So what about, double the benefit and make a quarter of that universal?
I personally think we are in root and branch times so that equalising standards of living of all children should be the aim.
So:
Should all children enjoy the same standard of living?
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Sorry if someone else has submitted this one (I don't have the time to read through it all!).
Do you think that MPs should be able to vote on whether or not they can receive unconditional expenses from taxpayers money without providing receipts?
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So many single issues and/or political questions, with a loaded answer or agenda.
It's quite hard to come up with a single askable question that might shed some light on what the country thinks - as opposed to believes.
So here's an attempt.
The UK is often described as the 51st state, or part/not part of a federal europe.
But which country would you most like the UK to learn from? Or in a hypothetical world partner with.
Ignoring the geography, finances and size, which country do we most admire and aspire to? And why?"
Any of the EU countries? USA, China?
There are almost 200 possible discrete answers. Where do we most admire and aspire to? And why?
One of these?
Spain?
Finland?
The Netherlands?
New Zeeland?
Costa Rica?
Singapore?
South Africa?
Libya?
France?
Japan?
Ireland?
India?
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Should toothbrushes be included in childrens party bags? Would you consider this patronising or usefull?
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If you had a time machine - would you go backward or forward in time for your first trip?
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The use of chemical and biological weapons, cluster bombs and landmines are all banned
Should the use of a nuclear weapon be outlawed too?
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My question is:
Should our MP's have their salary linked by a simple multiple(i suggest x6) to the national minimum wage,to ensure that their interests are directly linked with those of the poorer,rather than wealthier,working members of our society?
It would be made law that one could not change without being tracked by the other.I would vote for this.
Obviously this would not tackle the murky waters of MP's expenses but would go some way to removing the present dodgy way in which they decide their own salary and simplify things for the future.
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Would you be in favour of replacing the present royal family with an unpaid, elected (apolitical) Head of State known as the Monarch? The post would be for life, non-hereditary and all candidates would have to make a non-returnable deposit of 50m GBP which would then be used to fund the Monarch's official activities. Their personal fortunes would be handled by trustees so that they would not be tempted to abuse their position and Parliament would retain the right to turf them out if they were deemed to be acting in a way unbefitting a Monarch.
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Do you agree that there is a reasonably level playing field for men and women who want to have children?
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I support the question in 32.fJd.
"Should voting in a UK general election be made compulsury with the proviso of a 'none of the above' vote being available?"
There is also maybe a case to consider changing the voting day from Thursday to Sunday, when not so many people go to work.
In our 24/7 culture with all the supermarkets open on Sundays, the old argument against Sunday voting (easy to imagine) is hardly still valid...
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Now that polygraph lie detecter tests are considered relible enought to use on sex offenders, should they also be used routinely on politicians?
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Should we move to fixed 4 year long parliaments?
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Should large bonuses, payouts or pensions be reclaimed, if paid to people whose decisions caused their company to fail or require bailout?
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Why don't our politicians take some notice of what happens in Holland where they are far less discontented than we are in England?
Is it because of proportional representation? With so many different political parties, the only legislation that gets passed in the Netherlands is that agreed by the majority of the parties. thus ensuring that laws are, on the whole, consensual. They also have far fewer MPS and closer scrutiny of expenses, extra-parliamentary jobs etc. They also have a secular form of government.
They have sensible things like staggered work times, resulting in far fewer traffic jams, special days, such as that in which everyone cycles to work, to focus the national mind on environmental issues. Their planning laws inclide a requirement to include an aesthetic element in all new buildings. In Holland people don't whinge about the government as they do here because they feel part of it. In this country we are controlled by government. We have no influence.
This is why we are dissatisfied.
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PM Listeners' Opinion Poll
When an elderly person gives away property or writes a Will. Should they also fill in a questionnaire, like a house sellers HIP asking questions to show that they have not been put under pressure and fully understand what they are doing and the consequences, all in plan English. The questionnaire to be filled in without the presents of a beneficiary maybe at the Will writers office
The purpose is to help ensure that they have the mental capacity to understand what they doing and are not being unduly influenced by a friendly gold digger
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Do you think that failed and incompetent politicians for example Brian Mawhinney should be allowed to take on leading roles in national sporting organisations like the football league?
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Will you be prepared to pay more tax to maintain the present level of public services during this period of recession?
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My post #42 continued
19) What are the best three pieces of advice you've been given?
or
20) If you could only give three pieces of advice to your children ....what would they be?
21) Which three books would you never be without?
or
22) If you might never see your children again, but could give them three books, what would they be?
23) Which five films would you regard as essential viewing for everyone?
or
24) If you might never see your children again, but could give them five films on DVD, what would they be?
25) You're Prime Minister for the day and due to an addition error - there's an extra 10 billion pounds above what you thought was available.
What would you do with it?
a) Use it to pay off some of the national debt.
b) Divide it by the population and give every man, woman and child 170 pounds each.
c) Give every person registered as unemployed 5000 pounds.
d) Spend it on the NHS (buildings, more staff or say 60 new hospitals)
e) Spend it on the Police to improve law enforcement
f) Spend it on education
g) Give it to third world country.
h) Give it to a country suffering mass famine
i) other suggestions
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Should men of the faith, be it islam, christianity, judaism, etc., be allowed always to be given to credence of their views because they are men of faith whereas those, not of a faith, find it difficult to be heard?
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Given (a) the intenational embarassment of so many dodgy people with titles (Lord Archer, Sir Mark Thatcher, Sir Fred Goodwin, Lord Black, etc., etc.)
and (b) the continued temptation for the Prime Minister of the day to hand out such titles for all the wrong reasons, should we simply scrap ALL titles?
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My posts #42 and 100 continued...
26) If the economic crisis meant that just five TV programmes would continue to be broadcast by BBC, ITV, Ch4, Ch5, which five programmes, in their present form, would you choose to continue to receive:
Prompts:
Cash in the Attic
Coronation Street
Snooker
Big Brother
Channel 4 News
The Apprentice
Films
The Simpsons
Horse racing
Blue Peter
Deal or No Deal
One-off documentaries
The Culture Show
My Family
Celebrity Chef
One-off drama
The Weather
Football
Newsnight
Police Camera Action
The Learning Zone
....or any other prog on BBC/ITV/Ch4/Ch5
Remember - you can only choose five for all time.
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May I submit the question that if the BBC could charge viewers for opting in instead of a compulsory licence fee for all, then that way people who are on fixed incomes can at least access other network TV programmes that are free.
Alternatively, high fees paid by the BBC to celebrities should be reduced and networking should be done with the Licensing Authorities to fund licence fees for those who cannot afford same and therefore cannot watch television.
We should not always assume everyone can afford what the most of society can afford. It is all very well various organisations funding computers for social groups but not when others do not even own a TV and/or cannot afford to pay the compulsory licence. A TV is the only company some people have.
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Do we trust our police service enough to give over to them the unrestricted power to stop and search anyone, anywhere, at anytime, without the restriction of the officer needing to have reasonable cause?
Would the knowledge that officers have such a sweeping power be a deterrent to knife carrying in public, and other crimes?
Also, should all citizens be obliged by law, to answer any reasonable questions asked by a police officer? Such as, what are you doing here?
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My question is:-
"should the graphics flashed on screen at least twice during every action replay at sporting events be banned."
Not because they are anywhere close to being subliminal.
But because they are annoying and add absolutely nothing to the viewing experience.
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My question for the Nation-
" Should anyone standing for election to the Westminister, Scottish, Welsh or European Parliaments be required to have worked for at least five years in a commercial profit-making industry or enterprise to gain 'real world' experience, before being in a position to enact laws and regulations which affect those areas which create the country's wealth?"
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Should the electorate be polled every two years to confirm that they have confidence in the existing government. If the majority answer is NO then a general election must be called within 30 days.
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I would like to know if the nation would be interested in referendum style proposition voting at the time of general elections, similar to those I have seen in the US. It might get more people out to vote and exercising their political thought processes a little more than currently. Also allows a vote for the party but not an automatic endorsement of everything in the manifesto, and vice versa.
turning opinion polls into real policies. issues like ID cards, europe/ the euro, smoking bans, hunting, dna databases, infertility treatment on the NHS, what does the nation really think about these things, and would like to instruct parliament on?
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Could local newspapers (and the quality) of local news be improved if neighbourhood businesses paid to advertise on a business news website knowing that all revenue was to be used to produce 'ad free' newspapers?
Would you join that campaign?
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My question is:
'Should the media be penalised if they do not clearly differentiate between fact and supposition?'
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Should the system of daylight saving be scapped in favour of Summer hours?
Background: I have lived in the UK for 7 years and have always understood that the reason we all endure the pain of daylight saving is to help the farmers. So I have asked farmers how it helps them - and do you know I have never found a single one that found it useful. Let's not keep it going because no one has the back bone to change it. Enjoying a longer evening through summer and enjoying a short evening in the winter must be good for country morale.
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At the next General Election if there has been no tactical voting and the two major parties are not guaranteed victory it could be that YOUR party is about to be elected - who would you vote for?
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Opinion Poll question
"Do you think that the age of attainment of adulthood should be increased to 21 years?"
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Opinion Poll question
" Is it right that OftCom can Fine the BBC for making mistakes as has happened in the past? "
Basically OftCom is penalising the Licence fee payer not the BBC.
Maybe the BBC should be forced to have a reduction in the licence fee - even if it is only one penny. Then the licence fee payer would not suffer extra taxation without representation - Discuss
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Opinion Poll question
"Should the police enforce the law that stipulates that exhaust pipes on motorcycles include a british standard approved silencer?"
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Would you rather that the United Kingdom: A) Adopt a foreign policy that maximises the advantage of our inherited power & influence, military capacity and economic leverage to achieve greater national prosperity; OR B) Accept lower national prosperity in order to achieve a less controversial international identity with fewer global commitments, a reduced risk of conflict, and a less significant role in world events?
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Why is the police handing out £30.00 fines for people not wearing seat belts as they would be probably only harming themselves? I drove the last 50 yards to work without a belt, because I picked something up in the "wee shoppie" and drove then on to go to work. The street is very quiet, you cannot drive faster than 20mph. Nothing wrong, you would think. In the same street the people are feeling unsafe at night to walk home, for there are 2 pubs and a nightclub. That is for an old fisherstown already much! Police is- once again- seen standing at the local main road checking speed and belts, etc. That is money's worth!
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It would be great if one could comment on what people write on this site, without starting a new blog/querie. It wouyld make it a bit more interactive and not so static and artificial.
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