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A New Political Party: Manifesto suggestions...
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(1) All TD's salaries to be cut to 50K.
(2) No more unvouched expenses and overhaul what can be claimed. Bare minimum in line with private sector.
(3) Bye bye the 4,000 Euro/hour governent jet. See www.buyandsell.ie for more info.
(4) "See this new chainsaw we bought??? We're taking this to public sector inefficiencies & cosy public sector jobs!"
(5) Government state Mercs, get rid of them, www.buyandsell.ie for more info.
(6) Paying 1 billion Euro a year in foreign aid. Yeah, we'll get back to you when we can afford it.
(7) Payments to political parties, "eh, sorry lads, end of!"
Please add as you see fit...!
I don't see how a credible political party with the right people and a manifesto along the line of above couldn't get elected!
A few big problems with some of these proposals.
You can't expect someone to run for TD if all they get out of it is 50k ?
The allowances and expenses should be looked at alright.
The salary of taoiseach and ministers should be cut alright but not down to ridiculous amount that one could earn in 9 to 5 job.
The number of junior ministers cut and the perks chopped, but you will get people even more willing to take backhanders if you cut salaries to 50k.
Only minister get government cars and they are all environmentally friendly ones.
Trying to sell mercs at this time won't be easy
If you stop payments to political parties then where do they get the money from, more dodgy developers ?
If anything public funding is something that should be almost mandatory.
BTW cut the leaders allowance for independents.40% positive discrimination towards females standing for elections for all parties.
Works for progressive countries like Holland and Sweden.
This might brake the cycle of largely untalented guys from 1) (largely in FF and FG) and encourage a new type of male and female politician.
Yeah we sure do need more females of the quality of Marys O'Rourke, Hannafin, Coughlan and Harney :rolleyes:
Just noticed they are all bleedin Marys.
Maybe more females but they can't be called Mary.
I would like to see our entire political system overhauled starting with the county councils;
4) Encourage rationalisation of our farms. It is undoubtedly a legacy of british rule that we have such small pockets of barely viable farmland. We should see these farms amalgamated as happened across much of Europe.
5) Develop Dublin, Cork, Limerick and possibly Waterford and Galway to proper city status. Encourage people to move to the cities and create the critical masses required. Immediately end one-off housing development which has destroyed large swathes of our once beautiful land. Invest large sums in these cities to make them beautiful, attractive urban spaces where people WANT to move to.
Agree with the rest but not above :mad:.
So how do you encourage the rationalisation of farming, perhaps you kick people off the land aka the Scottish highland clearances.
Actually you are kinda socialist in thinking on that, but it would be more the form of socialism adoped by Joe Stalin and his collectivisation.
So your great idea is to make everyone live in a city and even then you didn't notice Galway is already deemed a city, with a population as great as Limerick and a fair bit less negative publicity.
Not everyone wants to live in a godawful sprawling small boxes of sameness housing estate e.g Lucan. Apologies to anyone that lives in Lucan.
I see you are from Dublin, there is life beyond the pale you know :rolleyes:
I can see your party's manifesto going down great with a few D4 types, but good luck trying to sell that to the rest of the country.I am not allowed discuss …
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Fair enough. Don't vote for my new party!Agree with the rest but not above :mad:.
I'd reduce subsidies which artificially help non-viable farms to limp on at great cost to the taxpayer. In a world with an ever increasing demand for food a business that cannot survive making said food has got problems IMO.So how do you encourage the rationalisation of farming, perhaps you kick people off the land aka the Scottish highland clearances.
Hardly-collectivisation was a process of nationalising all farmland. I'm not advocating that at all-quite the opposite in fact!Actually you are kinda socialist in thinking on that, but it would be more the form of socialism adoped by Joe Stalin and his collectivisation.
Galway only has a comparable population because the city boundary around Limerick is a relic of the past and doesn't reflect the situation on the ground as Limerick 'city' now eats into Clare and Limerick County. Anyway, I said 'proper city'-I'm aware that Galway is already a city in name.So your great idea is to make everyone live in a city and even then you didn't notice Galway is already deemed a city, with a population as great as Limerick and a fair bit less negative publicity.
Urban living does not have to involve uniformly designed housing. Think outside the box! Look abroad for inspiration.Not everyone wants to live in a godawful sprawling small boxes of sameness housing estate e.g Lucan. Apologies to anyone that lives in Lucan.
Eh, apart from centralising all govt functions in Dublin (as they once were) I also advocated proper development of Cork, Limerick and maybe Waterford and Gaway. These places are all well outside the pale you know?!I see you are from Dublin, there is life beyond the pale you know :rolleyes:
I can see your party's manifesto going down great with a few D4 types, but good luck trying to sell that to the rest of the country.
Anyway-a party focused on urban development of the above named cities would not need to sell itself to rural Ireland as it would get a majority of voters to pass a referendum to change the system of govt. The cities of Dublin (including greater Dublin), Cork, Limerick, Waterford and Galway have a combined population well able to deliver the numbers required.0 -
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Fair enough. Don't vote for my new party!
I'd reduce subsidies which artificially help non-viable farms to limp on at great cost to the taxpayer. In a world with an ever increasing demand for food a business that cannot survive making said food has got problems IMO.
Hardly-collectivisation was a process of nationalising all farmland. I'm not advocating that at all-quite the opposite in fact!
Galway only has a comparable population because the city boundary around Limerick is a relic of the past and doesn't reflect the situation on the ground as Limerick 'city' now eats into Clare and Limerick County. Anyway, I said 'proper city'-I'm aware that Galway is already a city in name.
Urban living does not have to involve uniformly designed housing. Think outside the box! Look abroad for inspiration.
Eh, apart from centralising all govt functions in Dublin (as they once were) I also advocated proper development of Cork, Limerick and maybe Waterford and Gaway. These places are all well outside the pale you know?!
Anyway-a party focused on urban development of the above named cities would not need to sell itself to rural Ireland as it would get a majority of voters to pass a referendum to change the system of govt. The cities of Dublin (including greater Dublin), Cork, Limerick, Waterford and Galway have a combined population well able to deliver the numbers required.
Farmers do not get the price you pay in a shop for goods, most of it goes to the suermarket, the processors and not the grower or producer.
Maybe if the price of food goes up then farmers can make a living and would not need subsidies.
Hell lets scap agriculture, after all what does it contribute to the GDP ?
What about people that do not want ot live in one of your fine urban centres ?
You say maybe Galway.
Infact you dismiss anything west or north of a line between Dublin to Limerick.
Anyway, sure why would anyone want to live West of the Shannon (apart from the section of Limerick urban area that is in Clare) ?
What about all the Dubs that bought homes in Mullingar, Gorey, Drogheda, etc. Would you force them to move back to the great metropolis ?
You haven't really thought about the social side of this have you ?Could we just have the Conservatives here? I like the cut of Cameron's jib. The old arrogant Tory stuff seems mostly gone, replaced by a party manifesto I find hard to fault. I was watching him on TV this afternoon and he said he wants
-family centred socialist attitudes like in Scandinavia
-entrepeneurship as found in Silicon Valley
-Manufacturing output of Germany
-Strong, elected city mayors like in the US
-A savings culture like Japan
He said a lot more besides but when I compare this man to the gimps we have to choose from it depresses me. They at least have hope of recovery over the water. We're screwed.
Obviously you haven't heard about the 50k that certain rich people, including Dermot Desmond, paid to meet with Mr Cameron.
It is a rather exclusive club, with no mention of what is being discussed or being promised in return for the 50k contribution.
Added to that a big chunk of their funding has come from Lord Ashcroft's, deputy chairman of the Conservative party, rather large Belize empire.
In other words party is getting funding from overseas which is supposedly not really allowed in UK.
Cameron is a Tony Blair Lite, pure and simple. And we all know about the achivements of little old Tony.I am not allowed discuss …
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