Tired of protest votes and voting against something, not for it.
It’s frustrating to see so many people casting votes just to register a complaint or to stop someone else getting in. That’s not how good governance happens. We end up with a muddled mandate and it makes it harder for any government to actually get things done. People should be voting for positive change, for a vision, not just out of spite or frustration.
My view is we need to empower local communities more. We should devolve more significant powers and budgets to local councils. This would mean they have real control over things that matter to people directly, like local infrastructure, housing developments, and even some aspects of local transport and health services. It makes local elections genuinely impactful.
Fix the NHS waiting lists debacle
Are we really saying it's acceptable that people have to wait months for routine operations, only to be told they might have to go private if they want to get it done quickly. It's madness, and it's not what we pay our taxes for.
I think it's time we got our priorities straight and started investing in the NHS properly, rather than just throwing more money at it without a plan. We need to look at why these waiting lists are so long and start tackling the root causes, whether that's a shortage of doctors and nurses or inefficient systems.
We should be looking to recruit more medical staff from overseas, and making it easier for them to come and work here, rather than putting up barriers and bureaucratic hurdles. And at the same time, we need to be training more of our own doctors and nurses, so we're not reliant on importing them from elsewhere.
Stop the NHS waste: Let's pay tradespeople properly for repairs, not consultants!
We need a new approach to NHS property maintenance. Instead of constantly bringing in expensive external consultants to oversee minor repairs, the NHS should directly employ a core team of skilled tradespeople – plumbers, electricians, carpenters, and builders. These individuals would be responsible for routine maintenance and minor repairs across hospital sites.
The current system is a drain on resources. We pay consultants eye-watering fees to tell us what a local plumber could fix in a day. This money could be far better spent on frontline patient care or equipment. It’s just common sense; a direct workforce understands the specific needs and infrastructure of the buildings they maintain, leading to faster, more efficient work and potentially lower overall costs when you factor in consultancy fees.
This would create stable, skilled jobs within local communities, too.
What do you think?
Vote on individual policies, adapt them, or write your own alternative. Good ideas should be tested.