My Manifesto

Hello, been a while since i last published on here but i thought this subject needed Phil's spin on it.
All the political parties seem to be warming up for an inevitable general election, the prime minister only yesterday said they would be bringing 1000 troops back from Iraq before Xmas, a vote winner they hope, the Tories have said inheritance tax will be scrapped on the first £1M, and i believe it was them that said they would scrap stamp duty for first time buyers up to a certain value (not sure what that was it has slipped my mind ). and the lib dems have come out with little gems as well.
Well lets have a look at a couple of things that would make a difference..............education...lets get rid of the league tables that exist now and let the teachers actually teach and not perform so it makes the school look good. let teachers teach kids at a speed that helps the kids and doesn't just fit in with targets.
any disruptive kids in a class should be subject to a "three strikes and you re out" strategy. if they are disruptive, warn them, the second time the parents should be involved and the third time, lets put them in holding cells where they are in touch with the teacher via a video screen so if they want to mess about they will only disrupt themselves and no one else. if this doesn't help, send them to a secure unit where they are taught by a very strict regime, a sort of short sharp shock. I'm sure this would stop a lot of the messing we have now.
Prisons.........if anyone is sentenced to a time in prison, let them serve it!!!! never mind time off for good behaviour, if they are sentenced to 5 years, let them serve 5 years and then look at good behaviour, if they haven't caused any trouble let then let them out. if they have been a pain start to add time on for each offence inside.
lets stop all the privileges, why should a prisoner get access to a playstation, colour tv, gym etc etc. lets make it tough so they don't want to go back.
lets give the court more powers to impose stricter sentences.
Benefits.........lets start to look if people actually need everything they are getting, you try and claim disability allowances right now and you are scrutinised very closely by a doctor, you claim for something as an unemployed person and if you know how to play the system you will sail through, all money paid to claimants for living expenses should be paid direct to the apprpriate organisation. ie rent/mortgage, gas electric etc. all that should be left after this should be money for food, which should be paid via a debit card system and this has to have a photo on it so that people could not trade them for cash. all groceries must be purchased by way of this card. any person on benefits needing clothes should have to apply to a social security office to prove they actually need them, and they should be directed to govt warehouses where they would be given clothes made by prisoners, this would also help the prison budget because they would be paid for this as a proper business. this might seem harsh on people in need but if they are in need they would be grateful. why should us as tax payers pay for a skivers luxuries and for their kids designer clothes and brand new mobile phones. im sure this would cut the unemployment total very quickly, and also lets see how many assylum seekers would want to stay here when we arent a soft touch. allow a family on benefits a small amount of cash each week so they can pay for things that crop up. ie bus fares and small treats, lets be a little generous with them, they deserve a little treat but not the massive hand outs they are given now. how many unemployed people got to the pub and bingo every night, this isnt what benefits should be paid for.
There are lots of other things i could touch on but this would do for a start....................discuss