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Re: The 'here's an idea' thread.
« Reply #100 on: Thursday 19 April 2007, 11:08:22 AM »
I don't think that's demeaning, it's a reasonable concept I'd have thought. It also wouldn't be a compulsory thing, but as an addition to the shelter system - surely a number of people living on the street would prefer to do a couple of hours organised voluntary work to begging.
Under-21 coach David Platt added: "If Shola recognises what he's got, all hell could break loose."

Re: The 'here's an idea' thread.
« Reply #101 on: Thursday 19 April 2007, 11:15:42 AM »
I don't think that's demeaning, it's a reasonable concept I'd have thought. It also wouldn't be a compulsory thing, but as an addition to the shelter system - surely a number of people living on the street would prefer to do a couple of hours organised voluntary work to begging.

It would be voulantary of course. I think it has the seeds of a good idea.
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Re: The 'here's an idea' thread.
« Reply #102 on: Thursday 19 April 2007, 11:36:49 AM »
We should tap that spring that comes out on Tynemouth longsands and make a fortune.

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Re: The 'here's an idea' thread.
« Reply #103 on: Thursday 19 April 2007, 03:31:34 PM »
1: Ban all forms of private transport into city centres, except commercial vehicles. Improve public transport to cater for these changes. This will alleviate traffic problems going to and from work and make the city centre a much more healthier and less congested place. Build a transport network link around the city to ferry workers and shoppers etc.

2: Microchip kids so should one go missing or be taken off the streets by a nonce, the system can track down the kid.

3: Limit 2 kebab shops, Estate Agents, Bookies and Bars to each community area or district outside of city centres. There are far too many of them, take the West Road for example. They are an eyesore and do nothing but deprive communities. Kebab shops are one of the reasons why less and less familes now sit down at the dinner table today, and why food standards have went down in this country. Too many lazy parents instead of cooking their kids a meal and sitting down at the table as a family, send their kids to the chippy. Bookies and bars drag parents away from the home, far too easily and far too much. Estate Agents are vultures, feeding on a community's assets - their homes. A lot of communities have went to pot because of constant changes, i.e people moving in and out.

4: Open up public funded schools on Saturdays and Sundays for one hour a day for general literacy, make it compuslory for parents to also attend.

5: Make weekends a work free day for non essential industries so people can spend time with their friends and families and have some kind of life.

5: Abolish the class system, peerages, lords, sirs, dames, and the Royal Family.

6: For those on benefits, make it compuslory to attend education centres and to, at the end of a 2 year benefits claim, to widthraw benefits, i.e. you have to get a job in 2 years or you go without. People are far too relient on the state for a number of things, like drugs the dole makes people dependent. Make them independent. Give every person a max of 4 years worth of free benefit entitlements during your lifetime, I.e. should you fall on hard times, there is a support system in place, but not one you can abuse.

7: Open up more greenland as parks and play areas for kids.

8: More affordable family sized homes for familes at the lower end of the wage scale.

9: Force a season ticket cap on football clubs, and force each club to make one stand a stand for kids, families and those on lower incomes. I.e. lets put an end to pricing out people from football grounds.

10: For new business start-ups, give them 2 years tax free.

11: Create English schools for foreign migrants and immigrants and make it compuslory for them to attend, if they want to work and stay in Britain, i.e. language lessons, laws etc. (Not culture lessons, that's not important, you can only learn about a new culture by experiencing it not by being patronised or told about it, and how can you define a country's culture anyway, isn't that all down to personal interpretation?)

12: Open community houses in each community and envite the community to take over, to be responsible for their own community and the welfare of it outside of services like lighting, wheelie bins, crime and such, more about social responsibility and the welfare of the community. Again, do away with dependancy, create independancy.

And so on...

alex

Re: The 'here's an idea' thread.
« Reply #104 on: Thursday 19 April 2007, 03:37:05 PM »
A nice mix of madcap and sensible ideas there HTT :lol: ;)

Knightrider

Re: The 'here's an idea' thread.
« Reply #105 on: Thursday 19 April 2007, 04:24:05 PM »
I'd be interested in what ideas you regard as madcap, seriously?

Re: The 'here's an idea' thread.
« Reply #106 on: Thursday 19 April 2007, 05:29:42 PM »
who thinks our democracy could be on its last legs btw?

S.S.R.

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Re: The 'here's an idea' thread.
« Reply #107 on: Thursday 19 April 2007, 06:51:56 PM »
I'd be interested in what ideas you regard as madcap, seriously?

What would stop people from starting a business, wrapping it up after two years and starting again under a different name?

Re: The 'here's an idea' thread.
« Reply #108 on: Friday 20 April 2007, 10:49:40 AM »
1: Ban all forms of private transport into city centres, except commercial vehicles. Improve public transport to cater for these changes. This will alleviate traffic problems going to and from work and make the city centre a much more healthier and less congested place. Build a transport network link around the city to ferry workers and shoppers etc.
the likes of the metrocentre will then do more damage to city centre commerce than they already have done
2: Microchip kids so should one go missing or be taken off the streets by a nonce, the system can track down the kid.too open to abuse and too expensive for how many this actually happens too,better off spending the money on getting people not to race about city streets
3: Limit 2 kebab shops, Estate Agents, Bookies and Bars to each community area or district outside of city centres. There are far too many of them, take the West Road for example. They are an eyesore and do nothing but deprive communities. Kebab shops are one of the reasons why less and less familes now sit down at the dinner table today, and why food standards have went down in this country. Too many lazy parents instead of cooking their kids a meal and sitting down at the table as a family, send their kids to the chippy. Bookies and bars drag parents away from the home, far too easily and far too much. Estate Agents are vultures, feeding on a community's assets - their homes. A lot of communities have went to pot because of constant changes, i.e people moving in and out.if they weren't there it would be an empty shop,as for the food thing thats down to education,not choice

4: Open up public funded schools on Saturdays and Sundays for one hour a day for general literacy, make it compuslory for parents to also attend.not the compulsary bit but i do think schools should play a more active role in the community,ie all schools now have computers and internet access which are shut away for most of the time,some schools are open for adult learning outside normal school hours,get this extended

5: Make weekends a work free day for non essential industries so people can spend time with their friends and families and have some kind of life. aye

5: Abolish the class system, peerages, lords, sirs, dames, and the Royal Family.aye,althogh being pedantic that is not the class system

6: For those on benefits, make it compuslory to attend education centres and to, at the end of a 2 year benefits claim, to widthraw benefits, i.e. you have to get a job in 2 years or you go without. People are far too relient on the state for a number of things, like drugs the dole makes people dependent. Make them independent. Give every person a max of 4 years worth of free benefit entitlements during your lifetime, I.e. should you fall on hard times, there is a support system in place, but not one you can abuse.aye and nah,agree with the compulsary education(how much would this cost??),but a bcloser eye should be kept on those not in work to make sure they aren't abusing it,some people are just about unemployable

7: Open up more greenland as parks and play areas for kids.aye

8: More affordable family sized homes for familes at the lower end of the wage scale.aye but how do you do it without f***ing up those who have struggled to get what they have

9: Force a season ticket cap on football clubs, and force each club to make one stand a stand for kids, families and those on lower incomes. I.e. lets put an end to pricing out people from football grounds. aye but a certain percentage instead of a full stand

10: For new business start-ups, give them 2 years tax free.they do get considerable breaks as it is

11: Create English schools for foreign migrants and immigrants and make it compuslory for them to attend, if they want to work and stay in Britain, i.e. language lessons, laws etc. (Not culture lessons, that's not important, you can only learn about a new culture by experiencing it not by being patronised or told about it, and how can you define a country's culture anyway, isn't that all down to personal interpretation?)aye

12: Open community houses in each community and envite the community to take over, to be responsible for their own community and the welfare of it outside of services like lighting, wheelie bins, crime and such, more about social responsibility and the welfare of the community. Again, do away with dependancy, create independancy.not sure it would work

And so on...
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Re: The 'here's an idea' thread.
« Reply #109 on: Friday 20 April 2007, 10:51:22 AM »
stop people throwing stones into the sea to help combat sea level rising

alternativly kill more whales to help combat seas level rises.
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Re: The 'here's an idea' thread.
« Reply #110 on: Friday 20 April 2007, 11:38:34 AM »
stop people throwing stones into the sea to help combat sea level rising

alternativly kill more whales to help combat seas level rises.

Wait a minute though...if this global warming thing is making the Earth hotter, how come sea level is rising? Surely it should all be evaporating? ;)

How's this for an idea...transplant the polar icecaps to Africa, thereby curing drought forever! Genius.

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Re: The 'here's an idea' thread.
« Reply #111 on: Friday 20 April 2007, 12:13:09 PM »
Thread moderation.

Re: The 'here's an idea' thread.
« Reply #112 on: Friday 20 April 2007, 12:20:34 PM »
A seperate transfer window forum.
Under-21 coach David Platt added: "If Shola recognises what he's got, all hell could break loose."

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Re: The 'here's an idea' thread.
« Reply #113 on: Friday 20 April 2007, 12:23:26 PM »
how we make a big cool air conditioner due the global warming...

Re: The 'here's an idea' thread.
« Reply #114 on: Friday 20 April 2007, 12:25:38 PM »
stop people throwing stones into the sea to help combat sea level rising

alternativly kill more whales to help combat seas level rises.

Wait a minute though...if this global warming thing is making the Earth hotter, how come sea level is rising? Surely it should all be evaporating? ;)

How's this for an idea...transplant the polar icecaps to Africa, thereby curing drought forever! Genius.
mixing your two sentences gives you the answer.

was the "genius" a cryptic reference ?
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Re: The 'here's an idea' thread.
« Reply #115 on: Friday 20 April 2007, 12:41:18 PM »
Mandatory bi-annual advanced driving tests.

You're suggesting every registered driver - over 32 million of 'em, take a test twice a year.

why would they take the test 4 times every 2 years?
when Invicta_Toon says they just need to take it once
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Re: The 'here's an idea' thread.
« Reply #116 on: Friday 20 April 2007, 12:46:17 PM »
:lol: Once every two years is still a s*** idea imo. Nice little stealth tax though. Surprised Vic's in favour of that. S.S.R.'s point still (more or less) stands, despite the misunderstanding.

alex

Re: The 'here's an idea' thread.
« Reply #117 on: Friday 20 April 2007, 12:47:47 PM »
I'd be interested in what ideas you regard as madcap, seriously?
2 and 3 in particular. Some of the others are unworkable imo.

Re: The 'here's an idea' thread.
« Reply #118 on: Friday 20 April 2007, 01:35:52 PM »
I'd be interested in what ideas you regard as madcap, seriously?
2 and 3 in particular. Some of the others are unworkable imo.

2 and 3 are deffo bonkers. blueyes.gif
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"I like to pass and move.. .."That is the kind of football I like. That's the philosophy I learned at the French academy at Clairefontaine." HBA

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Re: The 'here's an idea' thread.
« Reply #119 on: Friday 20 April 2007, 04:35:11 PM »
I'd be interested in what ideas you regard as madcap, seriously?

What would stop people from starting a business, wrapping it up after two years and starting again under a different name?

Ah...

I dunno, which is probably why my ideas have never ventured further than my own mind and this here message board.

Knightrider

Re: The 'here's an idea' thread.
« Reply #120 on: Friday 20 April 2007, 04:46:05 PM »
I'd be interested in what ideas you regard as madcap, seriously?
2 and 3 in particular. Some of the others are unworkable imo.

2 and 3 are deffo bonkers. blueyes.gif

Radical, but not bonkers.

OK number 2 is off the wall, but if such a system existed I would be the first to place my kids on it, for their own protection as we live in a world full of sick bastards. Therefore any measure that can help protect them would get my vote. Also, chipping nonces and rapists would get my vote too, though ideally I'd see them hanged myself but that's just me and I accept as a society we can't do that and nor should we stoop to such levels.

Number 1 is doable, they have measures in place to prevent the buildup of bars, casinos etc. so why not with things like kebab shops, estate agents and bookies. On the West Road it goes like this: Kebab joint, estate agents, bookies, bar, kebab joint, estate agents, bookies, bar and so on and so on. Maybe not exactly like that but you get my drift.

For communities I'd strip away most of the non essential businesses that operate in these type of areas like kebab shops etc. and create more open space, more parks and such, and provide the outgoing businesses with their own business park/complex, with good public transport support around that and the community they once did business in.

The benefits to the community would be huge I feel.

S.S.R.

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Re: The 'here's an idea' thread.
« Reply #121 on: Friday 20 April 2007, 07:23:36 PM »
Mandatory bi-annual advanced driving tests.

You're suggesting every registered driver - over 32 million of 'em, take a test twice a year.

why would they take the test 4 times every 2 years?
when Invicta_Toon says they just need to take it once
:lol: Once every two years is still a s*** idea imo. Nice little stealth tax though. Surprised Vic's in favour of that. S.S.R.'s point still (more or less) stands, despite the misunderstanding.

Once every two years: biennial.  8)

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Re: The 'here's an idea' thread.
« Reply #122 on: Friday 20 April 2007, 08:04:04 PM »
Seems it could mean either, Vic wasn't too clear.  He should have said semiannual or biennial.
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bi·an·nu·al   
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1. occurring twice a year; semiannual. 
2. occurring every two years; biennial.
Although one of the 3 definitions on dictionary.com only has the first definition
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biannual
adjective
occurring or payable twice each year [syn: semiannual] 

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Re: The 'here's an idea' thread.
« Reply #123 on: Friday 20 April 2007, 08:27:36 PM »

5: Abolish the Royal Family.


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