What will the new Conservative government do first?

[Ayahuasca]

They have a godawful mess to sort out (Cheers, Winky).

Where do they start?

[Jasandjules]

Taking a big red pen to the Quangos and 5 a Day Co-ordinators and other non-jobs in Govt. They HAVE to reduce the size of the state and the outgoings.

[odyssey2200]

Abolish all the laws that the Nu Laba passed in the last 10 years or so.

[cottonfoo]

Hopefully drop a bunch of crap ideas, ID cards and innocent people on the DNA database for a start.

[FourWheelDrift]

Arrest Blair & Brown for their illegal war?

[thinfourth2]

Have a look at the books

st themselves

Wish they had never won

[odyssey2200]

thinfourth2 said:

Have a look at the books

st themselves

Wish they had never won

Brown is operating a Scorched Earth policy now!

[The Hypno-Toad]

Do a little dance..... make a little love...... generally get down tonight..

[Martial Arts Man]

thinfourth2 said:

Have a look at the books

st themselves

Wish they had never won

Can't agree more.

I dread to think what the genuine state of the finances is!

[Don]

Jasandjules said:

Taking a big red pen to the Quangos and 5 a Day Co-ordinators and other non-jobs in Govt. They HAVE to reduce the size of the state and the outgoings.

This will be a very tough and difficult process but it is what is necessary.

The State must be downsized - and that means a reduction in jobs. People's lives will be affected.

But there's no other choice.

I also suspect they will repeal a few laws that have proved to be useless or unenforceable.

[Don]

thinfourth2 said:

Have a look at the books

st themselves

Wish they had never won

They will most certainly lambast the previous administration publicly like every other incoming government.

thinfourth2 said:

Wish they had never won

Nope. Politicians live for power. It's even better getting to do it in the st times because then you have to exercise it more...

[Crusoe]

freeze all pay increases in the public sector regardless of precious arranged deals (blame winky for the hardship they are all going to face.) Then work out what non-essential things can be scrapped to save some money (id cards/nhs computer systems etc.) Renegociate a lot of government projects to remove all the bonus structures so you pay a price for a project and if the price qoted doesn't match the supplier looses out not the public making up the difference. Then set about getting rid of the non-jobs.

[anonymous-user]

Jasandjules said:

Taking a big red pen to the Quangos and 5 a Day Co-ordinators and other non-jobs in Govt. They HAVE to reduce the size of the state and the outgoings.

Cut money wasted on external consultants too hopefully