50 word Moneyfesto - Small changes for a big difference 2013

jo_t_2

To educate the public that money borrowed from banks is electronically created by them from nothing. Interest is then charged on these invented balances and paid by us in real, hard-earned cash. Henry Ford remarked that if people knew this "there would be a revolution before tomorrow morning".

singlebychoice

Enhance equal rights legislation, include discrimination on the grounds of being single. I am sick of "half price" offers that turnout to be 2-4-1. It is no benefit to me to have two theatre or two rail tickets. Companies ought to be obliged to offer me a genuine half price ticket for one.

sina_ism

Raise the Stamp Duty threshold for each band by £2000 per year.

AND/OR

Waive Stamp Duty for first time buyers on properties up to a value of £250,000.

trudger

Unite vehicle tax / insurance and registation including number plates. This should save incalcuble amounts of time and money to all parties including the public if done properly. Plus a huge saving to police time, money and resources by making 99% of cars on the road accountable and legal. :T

disposable849

A front garden paved with impermeable material does not allow water to permeate to the ground below adds to flooding. Planning permission is readily given. I would like to see planning permission tightened up to reduce this runoff and car insurance companies no longer offering discounts for off road parking.

Bluekiwi

I took redundancy with 33 years NI contributions.It has now been raised to 35 years. I have not worked in 3 years but have done voluntary work for Barnardo's. A system of NI credits for voluntary workers would not only help many but encourage people to volunteer.

Bluekiwi

Where private landlords have student tenants, neither they or the students pay council tax. It is funded from Central Government - The Tax Payer! If those on benefits have to pay towards Council Tax then so should private landlords. Instead, they are laughing all the way to the bank !

Fookle

Cut council spend on admin for, example, on parking permits. Why do we have a registration number and disc for parking when we have unique number plates? Parking personnel carry mobile computers that track parking via their own system when we could just register via number plate, saving on time, personnel and admin costs.

10sheds

The government could make the energy companies start their tariff at a reasonable amount and then increase with greater use the reverse of the present situation. The result would be that the nation would be more careful with energy.

trish_berryman

We have to pay so much for petrol but we already are taxed as road users as we pay road tax. The price of petrol would be fair if not for the tax. It is unfair on domestic users. There is no public transport where most people outside of London live so we have to pay through the nose just for daily travel.