50 word Moneyfesto - Small changes for a big difference 2013

cbnewayr

Limiting the payment of child benefit to the first two children born into a family would produce massive savings to government expenditure, as well as reducing the problem of feeding an expanding population. If a larger family is what you want, then fund it yourself.

rushrush

Let's create something to help businesses (perhaps world wide!) to get more quickly informed and co-operate to help identify this crime. Seems banks do nothing to solve the problem and police don't care. If you don't bring to justice the culprits it just carries on.

MakeitgoRIGHT

1) No chancellor may be put onto post unless s/he has a degree in finance.
2) And anyone seeking election as an MP must be first CRB-checked. Any with crimes to be disqualified.

MakeitgoRIGHT

All expenses claims by MPs to be made public on a website for the public to view without restriction. Any BIK received by an MP to be declared on the same website.

MakeitgoRIGHT

Using a car to wilfully run over a person to be classed as attempted murder, rather than merely dangerous driving. The driver, if found guilty to be banned from driving for life.

MakeitgoRIGHT

Where a council goes bankrupt, like West Sussex, due to spending stupidly on lamp-posts and needless council buildings, etc etc, the councillors should all be investigated by police for wilful misuse of council funds and brought to court if evidence allows.

hybris

Re-introduce the option to buy private and not-new housing for the First Time Buyers Initiative. Currently only new-builds apply, these are ridiculously expensive and they offer the worst flats, with no gardens. I see no future in housing ownership otherwise.

Ruthy1604

Give Young Workers the right to paid holidays and a minimum wage - it's shameful that our children do not have these basic working rights. It is not a great introduction to the world of work!

maghater

Make all council employees on salaries greater than 75K stand for election every four years

Magbe

Coins
Get rid of copper coins. They are worthless. Abandoning them would save metal and 'save a Mint' too. Nobody is fooled by the £1.99 tag! Credit people with a little common sense, there is still some around.