respect

The government is on its respect drive.
This is where the nanny state does get itself into a tizzy.
Don’t get me wrong the state should be involved in key aspects of our lives – it should be ensuring that there is universal health care, that there is universal free education, that there is housing for the population, that laws are enforced fairly, that workers have protection from bad employers etc etc.
However these get lost because there is a lot of debate over things such as should there be a complete smoking ban or no boozing on public transport.
While both these things are irritating if you don’t smoke or don’t drink, they are not high on my list of issues to worry about.

Though you have to wonder does blair let this go on so he can just get his other things through the back door?

But given the respect thing is big, here are my policies that the government should follow in order to bring respect back to the streets.

Ban fat kids – it’s got nothing to do with obesity, just that most of them seemed to be spoilt rotten and I am not keen on seeing their self satisfied podgy faces and their whiney voices. Besides most will end up being tory voters.
Ban litterers – people who throw litter in the street should be made to spend some time in the stocks and have rotten veg and fruits thrown at them. For fly tippers I would be somewhat more extreme: they should be staked over their tips and left to rot.
Ban baggy low slung trousers on blokes – it’s a dodgy fashion, it shouldn’t be allowed. They should be forced to wear braces. Women can keep showing their panties if they choose to….