Friday, April 13, 2012

Let's Revive Our Economy.

1) A government-backed Buy British Campaign with daily adverts on the BBC! Done that way we could aim for a 20% drop in imports. Done ad hoc we could only reach for 10%. Either would strengthen the economy beyond an economist's dreams.
2) Withdrawal from the EU. We can never hope to recover the full £120+ billion that the evil empire costs us annually but if we could perhaps achieve half?
3) Tackle the Quangos (as promised!) and aim for another £20 billion as a minimum. Last I heard Quangos were taking up to £90 billion annually.
4) Stop foreign aid to all countries which cannot demonstrate that the human condition is being improved in their nation. India and Zimbabwe would be a good start!
5) Troop out of Afghastlystan. This would have the side benefit of allowing strengthening of the Falkland Island defences.
Massive tax cuts across the board. We must become the most attractive country for investment in the civilised world.

Ancient Philippi.

Philippi. An important city in the Roman and early Christian period, Philippi exists today only as an archaeological site. The impressive re...