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The last hangover. Is it okay to play video games? Is it a normal or close to normal chemical cascade?
Hello,
Tim hopes nobody finds who he really is. But without a resource like a licensed therapist or in patient center, has no choice but to get some kind of feedback.
Tim is 31.25 years old. His parents married and divorced when he was young. his mom had custody for a while; they moved around a lot. went to 3 different high schools, and 2 different middle schools, all private. freshman year hs was spent in a different country in a boarding school, in northern france an hour away from brussels, lille. he grew up and befriended mostly white, upper class folks.
up until he came back from france, he was a clean person. he used to step on cigarettes on the floor and crack the tobacco out because he thought they were bad. when he returned to the us, he lived with his grandparents. he also played sports, basketball and football, rarely got sick, an otherwise healthy human with the clean slated potential to live to age 80. there wasn't any supervision because his gparents were old, he was very lonely, and most of his human contact was over the internet via AIM and multiplayer video games like counter strike and starcraft. he started smoking cigarettes during this time, so if anyone asks and has an issue with 420, the shit that's LEGAL and AVAILABLE are the real culprits, alcohol included.
not long after, he started smoking weed, age 15. hes been using weed since then, and it's never caused him any problems. his memory seems to still be in tact and he never get sick, hes otherwise still healthy but he want to keep it that way because he will not get any other chances after this.
he thinks this lonliness perpetuated through high school because of moving around a lot and having to ditch old friends and make new ones, but he also had a lot of other problems with himself like the way he looked and where he was from and things that he considers now to be, unimportant or, unrelated to a person's success. in other words, his brain didn't really start developing into an adult one until, about a year ago when he stopped using drugs. so his guess is that the drug use at the start of adolescence impeded his natural development. so all the above led to an interest of using drugs, he thinks stumbling on
erowid.com browsing the internet probably reading up on things about weed, and then reading about the effects of all these drugs.
during high school from 16-18 he did ecstacy 3 times, mushrooms 5 times, lsd 3 times, and coke 10 times.
coke was the one that perpetuated the most. from 18-21 he did it a handful of times with a friend, maybe 3 times max, low doses as well under half gram. then when he was 21 in college, stumbled on poker, and got addicted to gambling. hes clean from gambling for 2 days. gambling produced a high greater than any of the drugs he had ever done, including high doses of cocaine, so from 21-25.50 he was completely clean from cocaine and all drugs. all he did was play poker online, losing, because in gambling the odds are against the player; how the game is designed. then from 26-30 the use went from once a month, to once a week, to 3 times a week, until January of 2020. He relapsed a handful of times throughout the year, incessantly trying to control the cravings.
cocaine and gambling cost him several jobs, his 20s, ten years of lifespan, and possibly more if he get disease later in life from it. therefore, Tim would rather not be alive, than ever go back to these behaviors. they are no different to him, brain chemistry wise in memory and the hippocampus and everything, than causing lethal harm to yourself. from his experience, relapse is what prevents a person from ever being free. hes 100% sure hell never relapse on gambling or drugs. his brain has finally understood, schematically, that the above behaviors are fake, illusory, and unnatural. our brain chemistry is the result of millions of years of evolution; Tim doesn't want to ever fuck or tamper with it ever again, and has developed a DEEP respect for himself that never existed before in his life, which is what led him to these behaviors in the first place.
If you made it this far, my question is, based on the above history of use and drugs used, will Tim have a shot at physically restoring his brain chemistry to some modicum of normalcy? Having lost 10 years of his life to fake behaviors, can he still play video games. Do video games rank with these nasty things that exist, or is it a real form of dopamine release? Video games have never caused these kinds of problems. In tim's opinion, the worse they can do is take up a person's time.
Clean from smoking (cigarettes / dry weed): 1.1 years
Clean from cocaine: 1.1 months
Clean from gambling: 48 hours
Clean from all other drugs mentioned: 11 years
He uses a vaporizer pen to heat live resin oil now in the evenings, probably safer than a beer or glass of wine, and the primary reason was able to quit smoking.
Thanks for your insight, and time.
r/CoronavirusDownunder random daily discussion thread - 16 January, 2021
 | 🎥 Press conferences today | State | Presser time | Where to watch | | Victoria | TBA | The Age, ABC Melbourne, 9news live, ABC News - YouTube | | Queensland | TBA | The Age, ABC Brisbane (Facebook), 9news live, ABC News - YouTube, Annastacia Palaszczuk MP (Facebook) | | NSW | Most likely at 11am AEDT | The Age, NSW Health Facebook, 9news live, ABC News - YouTube | National COVID-19 update as of 15/01/2021 https://preview.redd.it/lzx39ffvwgb61.png?width=1170&format=png&auto=webp&s=007b58f833aba5edb164ee64a0bf5aa126aab9a8 Feeling overwhelmed? Seeking help when you need it is an important step towards improving your mental health. There are a range of services available so you can find the support you need. To learn more about seeking mental health support, visit: https://headtohealth.gov.au/supporting-you Source: Australian Government Department of Health 🌎 Other news Feel free to talk about the COVID-19 situation in any country within this post and/or anything else you like as long as it is within the rules. | TYPE | SUBMISSION | DOMAIN | | Asia | 🇳🇵 - Nepal approves emergency use of Covishield vaccine / Nepal approves AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use | timesofindia.com / news.yahoo.com | | 🇨🇳 - China reports most daily Covid-19 cases in over 10 months | straitstimes.com | | 🇯🇵 - Japan eyes punishment for breaking COVID-19 rules | japantimes.co.jp | | 🇮🇳 - India to send 20 million Covid-19 vaccine doses to South Asian neighbours, other regions | scmp.com | | 🇮🇱 - Israel hits 2 million vaccinated against COVID-19 | channelnewsasia.com | | 🇮🇩 - Instagram influencers are a vaccine priority in wary Indonesia | nbcnews.com | | 🇹🇭 - Thailand to introduce tourism tax for every visitor, advised to legalize gambling to help stop the spread of Covid-19 | rt.com | | 🇵🇰 - “I decided to step up”: The Pakistan woman who volunteered to help Covid victims | independent.co.uk | | 🇨🇳 - Over 10 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines administered in China | straitstimes.com | | 🇱🇰 - Sri Lanka s confirmed Covid-19 cases cross 51,000 | adaderana.lk | | 🇳🇵🇮🇳 - The Latest: Nepal Seeks Early Supply of Vaccines From India | usnews.com | | 🇵🇭 🇨🇳 - Philippines senators query government's preference for China vaccine after new efficacy data | news.yahoo.com | | 🇹🇷 - Turkey's vaccine blitz tops 500,000 on second day of rollout | news.yahoo.com | | Europe | 🇬🇧 - ‘Highly contagious’ Brazilian Covid variant detected in UK, says leading virologist, as South America travel ban comes into force | rt.com | | 🇬🇧 - UK closing ALL travel corridors in bid to block new virus variants arriving from overseas / UK ends quarantine-free travel in fight against new coronavirus variants | rt.com / politico.eu | | 🇳🇴 - Norway says Pfizer delaying deliveries to Europe | dw.com | | 🇮🇪 - Covid Tracker app issues close contact alerts to 20,000 people in six months | irishtimes.com | | 🇸🇪 - Sweden registers 4,703 new COVID-19 cases, 138 deaths on Friday | reuters.com | | 🇬🇧 - Man charged after woman injected with fake Covid vaccine | bbc.co.uk | | 🇬🇧 - New Covid outbreak at third UK immigration removal centre | theguardian.com | | 🏴 - Covid-19: Norfolk and Norwich Hospital requests military help | bbc.co.uk | | 🇮🇪 - Heartbreaking photos show patients lined up on trolleys at Covid-hit hospital | mirror.co.uk | | 🇨🇿 - Czech Republic: Ex-president unremorseful after breaking COVID rules by visiting restaurant | euronews.com | | 🇫🇷 - France introduces tougher Covid-19 restrictions for non-EU travellers | france24.com | | 🇮🇹 - Italy Extends COVID Curbs Amid Third Wave Risks | usnews.com | | 🇫🇷 - France only has enough Covid jabs to vaccinate 2.4 million people by end of February, says Health Minister | rt.com | | 🇬🇷 - Greece may ease more COVID-19 curbs from Monday, says PM | news.yahoo.com | | 🏴 - Wales to introduce new Covid protections in supermarkets | theguardian.com | | 🇭🇺 - Hungary could return to ‘normal life’ by summer if Chinese vaccine is approved, PM Orban says | rt.com | | Americas | 🇺🇸 - Contagious UK coronavirus strain will be widespread in US by March, experts claim | independent.co.uk | | 🇺🇸 - 'No time to waste': Biden unveils $1.9tn coronavirus stimulus package | theguardian.com | | 🇨🇦 - Canada has secured more vaccine doses per capita than anyone else, but it’s been slow to administer them | washigntonpost.com | | 🇺🇸 - Miami Mayor Wants Residency Restriction for COVID Vaccine | usnews.com | | 🇨🇦 - Canada on track for 10K COVID-19 cases a day, measures must be ‘further intensified’: feds | globalnews.ca | | 🇧🇷 - Health care in Brazil's Amazonas state in 'collapse' as Covid-19 infections surge | cnn.com | | 🇺🇸 - For Los Angeles-area ambulance crews, the COVID-19 calls never stop | news.yahoo.com | | 🇧🇷 - Brazil faces oxygen shortage as new variant spreads | dw.com | | 🇺🇸 - Some U.S. nursing home residents face delays for COVID-19 vaccines despite extreme risk | news.yahoo.com | | 🇧🇷 - Brazilian authorities airlift oxygen to coronavirus-stricken Manaus | ft.com | | 🇺🇸 - New Jersey is prioritizing cigarette smokers for COVID-19 vaccines because of their risk of severe disease | news.yahoo.com | | 🇺🇸 - LA County Board of Supervisors to consider more business closures as COVID cases surge, report says | abc7.com | Some numbers around the world 🌏️ 🇭🇰 - HONG KONG: - +38 (total cases: 9,453).
- +0 (total deaths: 161).
🇹🇭 - THAILAND: - +188 (total cases: 11,540).
- +0 (total deaths: 69).
🇰🇷 - SOUTH KOREA: - +513 (total cases: 71,241).
- +22 (total deaths: 1,217).
🇵🇭 - PHILIPPINES: - +2,048 (total cases: 496,646).
- +137 (total deaths: 9,876).
🇲🇾 - MALAYSIA: - +3,211 (total cases: 151,066).
- +8 (total deaths: 586).
🇨🇱 - CHILE: - +4,468 (total cases: 661,180).
- +75 (total deaths: 17,369).
🇯🇵 - JAPAN: - +6,591 (total cases: 309,214).
- +82 (total deaths: 4,315).
🇨🇦 - CANADA (as of 14/01): - +7,563 (total cases: 688,891).
- +155 (total deaths: 17,538).
🇵🇱 - POLAND: - +7,795 (total cases: 1,422,320).
- +386 (total deaths: 32,844).
🇺🇦 - UKRAINE: - +8,199 (total cases: 1,146,963).
- +166 (total deaths: 20,542).
🇵🇹 - PORTUGAL: - +10,663 (total cases: 528,469).
- +159 (total deaths: 8,543).
🇮🇩 - INDONESIA: - +12,818 (total cases: 882,418).
- +238 (total deaths: 25,484).
🇮🇳 - INDIA (as of 14/01): - +15,677 (total cases: 10,528,508).
- +189 (total deaths: 151,954).
🇮🇹 - ITALY: - +16,146 (total cases: 2,352,423).
- +477 (total deaths: 81,325).
🇲🇽 - MEXICO: - +16,468 (total cases: 1,588,369).
- +999 (total deaths: 137,916).
🇫🇷 - FRANCE: - +21,271 (total cases: 2,872,941).
- +399 (total deaths: 69,949).
🇪🇸 - SPAIN: - +40,197 (total cases: 2,252,164).
- +235 (total deaths: 53,314).
🇬🇧 - UK: - +55,761 (total cases: 3,316,019).
- +1,280 (total deaths: 87,295).
- +390 (total hospitalisations: 37,943).
- +107 (total ICU admissions: 3,803).
- Vaccinated:
- 1st dose: 3.2M (+316,694)
- 2nd dose: 443K (+5,257)
🇧🇷 - BRAZIL (as of 14/01): - +68,656 (total cases: 8,326,115).
- +1,151 (total deaths: 207,160).
🇺🇸 - USA (as of 14/01): - +234,419 (total cases: 23,852,376).
- +4,142 (total deaths: 398,067).
States reported 2 million tests, 223k cases, 128,947 people currently hospitalized with COVID-19, and 3,915 deaths. The bright spot is our most consistent metric: current hospitalizations. This week, they appear to have leveled off. That said, there are still more than 2x the number of hospitalized patients now as during previous surges. Here's that weekly look. Testing data may be back online after the holidays and case data is beginning to stabilize. As noted, we seem to be seeing the first signs of hospitalizations slowing down at a national level. https://covidtracking.com/analysis-updates/soaring-death-numbers-and-highly-regional-outbreaks-this-week-in-covid-19-data-jan-14 https://preview.redd.it/ze29dxx2tjb61.jpg?width=2434&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e6f1e8b2b0ca9aa82da6c80a6b707388859e694f https://preview.redd.it/ozrg5w0ftjb61.jpg?width=2856&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=1888ac3314b2e1997de58099a1c3561c7ffb4e04 |
Real Luck Group - $LUCK Welcomes Availability of Google Play Store Gambling Apps in 15 New Countries
Luckbox CEO Says Move is "Significant Boost" for the Betting Sector
Real Luck Group Ltd. (TSXV: LUCK) (the "Company") and its subsidiary companies doing business as "Luckbox" (the "Group"), a provider of legal, real money esports betting, has welcomed the news that gambling apps will be available for download in the Google Play Store in 15 countries.
Google's updated policy, which can be found at
https://support.google.com/googleplay/android-developeanswe10318510, states that starting March 1, 2021, gambling apps will be available for download on Android devices in the U.S., Australia, Belgium, Canada, Colombia, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand, Norway, Romania, Spain, and Sweden. This expands the geographical reach of Google Play Store gambling apps beyond Brazil, France, Ireland, and the United Kingdom, countries where in-app gambling is already available through the Google Play Store.
Quentin Martin, Real Luck Group Ltd. CEO, said: "Google's addition of 15 nations (for a total of 19) that can now download gambling apps is a significant boost for the igaming sector. As an operator offering wagering on esports and sports via our Luckbox platform, this is a positive catalyst for the mobile betting sector, as it facilitates further player uptake in a responsible manner and signals the widening global acceptance of gaming."
According to the European Gaming & Betting Association, mobile betting was expected to account for 45.6% of online gambling revenue in 2020 and to reach 50.8% by 2022, surpassing the use of desktop for the first time. This trend is expected to continue, with mobile betting projected to reach a 58.2% share in 2025. Luckbox is a bespoke platform built to be mobile friendly with about 50% of our traffic coming via mobile users. The addition of a mobile app allows operators an improved connection with customers, such as real-time notifications, deeper integration with devices and additional security features.
Disclaimer: this is not investment advice, please do your own research!
Mental health helplines & resources (updated with region-specific links for England and country-specific for the rest of the UK)
Here I will include a master post of UK mental health helplines/resources, feel free to message me directly if there is anything you would like me to add to this post or if you notice any contact or relevant information has changed since creating this. If you would like quick support on this site for legal or DWP related issues please consider checking out
DWPhelp or
LegalAdviceUK If you live in England, you can
refer yourself to an NHS psychological therapies service (IAPT).
If you would like to view some country-specific helplines&resources:
Mental health helplines: Shout Shout is the UK’s first 24/7 text service, free on all major mobile networks, for anyone in crisis anytime, anywhere. We can help with urgent issues such as: suicidal thoughts, abuse or assault, self-harm, bullying and relationship challenges Text Shout to 85258
(
https://www.giveusashout.org/)
Mental Health Matters Helpline for people with mental health problems, their carers, families and friends. The Team can offer emotional guidance and information and help people who may be feeling low, anxious or stressed or in extreme emotional distress and feel that there is nowhere else to turn. Support is also provided to people caring for another person and finding it difficult to cope. The service is confidential unless it is considered there is a risk to yourself or others. Webchat available 24/7 Phone:
click here to find the different numbers for the geographical areas covered Email:
[email protected] Supportline We offer confidential emotional support to children, young adults and adults by telephone, email and post. We work with callers to develop healthy, positive coping strategies, an inner feeling of strength and increased self esteem to encourage healing, recovery and moving forward with life. Phone: 01708 765200 (hours variable - ring for details)
Email:
[email protected] The Silver Line The Silver Line operates the only confidential, free helpline for older people across the UK that's open 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days of the year. We also offer telephone friendship where we match volunteers with older people based on their interests, facilitated group calls, and help to connect people with local services in their area. Phone: 0800 4 70 80 90 Email:
[email protected] (
https://www.thesilverline.org.uk/)
Breathing Space A confidential phoneline for anyone in Scotland over the age of 16, feeling low, anxious or depressed. Phone: 0800 838587 (weekdays mon-thurs 6pm until 2am. Weekend Friday 6pm-Monday 6am)
(
https://breathingspace.scot/)
C.A.L.L. Mental health helpline Offers emotional support and information/literature on Mental Health and related matters to the people of Wales. Anyone concerned about their own mental health or that of a relative or friend can access the service. C.A.L.L. Helpline offers a confidential listening and support service. Phone: 0800 132 737 or text help to 81066
(
https://www.callhelpline.org.uk/)
Lifeline Helpline Lifeline is the Northern Ireland crisis response helpline service for people who are experiencing distress or despair. No matter what your age or where you live in Northern Ireland, if you are or someone you know is in distress or despair, Lifeline is here to help. Phone: 0808 808 8000 or 18001 0808 808 8000 for Deaf and hard of hearing Textphone users. (24 hours a day, seven days a week)
(
https://www.lifelinehelpline.info/)
One parent families Scotland The Lone Parent Helpline provides advice and support to single parents. Call us about anything from dealing with a break-up, sorting out child maintenance, understanding benefits, money when having a baby, studying or moving into work. We provide a free confidential friendly service that provides advice and supports your wellbeing whatever you are going through. Phone: 0808 801 0323 (Monday to Friday 9.30am to 4pm)
Email:
[email protected] (
https://opfs.org.uk/)
RABI Royal Agricultural Benevolent Institution Time is a precious commodity, especially in farming. But it’s something our staff will happily give you. When you call you’ll speak to a member of our dedicated welfare team. We understand that making that very first call – and talking about personal things with someone you don’t know – might sound daunting. However, it’s 100% confidential, so you’ll be free to discuss what’s on your mind without judgement. We won’t disclose any information to third parties without your explicit permission and calls are not recorded. We’ll do our very best to make you feel at ease, listening with courtesy, sympathy and respect. Phone: 0808 281 9490 (9am-5pm weekdays) Email:
[email protected] (
https://rabi.org.uk/)
The Drinks Trust: We are the drinks industry community organisation, providing care and support to the people who form the drinks industry workforce, both past and present. The Trust provides individuals with services across vocational, well-being, financial and practical support. These services are intended to assist with and improve the circumstances of those who receive them Phone: 0800 915 4610
Email:
[email protected] Contact form - To be eligible, you must have worked for at least two years full-time or four years part-time in the UK drinks industry.
(
https://www.drinkstrust.org.uk/)
Anxiety UK Charity providing support if you've been diagnosed with an anxiety condition. Phone: 03444 775 774 (Mon to Fri, 9.30am to 5.30pm)
(
www.anxietyuk.org.uk)
Bipolar UK A charity helping people living with manic depression or bipolar disorder. Peer support line: Arrange a call back from our Peer Support Line. Book in a call with our chatbot- simply type in 'I would like to speak to someone' and select a date and time that works best for you.
Email us:
[email protected] (
www.bipolaruk.org.uk)
Carers UK We provide an expert telephone advice and support service. You can talk to us, no matter where you are in the UK or how complex your query is. We do benefits checks, and advise on financial and practical matters related to caring. Phone: 0808 808 7777 (Mon-Fri 9am until 6pm)
Email:
[email protected] Online forum:
here (
https://www.carersuk.org/)
CALM Our helpline is for people in the UK who are down or have hit a wall for any reason, who need to talk or find information and support. Phone: 0800 58 58 58 (5pm to midnight - 365 days a year)
(
www.thecalmzone.net)
Shelter Shelter helps millions of people every year struggling with bad housing or homelessness through our advice, support, and legal services England&Scotland phone number: 08088004444 (8am - 8pm on weekdays and 9am - 5pm weekends).
(
https://www.shelter.org.uk/)
Wales phone number: 08000 495495 (9.30am – 4.00pm, Monday to Friday)
(
https://sheltercymru.org.uk/)
For similar housing support in Ireland and NI:
Ireland and
Northern Ireland Mind Promotes the views and needs of people with mental health problems. Phone: 0300 123 3393 (Mon to Fri, 9am to 6pm)
(
www.mind.org.uk)
Mind Cymru: 0292-0395-123 (
https://www.mind.org.uk/about-us/mind-cymru/)
No Panic Voluntary charity offering support for sufferers of panic attacks and obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD). Offers a course to help overcome your phobia/OCD. Includes a helpline. Phone: 0844 967 4848 (daily, 10am to 10pm)
(
www.nopanic.org.uk)
OCD Action Support for people with OCD. Includes information on treatment and online resources. Phone: 0845 390 6232 (Mon to Fri, 9.30am to 5pm)
(
www.ocdaction.org.uk)
OCD UK A charity run by people with OCD, for people with OCD. Includes facts, news and treatments. Phone: 0845 120 3778 (Mon to Fri, 9am to 5pm)
(
www.ocduk.org)
PAPYRUS HOPELINEUK is a confidential support and advice service for children and young people under the age of 35 who are experiencing thoughts of suicide, or anyone concerned that a young person could be thinking about suicide. Phone: HOPElineUK 0800 068 4141 (9:00 am to 12:00 am midnight)
Text: 07860 039 967
Email:
[email protected] (
www.papyrus-uk.org)
Rethink Mental Illness Support and advice for people living with mental illness. Phone: 0300 5000 927 (Mon to Fri, 9.30am to 4pm)
(
www.rethink.org)
Samaritans Confidential support for people experiencing feelings of distress or despair. Phone: 116 123 (free 24-hour helpline)
(
www.samaritans.org.uk)
SANE Emotional support, information and guidance for people affected by mental illness, their families and carers. SANEline: 0300 304 7000 (daily, 4.30 to 10.30pm)
Textcare: comfort and care via text message, sent when the person needs it most: (
http://www.sane.org.uk/textcare)
(
www.sane.org.uk/supportforum)
(
www.sane.org.uk/support)
YoungMinds Information on child and adolescent mental health. Services for parents and professionals. Phone: Parents' helpline 0808 802 5544 (Mon to Fri, 9.30am to 4pm)
(
www.youngminds.org.uk)
Veterans Gateway The first point of contact for veterans seeking support. We put veterans and their families in touch with the organisations best placed to help with the information, advice and support they need – from healthcare and housing to employability, finances, personal relationships and more. Phone: 0808 802 1212 Text: 81212 Email: submit
here Live chat:
here (
https://www.veteransgateway.org.uk/)
First Person Plural First Person Plural (FPP) specialises in working for and on behalf of all those affected by Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID) and similar complex trauma-related dissociative identity conditions. These similar conditions include type 1 Dissociative Disorder Not Otherwise Specified (DDNOS), and a type of Other Specified Dissociative Disorder (OSDD) which is described as DID-like. Phone: 01902810082 (if we do not pick up leave a message and we will contact you as soon as possible but this might not be for a few days as our office is not staffed everyday) Email:
[email protected] Twitter: @DissociationFPP
LGBT+ helplines: Switchboard LGBT Switchboard provides a one-stop listening service for LGBT+ people on the phone, by email and through Instant Messaging. Phone: 03003300630 (Open 10:00-22:00 every day)
Email:
[email protected] MindlineTrans+ MindLine Trans+ is a confidential emotional, mental health support helpline for people who identify as Transgender, Agender, Gender Fluid, Non-binary.. Phone: 03003305468 (Mondays and Fridays from 8pm to midnight.)
Mermaids UK Mermaids provides a helpline aimed at supporting transgender youth up to and including the age of 19, their families and professionals working with them. Phone: 0808 801 0400 (Open Monday - Friday; 9am - 9pm)
Email:
[email protected] (
https://www.mermaidsuk.org.uk)
Abuse helplines (child, sexual, domestic violence): NSPCC Children's charity dedicated to ending child abuse and child cruelty. Phone: 0800 1111 for Childline for children (24-hour helpline)
0808 800 5000 for adults concerned about a child (24-hour helpline)
(
www.nspcc.org.uk)
Refuge Advice on dealing with domestic violence. Phone: 0808 2000 247 (24-hour helpline)
(
www.refuge.org.uk)
Women's Aid Women’s Aid is the national charity working to end domestic abuse against women and children. Email:
[email protected] Live chat: Our hours are Monday to Friday 10:00am - 4:00pm, Saturday and Sunday 10:00am-12:00pm.
Here Respect Men's advice line The Men’s Advice Line is a confidential helpline for male victims of domestic abuse and those supporting them. We offer advice and emotional support to men who experience abuse, and signpost to other vital services that help keep them and their children safe. Call: 0808 8010327 or visit:
here Respect phoneline The Respect Phoneline is an anonymous and confidential helpline for men and women who are harming their partners and families. We provide specialist advice and guidance to help people change their behaviours and support for those working with domestic abuse perpetrators. Call: 0808 8024040 or visit:
here Honour based abuse/violence, forced marriage and/or female genital mutilation helplines Freedom Charity We aim to empower young people to feel they have the tools and confidence to support each other and have practical ways in which they can help their best friend around the issues of family relationships which can lead to early and forced marriage and dishonour based violence (
https://www.freedomcharity.org.uk/)
Phone: 0845 607 0133 ; or text "4freedom"to 88802 (24-hour helpline)
Halo Project Halo Project Charity is a national project that will support victims of honour-based violence, forced marriages and FGM by providing appropriate advice and support to victims. We will also work with key partners to provide required interventions and advice necessary for the protection and safety of victims. Phone: 01642 683 045 (9am-5pm)
(
https://www.haloproject.org.uk/)
Karma Nirvana Karma Nirvana is an award-winning National charity supporting victims of honour-based abuse and forced marriage. Honour crimes are not determined by age, faith, gender or sexuality, we support and work with all victims Phone: 0800 5999 247 (Mon-Fri, 9am-5pm)
(
https://karmanirvana.org.uk/)
Addiction helplines (drugs, alcohol, gambling): Alcoholics Anonymous Phone: 0845 769 7555 (24-hour helpline)
(
www.alcoholics-anonymous.org.uk)
Gamblers Anonymous Phone: 0330 094 0322
(
www.gamblersanonymous.org.uk)
Narcotics Anonymous Phone: 0300 999 1212 (daily 10am to midnight)
(
www.ukna.org)
Drugfam Support for families, friends and partners affected by someone else’s addiction to drugs or alcohol. Phone: 0300 888 3853
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https://www.drugfam.co.uk/)
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[email protected] Alzheimer's helpline: Alzheimer's Society Provides information on dementia, including factsheets and helplines. Phone: 0300 222 1122 (Mon to Fri, 9am to 5pm. Weekends, 10am to 4pm)
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Mental health resources: 2021 Outlook
It’s the beginning of the year; that period, we reflect on our strategies and realign our portfolios to suit our current outlook. Though past performance is usually used as a basis to forecast future performance, it would be foolhardy to expect a repeat of last year’s performance this year. So how do we position ourselves for the coming fiscal year and ensure that we finish strongly with gains in our portfolios? Especially as the year has started with a massive sell-off.
Starting on a wrong foot? On Monday, January 4, the US stock market posted its worse year-opening trading sessions in the last five years. The equities market has not had a losing January since 2016. It was a day that saw 40% of December’s gains being trimmed off, making it the third-worst year-opening session in history. Certainly, this performance did not echo Wall Street banks' permutations such as JP Morgan and Goldman Sachs that had earlier forecast a record-breaking 2021 for the S&P 500.
However, a cursory look at the market would imply that this should be expected. Investors should brace for a 10% to 15% correction between January and February. Strong rallies would follow this are in March/April, July, and October. Though it would be criminal to expect the yearly gains of 2020 to reoccur this year, expect a lot of fretting from investors who would want to see a replay of last year’s scenery.
Rotation into value would taper down later in the year. Value/cyclical would see lots of action as we begin a slow, crushing return to normalcy. Small and mid-capped stocks to outpace big capped stocks. Tech stocks have had their run, and there is the widespread belief that they would be reined-in.
However, when the reopening frenzy dies down, and people begin to look closely at the books, cyclical stocks' current valuation would raise questions. For example, airlines have been carrying huge debt before the pandemic occurred. The reopening only implies an increase in revenue, but not profits.
Pandemic winners may be crushed.
Some pandemic stocks would be crushed. Think Peloton, Doordash? The lockdown afforded companies such as this the opportunity to boost sales and revenue. Shares of Zoom and Netflix increased astronomically, as people adjusted to staying and working from home. However, with the vaccine now out and the slow and gradual return to normalcy kicking off, many of these companies would not be able to replicate their impressive financial performance.
While it is acknowledged that their products would still be very much in demand, pent up consumer demand would be directed to other sectors that were affected by the pandemic. As such, it is expected that there would be an increase in shopping, vacationing, going to cinemas(outdoor events), than people demanding for Zoom, eating in, peloton bikes, or streaming movies.
For some of these pandemic winners, their industries are already getting saturated. For example, Netflix is facing intense competition from a motley of contenders, which includes Disney, NBC, and Warner Bros. Tesla is also facing competition from both traditional automakers and new EV start-ups.
Sectors to look at Sectors to look at are 5g, AI, and renewable energy. Semiconductors and fintech would definitely see bullish actions, though without the same momentum as last year. As we increasingly adopt digitization, and the ambit of the Internet of Things continues to expand, the demand for semiconductors would increase.
Fintechs like semiconductors play both ways. They are suitable for the pandemic and are poised to gain from the reopening. Pent up consumer demand increased savings, and the reopening of the economy would make people swiping their cards again. The contactless shopping experience, which spiked last year due to the pandemic, is expected to persist as more people would want to be healthy and safety-conscious despite the presence of a vaccine.
Renewable energy stocks are supposed to have an impressive 2021 for a couple of reasons. The increasing adoption of renewable energy alternatives and the gradual transition from fossil fuels would see more resources allocated to the sector.
Already countries such as China, Germany, France, the UK, and India have set timelines for the phasing out of cars operating on internal combustible engines. The incoming Biden administration has repeatedly voiced support for renewable energy and went as far as outlining a $2trn plan to boost the sector. However, the possibility of a gridlocked Congress may not bring this to fruition, but this does not dampen the growth in the industry.
This is not a total write-off of oil stocks. As the economy reopens and people begin to travel and commute, the demand for oil would rise. This implies more drillers would be operating to shore up supply. This trend would see itself through the year. But if you are thinking three years and above, renewables are the way to go.
Online gambling stocks such as DKNG and PENN are also good bets. States desperate to increase their revenue sources, battered and stretched by the pandemic, are turning to gambling as a potential revenue source. This has led to an increase in the number of states that have legalized gambling. As the legalization of gambling increases, the customer base and coverage of these companies would also increase. This implies more bettors would be registered on their platforms.
Due Diligence advised.
As usual, we advise that you carry out due diligence and do not take our advice hook, line, and sinker. The best we can do is forecast, but Mr. Market has a mind of his own, as we all know too well. Have a profitable 2021.
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UK conservative opinions on Uk policy ideas (immigration, unions, advertising, electoral reform etc)
I would call myself a libertarian. I am a Marxist in that I use a materialistic interpretation of history and events. I have some ideas that I think would benefit the UK. Some of which are in line with conservative ideas. I would love to know what you guys think or what you think would be a better idea. Please criticize. I hope to have a dialogue about this as much as possible.
Drugs de criminalise all drugs (much like portugal) treat it as a mental health issue. A lot of people take drugs because of homelessness and poverty so by dealing with those hard drug use will go down. Legalise Cannabis, Mushrooms (and most hallucinegics), LSD, MDMA and Cocaine (
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2009/jun/13/bad-science-cocaine-study). tax them inline with the estimated costs for misuse of them. regulate them like tobacco and alcohol.
Obesity and Food Ban the sale of energy drinks to children below 16. ban the sale of very sweet confectiionary and drinks to children below 16 (some mexican states have done it recently), This includes in schools. tax very fatty, sugary or nutritionly rare foods in line with what the estimated costs are for the NHS to deal with the health problems caused by them (much the same way we do with alcohol, tobacco and in my tax system other drugs). Possibly make it mandatory to fortify very cheap foods with minerals and vitamins so the impoverished can get more nutrients. although the body doesnt absorb these very well so it might be pointless.
Make it illegal for a company/business to throw away food stuff and make them donate it to foodbanks/food charities.
Advertising/product placement/Games/Gambling Ban all adverts to children in any way. Ban alcohol ads, vaping ads, gambling ads, payday loan ads, ads for big SUV/highly polluting vehicles. Ban product placement, ban TV shows for kids that have toys explicitly linked to them. Ban Loot box system in games. Make fixed odds betting machines have lower returns. Either tax very highly online gambling sites (spin wheel style), forced break periods or make it a state monolopy. Gambling is effectively a license to print money. why shouldn't the state take the proceeds from what is a worthless noncontributing part of the economy. All ads that have photoshopped used need to a sign saying they've been photoshopped and very thin models have to have a medical certificate that they are healthy (like france).
NHS repeal the Blair laws making the NHS act more a competitive business which have proved to ineffective. Make the English NHS system more in line with the Scottish system.
Tax or in some make people who do more dangerous activities pay a small amount extra for the increased likelihood of needing the services of the NHS like motorcyclists, horse riders, extreme sportspeople.
Free speech repeal a lot of the Blair era censorship legislation. repeal with 2014 porn ban.
prostitution legalize brothels. but make prostitution licensed to stop sex trafficking. Mandate the wearing of a condom. Possibly make it that you can only be a prostitute if you hold a british passport to stop sex trafficking from abroad.
Trade Unions repeal the anti-trade union legislation.
Electoral reform I think a system like Single Transferrable Vote would be better than FPTP. I think that registered political parties should somehow get some minimum funding from the state to facilitate a healthy and varied democracy. Remove the hereditary peerages from the house of lords.
availability of credit I don't think payment plans for normal consumer goods should be available. I think it should be harder to get a pay day loan than it currently is.
Fines I think that fines for speeding, other fine-able offenses should be means tested and shouldn't have a cap.
Copyright I think that Copyright should expire for everything after 50 years. So at the this point everything from before 1969 should be in the public domain. I think any British citizen creator who leaves the UK to not pay income tax should have the copyright for their work removed in the UK when they do leave.
Welfare Introduce Universal basic income in the UK. replace all the means tested and tedious bureaucracy associated with current system. I think it should start from 18 years old and increase slightly each year. Maybe start at 5,000 pounds and by your thirties move up to 10,000 pounds by the time you want to start having kids etc. I think UBI would make work always pay more than being on benefits. It would disincentive benefits fraud as well as people having children to acquire more benefits.
Tax
I do believe in a progressive taxation system. I think the tax free threshold should be raised. I think the brackets for taxation are good at the moment but I would add higher tax thresholds at higher rates e.g. 50% at 200,000, 60% at 500,000. I am unsure what the upper limit should be for tax rate or income. The rich will leave anyway (Jim ratcliffe most recenty) no matter what the tax rate is. If they ever wants to come into the UK they should have to pay to do so. If they have a knighthood it should be taken away.
Immigration. remove all EU citizens not in critical under supplied or high paying jobs from the UK as well migratory workers from outside the EU. Syrian Civil war refugees should go back as well. basically as many people as possible should be made to go back to their country of origin without directly endangering their lives. I think the pay threshold for workers to legally migrate here should be much higher probably 40,000 pounds a year. there should be not net migration to the UK each year.
children and population growth I think the UK should aim for net 0% population growth. I think couples who want to have kids should be made to screen for any hereditary recessive genetic diseases before they plan to have a child so they can know if they're kid is going to be disabled. Possibly people should have to have in the womb embryo testing as well to see if theyre child has any genetic diseases. legalise child euthanasia (like belgium and the netherlands
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Groningen_Protocol). I think people should be discouraged from having lots of children especially those without the means to provide for them. however if people do decide to have kids I think the provision for parenting should be a lot. 2+ years of paid maternity leave. free parenting lessons, support as much as possible the needs of the child and mother in the critical early bonding years. Ban all Child beauty pageants including trans ones (like france has done). I don't think childen can legally consent to hormone replacement drugs. I think the age of criminal responsibility should be raised should be raised to about 14. I think there are arguments to lower the age of consent in the UK to 15.
the environment Library of things/Repair cafes in towns and cities to be able to more easily repairs good or not have to buy in the first place.
Government subsidy scheme to better insulate homes across country.
More extensive use of nuclear fission energy for electric generation.
Large scale food waste reclamation for Compost or animal feed.
Subsidy for Ground source heat pumps for poor households
Subsidy for Thermal exchangers in home for poor households
Make planned obselescene illegal. Make right to repair legally mandated.
simplify the amount and types of plastic products to make it easier to recycle goods. Ban non recyclable plastics from being used in single use items.
Make products label their expected lifetime (from average use) so consumer knows what a good long lasting product is. For large electric goods perhaps put a minimum expected lifespan for it to be sold in the UK.
I think you could legislate to make products illegal from rainforests or unsustainable harvested forest.
Tax loopholes make all gift-aid illegal, make art donations as tax write off illegal, donations to think tanks,charities illegal as tax write-offs,
currently if you live outside the UK for more than 6 months you don't pay any income tax. I think the amount of income tax you pay should be proportionate for how long you spend in country with a bare minimum of 20% (estimate).
Make shell companies illegal so large multinationals can't escape to tax havens and not pay corporations tax. If they don't ban them from trading in the UK. This may need to be done in a coalition of states working together.
education repeal Blair era education legislation that created needless hoops and paper work for teachers. repeal new laws that teachers can you sources from anti-capitalist, anti-democratic sources etc. repeal the Gove/Cameron legislation that made schools behave like businesses. The point of school is for the kds to work hard and earn qualifications not the teacher. It is an inherently discriminatory system. allow at GCSE much more education in technical qualifications. e.g. bricklaying, carpentry, electricians etc, machine work. I don't think they need to start at 16 or above. I think theres an argument that children should be able to leave school at 16. Some of the courses they do are pointless. Apprenticeship pay is so low that in the short term it makes more sense to get a minimum wage job. Atleast make apprenticeship pay in line with minimum wage to incentivise it rather than literally force kids to be extremely cheap labour.
self defense I think it should be legal to carry around pepper spray, mace or stun gun. The criminals already have weapons. Why not decriminalise the ability for an individual to defend themselves especially women. Free female self defence classes.
BBC release all BBC created media onto the Iplayer. The British Tax payer paid for it. Why shouldn't they be able to access it. Perhaps make a BBC iplayer app to host it all for foreigners to use and pay for like Netflix.
International business Make corporations who sell goods in the UK prove that they don't come from slave/child labour. If they don't then they can't sell that product in the UK.
VAT remove VAT for resold,recycled products, upcycled products, products that are good the planet (re-chargeable batteries, battery chargers). effectively rebrand VAT as a carbon tax. completely remove VAT on sanitary products, all energy efficiency/saving products.
Voting like Australia make it mandatory to go to the polling booth.
University make universities offer their humanities subjects as online only option so that people can do their degree from anywhere and not necessarily in the expensive university town. the course would be cheaper. Make foreign students pay for their healthcare when they are here.
Tourism make foreigners pay to get into British Museums especially the big ones in london. I realise this may be cost prohibitive for smaller Museums.
Housing change the rental legislation that tenants can legally not pay full rent if a landlord hasn't done repairs to the standard of the property when the renter moved in.
No foreigner can own more than 2 homes in the UK (in thailand you can't own any property unless you're thai)
Cap the number of a properties anyone can own. especially for buy to let landlords.
If a house has sat vacant for too long it has to be put on the market as a competitive price.
houses cannot be treated as an investment where it doesn't matter if its occupied or not. a roof over ones head is a right.
Homelessness expand the access to homeless shelters. the best way to stop human and sex trafficking as well hard drug use to is stop homelessness.
migratory farm workers ban migratory farm workers in the UK. there are thousands of Uni, GCSE, college and A level students who have months off school in the picking season. Why not get them to pick fruit and vegetables? same thing goes for homeless people. Get them all to pick fruit and veg.
littering & dog tax small tax on having a dog to pay for dog park maintenance, dog bins, etc. small tax on single use packaging to pay for more Bins on high street, bins to be emptied more regularly to reduce littering. Same small tax on tobacco for cigarette butt bins.
These are all my ideas. Please critique them.
UK LibDem opinons on UK policy ideas (immigration, unions, advertising, electoral reform etc)
I'm not sure if this is allowed here. I would call myself an environmental libertarian-ish. I was a member of the Lib dems from 2012-2013. I am a Marxist in that I use a materialistic interpretation of history and events. I have some ideas that I think would benefit the UK. Some of which are in line with Lib Dem ideas. I would love to know what you guys think or what you think would be a better idea. Please criticize. I hope to have a dialogue about this as much as possible.
Drugs Decriminalise all drugs (much like portugal) treat it as a mental health issue. A lot of people take drugs because of homelessness and poverty so by dealing with those hard drug use will go down. Legalise Cannabis, Mushrooms (and most hallucinegics), LSD, MDMA, Steroids and Cocaine (
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2009/jun/13/bad-science-cocaine-study). Tax them inline with the estimated costs for misuse of them. Regulate them like tobacco and alcohol.
Obesity and Food Ban the sale of energy drinks to children below 16. Ban the sale of very sweet confectionery and drinks to children below 16 (some Mexican states have done it recently), This includes in schools. Tax very fatty, sugary or nutritionally rare foods in line with what the estimated costs are for the NHS to deal with the health problems caused by them (much the same way we do with alcohol, tobacco and in my tax system other drugs). Possibly Ban the use of High Fructose Corn Syrup and Margarine in UK foods. Possibly make it mandatory to fortify very cheap foods with minerals and vitamins so the impoverished can get more nutrients. although the body doesn't absorb these very well so it might be pointless. Ban the Injection of water in meat to make it look bigger.
Plain Packaging and warning labels on Junk food like cigarettes. make the nutritional information for actual representative portions. If companies shrinkflate a product then they have to put it on the packaging of the product that they have done so. Ban the sale of Alcohol and Tobacco to pregnant women (not sure how you enforce this).
Make it illegal for a company/business to throw away food stuff and make them donate it to foodbanks/food charities (Like France)
Advertising/product placement/ Ban all adverts to children in any way. I think you could also make toys/mannequins sold in the UK have realistic proportions for both boys and girls. Ban junk food ads, alcohol ads, vaping ads, gambling ads, payday loan ads, ads for big SUV/highly polluting vehicles. Ban the sponsorship of events by any of these things either. Ban product placement, ban TV shows for kids that have toys explicitly linked to them. All ads that have photo shopped used need to a sign saying they've been photo shopped and very thin models have to have a medical certificate that they are healthy (like France).
Gambling/Games Ban or reclassify Loot box systems in games. Make fixed odds betting machines have lower returns. Either tax very highly online gambling sites (spin wheel style), forced break periods or make it a state monolopy. Gambling is effectively a license to print money. Why shouldn't the state take the proceeds from what is a worthless noncontributing part of the economy. Either make the lottery state run and recieve all the profits for public work or ban it and replace it with a government bond deposit scheme like premium bonds but a lower threshold to enter.
NHS repeal the Blair laws making the NHS act more a competitive business which have proved to ineffective. Make the English NHS system more in line with the Scottish system.
Tax or in some make people who do more dangerous activities pay a small amount extra for the increased likelihood of needing the services of the NHS like motorcyclists, horse riders, extreme sportspeople.
Ban the ever greening of drugs so they can be made cheaply and generically. If a pharma company has received funding to develop a drug then it must be sold at cost (or much lower profit). Somehow democratise the access to science and medical journals e.g. higher tax, made to be free if research was publicly funded, government run science journal).
Free speech Repeal a lot of the Blair era censorship legislation. repeal with 2014 porn ban.
prostitution Legalize brothels. but make prostitution licensed to stop sex trafficking. Mandate the wearing of a condom. Possibly make it that you can only be a prostitute if you hold a british passport to stop sex trafficking from abroad.
Trade Unions repeal the anti-trade union legislation.
Electoral reform I think a system like Single Transferrable Vote would be better than FPTP. I think that registered political parties should somehow get some minimum funding from the state to facilitate a healthy and varied democracy. Remove the hereditary peerages from the house of lords.
availability of credit I don't think payment plans for normal consumer goods should be available. I think it should be harder to get a pay day loan than it currently is.
Fines I think that fines for speeding, other fine-able offenses should be means tested and shouldn't have a cap.
Copyright I think that Copyright should expire for everything after 50 years. So at the this point everything from before 1969 should be in the public domain. I think any British citizen creator who leaves the UK to not pay income tax should have the copyright for their work removed in the UK when they do leave.
Welfare Introduce Universal basic income in the UK. Replace all the means tested and tedious bureaucracy associated with current system. I think it should start from 18 years old and increase slightly each year. Maybe start at 5,000 pounds and by your thirties move up to 10,000 pounds by the time you want to start having kids etc. I think UBI would make work always pay more than being on benefits. It would disincentive benefits fraud as well as people having children to acquire more benefits.
Tax
I do believe in a progressive taxation system. I think the tax free threshold should be raised. I think the brackets for taxation are good at the moment but I would add higher tax thresholds at higher rates e.g. 50% at 200,000, 60% at 500,000. I am unsure what the upper limit should be for tax rate or income. The rich will leave anyway (Jim ratcliffe most recenty) no matter what the tax rate is. If they ever wants to come into the UK they should have to pay to do so. If they have a knighthood it should be taken away.
Immigration. Remove all EU citizens not in critical under supplied or high paying jobs from the UK as well migratory workers from outside the EU. Syrian Civil war refugees should go back as well, The war is over now. basically as many people as possible should be made to go back to their country of origin without directly endangering their lives. I think the pay threshold for workers to legally migrate here should be much higher probably 40,000 pounds a year. There should ideally be no net migration to the UK each year.
children and population growth I think the UK should aim for net 0% population growth. I think couples who want to have kids should be made to screen for any hereditary recessive genetic diseases before they plan to have a child so they can know if they're kid is going to be disabled/Birthing complications. Possibly if a couple is high risk of a genetic diseased child people should have to have in the womb embryo testing as well to see if theyre child has any genetic diseases. I think people should be discouraged from having lots of children especially those without the means to provide for them. However if people do decide to have kids I think the provision for parenting should be a lot. 2+ years of paid maternity leave. Free parenting lessons, support as much as possible the needs of the child and mother in the critical early bonding years.
Ban all Child beauty pageants including trans ones (like France has done). I don't think children can legally consent to hormone replacement drugs. Ban Gay conversion therapy. I think the age of criminal responsibility should be raised should be raised to about 14. I think there are arguments to lower the age of consent in the UK to 15.
Euthanasia Legalise child euthanasia (like belgium and the netherlands
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Groningen_Protocol). Legalise normal euthanasia for people of any age as well.
the environment Library of things/Repair cafes in towns and cities to be able to more easily repairs good or not have to buy in the first place.
Ban or curtail the sale of bottled war. Install more water fountains and public bathrooms instead.
Government subsidy scheme to better insulate homes across country.
More extensive use of nuclear fission energy for electric generation.
Large scale food waste reclamation for Compost or animal feed.
Subsidy for Ground source heat pumps for poor households
Subsidy for Thermal exchangers in home for poor households
Make planned obselescene illegal. Make right to repair legally mandated.
simplify the amount and types of plastic products to make it easier to recycle goods. Ban non recyclable plastics from being used in single use items.
Ban paper junk mail and possibly free newspapers.
Make products label their expected lifetime (from average use) so consumer knows what a good long lasting product is. For large electric goods perhaps put a minimum expected lifespan for it to be sold in the UK.
I think you could legislate to make products illegal from rainforests or unsustainable harvested forest (palm oil specifically)
Tax loopholes Make all gift-aid illegal, make art donations as tax write off illegal, donations to think tanks,charities illegal as tax write-offs,
Currently if you live outside the UK for more than 6 months you don't pay any income tax. I think the amount of income tax you pay should be proportionate for how long you spend in country with a bare minimum of 20% (estimate).
Make shell companies illegal so large multinationals can't escape to tax havens and not pay corporations tax. If they don't ban them from trading in the UK. This may need to be done in a coalition of states working together.
education Repeal Blair era education legislation that created needless hoops and paper work for teachers. Repeal new laws that teachers can you sources from anti-capitalist, anti-democratic sources etc. Repeal the Gove/Cameron legislation that made schools behave like businesses. The point of school is for the kids to work hard and earn qualifications not the teacher. It is an inherently discriminatory system. allow at GCSE much more education in technical qualifications. e.g. bricklaying, carpentry, electricians, machine work, DJing etc . I don't think they need to start doing it at 16 or above. I think there's an argument that children should be able to leave school at 16. Some of the courses they do are pointless. Apprenticeship pay is so low that in the short term it makes more sense to get a minimum wage job. Atleast make apprenticeship pay in line with minimum wage to incentivise it rather than literally force kids to be extremely cheap labour like now.
self defense I think it should be legal to carry around pepper spray, mace or stun gun especially for women. The criminals already have weapons. Why not decriminalise the ability for an individual to defend themselves especially women. Free female self defence classes.
BBC Release all BBC created media onto the Iplayer. The British Tax payer paid for it. Why shouldn't they be able to access it. Perhaps make a BBC iplayer app to host it all for foreigners to use and pay for like Netflix.
business Make corporations who sell goods in the UK prove that they don't come from slave/child labour. If they don't then they can't sell that product in the UK. Ban or reclassify Multi Level Marketting companies as Ponzi Schemes. Label Scientology as a cult (like Germany has). Regulate detox tea and supplements like any other medicine/pharmaceutical. One day a year allow any to search for a named person and see what their salary is (Norway does this). Get rid of 1 and 2 penny, they cost too much to make for what they are.
Government Ban former MPs from ever holding any business position once they retire. Make them divest all their business interests before being an MP. Make their spouses and children's company's to never receive state money or have a job in a state enterprise. Same goes for Generals/Civil Servants. Spread of Government facilities from London to other cities e.g. does any every ministry need to be in London? Pay HMRC accountants/auditors much more than they a company would so they tell the government the loopholes companies use to not pay tax. Make it Financially rewarding to be ethical.
VAT Remove VAT for resold,recycled products, upcycled products, products that are good the planet (re-chargeable batteries, battery chargers). Effectively re brand VAT as a carbon tax. Completely remove VAT on sanitary products, all energy efficiency/saving products.
University make universities offer their humanities subjects as an online only option as well as in person so that people can do their degree from anywhere and not necessarily in the expensive university town. The course would be cheaper. Make foreign students pay for their healthcare when they are here. Give less money to unis with more beneficiary (e.g. red brick unis). They already have so many endowments they don't need as much from the state. Foreign students can't work at all while studying here.
Housing Change the rental legislation that tenants can legally not pay full rent if a landlord hasn't done repairs to the standard of the property when the renter moved in.
No foreigner can own more than 2 homes in the UK (in Thailand you can't own any property unless you're Thai)
Cap the number of a properties anyone can own. especially for buy to let landlords.
If a house has sat vacant for too long it has to be put on the market as a competitive price.
Rent control for a property inline with inflation for renters.
Houses cannot be treated as an investment where it doesn't matter if its occupied or not. A roof over ones head is a right.
Homelessness Expand the access to homeless shelters. The best way to stop human and sex trafficking as well hard drug use to is stop homelessness.
migratory farm workers Ban migratory farm workers in the UK. There are thousands of underemployed Uni, GCSE, college and A level students who have months off school in the picking season. Why not pay them to pick fruit and vegetables? Same thing goes for homeless people. Get them all to pick fruit and veg.
littering & dog tax Small tax on having a dog to pay for dog park maintenance, dog bins, etc. Small tax on single use packaging to pay for more Bins on high street, bins to be emptied more regularly to reduce littering. Same small tax on tobacco for cigarette butt bins.
Misc Legalise Polygamy.
These are all my ideas. Please critique them.
UK mental health helplines & resources (mod approved) 🙂
Here I will include a master post of UK mental health helplines and resources which have been taken from my subreddit
MentalHealthUK - feel free to check out this sub if you're interested in giving/getting support, resources, daily mental health related news and more!
If you would like quick support on this site for legal or DWP related issues please consider checking out
DWPhelp or
LegalAdviceUK.
If you live in England, you can
refer yourself to an NHS psychological therapies service (IAPT).
If you would like to view some country-specific helplines&resources:
Mental health helplines: Shout Shout is the UK’s first 24/7 text service, free on all major mobile networks, for anyone in crisis anytime, anywhere. We can help with urgent issues such as: suicidal thoughts, abuse or assault, self-harm, bullying and relationship challenges Text Shout to 85258
(
https://www.giveusashout.org/)
Mental Health Matters Helpline for people with mental health problems, their carers, families and friends. The Team can offer emotional guidance and information and help people who may be feeling low, anxious or stressed or in extreme emotional distress and feel that there is nowhere else to turn. Support is also provided to people caring for another person and finding it difficult to cope. The service is confidential unless it is considered there is a risk to yourself or others. Webchat available 24/7 Phone:
click here to find the different numbers for the geographical areas covered Email:
[email protected] Supportline We offer confidential emotional support to children, young adults and adults by telephone, email and post. We work with callers to develop healthy, positive coping strategies, an inner feeling of strength and increased self esteem to encourage healing, recovery and moving forward with life. Phone: 01708 765200 (hours variable - ring for details)
Email:
[email protected] The Silver Line The Silver Line operates the only confidential, free helpline for older people across the UK that's open 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days of the year. We also offer telephone friendship where we match volunteers with older people based on their interests, facilitated group calls, and help to connect people with local services in their area. Phone: 0800 4 70 80 90 Email:
[email protected] (
https://www.thesilverline.org.uk/)
Breathing Space A confidential phoneline for anyone in Scotland over the age of 16, feeling low, anxious or depressed. Phone: 0800 838587 (weekdays mon-thurs 6pm until 2am. Weekend Friday 6pm-Monday 6am)
(
https://breathingspace.scot/)
C.A.L.L. Mental health helpline Offers emotional support and information/literature on Mental Health and related matters to the people of Wales. Anyone concerned about their own mental health or that of a relative or friend can access the service. C.A.L.L. Helpline offers a confidential listening and support service. Phone: 0800 132 737 or text help to 81066
(
https://www.callhelpline.org.uk/)
Lifeline Helpline Lifeline is the Northern Ireland crisis response helpline service for people who are experiencing distress or despair. No matter what your age or where you live in Northern Ireland, if you are or someone you know is in distress or despair, Lifeline is here to help. Phone: 0808 808 8000 or 18001 0808 808 8000 for Deaf and hard of hearing Textphone users. (24 hours a day, seven days a week)
(
https://www.lifelinehelpline.info/)
One parent families Scotland The Lone Parent Helpline provides advice and support to single parents. Call us about anything from dealing with a break-up, sorting out child maintenance, understanding benefits, money when having a baby, studying or moving into work. We provide a free confidential friendly service that provides advice and supports your wellbeing whatever you are going through. Phone: 0808 801 0323 (Monday to Friday 9.30am to 4pm)
Email:
[email protected] (
https://opfs.org.uk/)
RABI Royal Agricultural Benevolent Institution Time is a precious commodity, especially in farming. But it’s something our staff will happily give you. When you call you’ll speak to a member of our dedicated welfare team. We understand that making that very first call – and talking about personal things with someone you don’t know – might sound daunting. However, it’s 100% confidential, so you’ll be free to discuss what’s on your mind without judgement. We won’t disclose any information to third parties without your explicit permission and calls are not recorded. We’ll do our very best to make you feel at ease, listening with courtesy, sympathy and respect. Phone: 0808 281 9490 (9am-5pm weekdays) Email:
[email protected] (
https://rabi.org.uk/)
The Drinks Trust: We are the drinks industry community organisation, providing care and support to the people who form the drinks industry workforce, both past and present. The Trust provides individuals with services across vocational, well-being, financial and practical support. These services are intended to assist with and improve the circumstances of those who receive them Phone: 0800 915 4610
Email:
[email protected] Contact form - To be eligible, you must have worked for at least two years full-time or four years part-time in the UK drinks industry.
(
https://www.drinkstrust.org.uk/)
Anxiety UK Charity providing support if you've been diagnosed with an anxiety condition. Phone: 03444 775 774 (Mon to Fri, 9.30am to 5.30pm)
(
www.anxietyuk.org.uk)
Bipolar UK A charity helping people living with manic depression or bipolar disorder. Peer support line: Arrange a call back from our Peer Support Line. Book in a call with our chatbot- simply type in 'I would like to speak to someone' and select a date and time that works best for you.
Email us:
[email protected] (
www.bipolaruk.org.uk)
Carers UK We provide an expert telephone advice and support service. You can talk to us, no matter where you are in the UK or how complex your query is. We do benefits checks, and advise on financial and practical matters related to caring. Phone: 0808 808 7777 (Mon-Fri 9am until 6pm)
Email:
[email protected] Online forum:
here (
https://www.carersuk.org/)
CALM Our helpline is for people in the UK who are down or have hit a wall for any reason, who need to talk or find information and support. Phone: 0800 58 58 58 (5pm to midnight - 365 days a year)
(
www.thecalmzone.net)
Shelter Shelter helps millions of people every year struggling with bad housing or homelessness through our advice, support, and legal services England&Scotland phone number: 08088004444 (8am - 8pm on weekdays and 9am - 5pm weekends).
(
https://www.shelter.org.uk/)
Wales phone number: 08000 495495 (9.30am – 4.00pm, Monday to Friday)
(
https://sheltercymru.org.uk/)
For similar housing support in Ireland and NI:
Ireland and
Northern Ireland Mind Promotes the views and needs of people with mental health problems. Phone: 0300 123 3393 (Mon to Fri, 9am to 6pm)
(
www.mind.org.uk)
Mind Cymru: 0292-0395-123 (
https://www.mind.org.uk/about-us/mind-cymru/)
No Panic Voluntary charity offering support for sufferers of panic attacks and obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD). Offers a course to help overcome your phobia/OCD. Includes a helpline. Phone: 0844 967 4848 (daily, 10am to 10pm)
(
www.nopanic.org.uk)
OCD Action Support for people with OCD. Includes information on treatment and online resources. Phone: 0845 390 6232 (Mon to Fri, 9.30am to 5pm)
(
www.ocdaction.org.uk)
OCD UK A charity run by people with OCD, for people with OCD. Includes facts, news and treatments. Phone: 0845 120 3778 (Mon to Fri, 9am to 5pm)
(
www.ocduk.org)
PAPYRUS HOPELINEUK is a confidential support and advice service for children and young people under the age of 35 who are experiencing thoughts of suicide, or anyone concerned that a young person could be thinking about suicide. Phone: HOPElineUK 0800 068 4141 (9:00 am to 12:00 am midnight every day including weekends & bank holidays)
Text: 07860 039 967
Email:
[email protected] (
www.papyrus-uk.org)
Rethink Mental Illness Support and advice for people living with mental illness. Phone: 0300 5000 927 (Mon to Fri, 9.30am to 4pm)
(
www.rethink.org)
Samaritans Confidential support for people experiencing feelings of distress or despair. Phone: 116 123 (free 24-hour helpline)
(
www.samaritans.org.uk)
SANE Emotional support, information and guidance for people affected by mental illness, their families and carers. SANEline: 0300 304 7000 (daily, 4.30 to 10.30pm)
Textcare: comfort and care via text message, sent when the person needs it most: (
http://www.sane.org.uk/textcare)
(
www.sane.org.uk/supportforum)
(
www.sane.org.uk/support)
YoungMinds Information on child and adolescent mental health. Services for parents and professionals. Phone: Parents' helpline 0808 802 5544 (Mon to Fri, 9.30am to 4pm)
(
www.youngminds.org.uk)
Veterans Gateway The first point of contact for veterans seeking support. We put veterans and their families in touch with the organisations best placed to help with the information, advice and support they need – from healthcare and housing to employability, finances, personal relationships and more. Phone: 0808 802 1212 Text: 81212 Email: submit
here Live chat:
here (
https://www.veteransgateway.org.uk/)
First Person Plural First Person Plural (FPP) specialises in working for and on behalf of all those affected by Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID) and similar complex trauma-related dissociative identity conditions. These similar conditions include type 1 Dissociative Disorder Not Otherwise Specified (DDNOS), and a type of Other Specified Dissociative Disorder (OSDD) which is described as DID-like. Phone: 01902810082 (if we do not pick up leave a message and we will contact you as soon as possible but this might not be for a few days as our office is not staffed everyday) Email:
[email protected] Twitter: @DissociationFPP
LGBT+ helplines: Switchboard LGBT Switchboard provides a one-stop listening service for LGBT+ people on the phone, by email and through Instant Messaging. Phone: 03003300630 (Open 10:00-22:00 every day)
Email:
[email protected] MindlineTrans+ MindLine Trans+ is a confidential emotional, mental health support helpline for people who identify as Transgender, Agender, Gender Fluid, Non-binary.. Phone: 03003305468 (Mondays and Fridays from 8pm to midnight.)
Mermaids UK Mermaids provides a helpline aimed at supporting transgender youth up to and including the age of 19, their families and professionals working with them. Phone: 0808 801 0400 (Open Monday - Friday; 9am - 9pm)
Email:
[email protected] (
https://www.mermaidsuk.org.uk)
Abuse helplines (child, sexual, domestic violence): NSPCC Children's charity dedicated to ending child abuse and child cruelty. Phone: 0800 1111 for Childline for children (24-hour helpline)
0808 800 5000 for adults concerned about a child (24-hour helpline)
(
www.nspcc.org.uk)
Refuge Advice on dealing with domestic violence. Phone: 0808 2000 247 (24-hour helpline)
(
www.refuge.org.uk)
Women's Aid Women’s Aid is the national charity working to end domestic abuse against women and children. Email:
[email protected] Live chat: Our hours are Monday to Friday 10:00am - 4:00pm, Saturday and Sunday 10:00am-12:00pm.
Here Respect Men's advice line The Men’s Advice Line is a confidential helpline for male victims of domestic abuse and those supporting them. We offer advice and emotional support to men who experience abuse, and signpost to other vital services that help keep them and their children safe. Call: 0808 8010327 or visit:
here Respect phoneline The Respect Phoneline is an anonymous and confidential helpline for men and women who are harming their partners and families. We provide specialist advice and guidance to help people change their behaviours and support for those working with domestic abuse perpetrators. Call: 0808 8024040 or visit:
here Honour based abuse/violence, forced marriage and/or female genital mutilation helplines Freedom Charity We aim to empower young people to feel they have the tools and confidence to support each other and have practical ways in which they can help their best friend around the issues of family relationships which can lead to early and forced marriage and dishonour based violence (
https://www.freedomcharity.org.uk/)
Phone: 0845 607 0133 ; or text "4freedom"to 88802 (24-hour helpline)
Halo Project Halo Project Charity is a national project that will support victims of honour-based violence, forced marriages and FGM by providing appropriate advice and support to victims. We will also work with key partners to provide required interventions and advice necessary for the protection and safety of victims. Phone: 01642 683 045 (9am-5pm)
(
https://www.haloproject.org.uk/)
Karma Nirvana Karma Nirvana is an award-winning National charity supporting victims of honour-based abuse and forced marriage. Honour crimes are not determined by age, faith, gender or sexuality, we support and work with all victims Phone: 0800 5999 247 (Mon-Fri, 9am-5pm)
(
https://karmanirvana.org.uk/)
Addiction helplines (drugs, alcohol, gambling): Alcoholics Anonymous Phone: 0845 769 7555 (24-hour helpline)
(
www.alcoholics-anonymous.org.uk)
Gamblers Anonymous Phone: 0330 094 0322
(
www.gamblersanonymous.org.uk)
Narcotics Anonymous Phone: 0300 999 1212 (daily 10am to midnight)
(
www.ukna.org)
Drugfam Support for families, friends and partners affected by someone else’s addiction to drugs or alcohol. Phone: 0300 888 3853
(
https://www.drugfam.co.uk/)
Al-Anon UK&Eire We are here for anyone affected by someone else's drinking. Our Helpline is manned by a team of friendly and helpful volunteers who are also members of Al-Anon. They will listen and be happy to answer your questions Phone: 0800 0086 811 (10am-10pm, 365 days a year)
Email:
[email protected] Alzheimer's helpline: Alzheimer's Society Provides information on dementia, including factsheets and helplines. Phone: 0300 222 1122 (Mon to Fri, 9am to 5pm. Weekends, 10am to 4pm)
(
www.alzheimers.org.uk)
Bereavement helplines: Cruse Bereavement Care Phone: 0808 808 1677 (Mon to Fri, 9am to 5pm)
Email:
[email protected] CruseChat (
https://www.cruse.org.uk)
Blue Cross for pets If you have lost, or are facing saying goodbye to, a much loved pet and need somebody to talk to, our Pet Bereavement Support Service is here for you every day from 8.30am – 8.30pm Phone: 0800 096 6606
Email:
[email protected] The Compassionate Friends The Compassionate Friends is a charitable organisation of bereaved parents, siblings and grandparents dedicated to the support and care of other similarly bereaved family members who have suffered the death of a child or children of any age and from any cause Phone: 0345 120 3785 (9:30am - 4:30pm Mon to Fri)
Email:
[email protected] Crime victims helplines: Rape Crisis To find your local services phone: 0808 802 9999 (daily, 12 to 2.30pm, 7 to 9.30pm)
(
www.rapecrisis.org.uk)
Victim Support Phone: 0808 168 9111 (24-hour helpline)
(
www.victimsupport.org)
Eating disorders helpline: Beat Phone: 0808 801 0677 (adults) or 0808 801 0711 (for under-18s)
(
www.b-eat.co.uk)
Learning disabilities helpline: Mencap Charity working with people with a learning disability, their families and carers. Phone: 0808 808 1111 (Mon to Fri, 9am to 5pm)
(
www.mencap.org.uk)
Parenting helpline: Family Lives Family Lives offers a confidential and free helpline service for families in England and Wales (previously known as Parentline). Please call us on 0808 800 2222 for emotional support, information, advice and guidance on any aspect of parenting and family life. Our helpline service is open 9am-9pm Monday to Friday and 10am-3pm Saturday and Sunday Callers in Wales: If you would like to access this service in Welsh, find out how to
request a call back here Callers in Scotland: for callers from Scotland, Children 1st run Parentline Scotland and you may wish to contact them on 08000 28 22 33 Monday to Friday from 9am - 9pm.
Online chat: available 1:30pm-5:30pm every weekday excluding bank holidays
here Email:
[email protected] Online forum:
here (
https://www.familylives.org.uk/)
Relationships helpline: Relate The UK's largest provider of relationship support. (
www.relate.org.uk)
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UK Labour opinions on UK policy ideas (immigration, unions, advertising, electoral reform etc)
I'm not sure if this is allowed here. I would call myself an environmental libertarian-ish. I am member of the Labour Party. I am a Marxist in that I use a materialistic interpretation of history and events. I have some ideas that I think would benefit the UK. Some of which are in line with Labour ideas. I would love to know what you guys think or what you think would be a better idea. Please criticize. I hope to have a dialogue about this as much as possible.
Drugs Decriminalise all drugs (much like portugal) treat it as a mental health issue. A lot of people take drugs because of homelessness and poverty so by dealing with those hard drug use will go down. Legalise Cannabis, Mushrooms (and most hallucinegics), LSD, MDMA, Steroids and Cocaine (
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2009/jun/13/bad-science-cocaine-study). Tax them inline with the estimated costs for misuse of them. Regulate them like tobacco and alcohol.
Obesity and Food Ban the sale of energy drinks to children below 16. Ban the sale of very sweet confectionery and drinks to children below 16 (some Mexican states have done it recently), This includes in schools. Tax very fatty, sugary or nutritionally rare foods in line with what the estimated costs are for the NHS to deal with the health problems caused by them (much the same way we do with alcohol, tobacco and in my tax system other drugs). Possibly Ban the use of High Fructose Corn Syrup and Margarine in UK foods. Possibly make it mandatory to fortify very cheap foods with minerals and vitamins so the impoverished can get more nutrients. although the body doesn't absorb these very well so it might be pointless.
Plain Packaging and warning labels on Junk food like cigarettes. make the nutritional information for actual representative portions. If companies shrinkflate a product then they have to put it on the packaging of the product that they have done so. Ban the sale of Alcohol and Tobacco to pregnant women (not sure how you enforce this).
Make it illegal for a company/business to throw away food stuff and make them donate it to foodbanks/food charities (Like France)
Advertising/product placement/ Ban all adverts to children in any way. I think you could also make toys/mannequins sold in the UK have realistic proportions for both boys and girls. Ban junk food ads, alcohol ads, vaping ads, gambling ads, payday loan ads, ads for big SUV/highly polluting vehicles. Ban the sponsorship of events by any of these things either. Ban product placement, ban TV shows for kids that have toys explicitly linked to them. All ads that have photo shopped used need to a sign saying they've been photo shopped and very thin models have to have a medical certificate that they are healthy (like France).
Gambling/Games Ban or reclassify Loot box systems in games. Make fixed odds betting machines have lower returns. Either tax very highly online gambling sites (spin wheel style), forced break periods or make it a state monolopy. Gambling is effectively a license to print money. Why shouldn't the state take the proceeds from what is a worthless noncontributing part of the economy. Either make the lottery state run and recieve all the profits for public work or ban it and replace it with a government bond deposit scheme like premium bonds but a lower threshold to enter.
NHS repeal the Blair laws making the NHS act more a competitive business which have proved to ineffective. Make the English NHS system more in line with the Scottish system.
Tax or in some make people who do more dangerous activities pay a small amount extra for the increased likelihood of needing the services of the NHS like motorcyclists, horse riders, extreme sportspeople.
Ban the ever greening of drugs so they can be made cheaply and generically. If a pharma company has received funding to develop a drug then it must be sold at cost (or much lower profit). Somehow democratise the access to science and medical journals e.g. higher tax, made to be free if research was publicly funded, government run science journal).
Free speech Repeal a lot of the Blair era censorship legislation. repeal with 2014 porn ban.
prostitution Legalize brothels. but make prostitution licensed to stop sex trafficking. Mandate the wearing of a condom. Possibly make it that you can only be a prostitute if you hold a british passport to stop sex trafficking from abroad.
Trade Unions repeal the anti-trade union legislation.
Electoral reform I think a system like Single Transferrable Vote would be better than FPTP. I think that registered political parties should somehow get some minimum funding from the state to facilitate a healthy and varied democracy. Remove the hereditary peerages from the house of lords.
availability of credit I don't think payment plans for normal consumer goods should be available. I think it should be harder to get a pay day loan than it currently is.
Fines I think that fines for speeding, other fine-able offenses should be means tested and shouldn't have a cap.
Copyright I think that Copyright should expire for everything after 50 years. So at the this point everything from before 1969 should be in the public domain. I think any British citizen creator who leaves the UK to not pay income tax should have the copyright for their work removed in the UK when they do leave.
Welfare Introduce Universal basic income in the UK. Replace all the means tested and tedious bureaucracy associated with current system. I think it should start from 18 years old and increase slightly each year. Maybe start at 5,000 pounds and by your thirties move up to 10,000 pounds by the time you want to start having kids etc. I think UBI would make work always pay more than being on benefits. It would disincentive benefits fraud as well as people having children to acquire more benefits.
Tax
I do believe in a progressive taxation system. I think the tax free threshold should be raised. I think the brackets for taxation are good at the moment but I would add higher tax thresholds at higher rates e.g. 50% at 200,000, 60% at 500,000. I am unsure what the upper limit should be for tax rate or income. The rich will leave anyway (Jim ratcliffe most recenty) no matter what the tax rate is. If they ever wants to come into the UK they should have to pay to do so. If they have a knighthood it should be taken away.
Immigration. Remove all EU citizens not in critical under supplied or high paying jobs from the UK as well migratory workers from outside the EU. Syrian Civil war refugees should go back as well, The war is over now. basically as many people as possible should be made to go back to their country of origin without directly endangering their lives. I think the pay threshold for workers to legally migrate here should be much higher probably 40,000 pounds a year. There should ideally be no net migration to the UK each year.
children and population growth I think the UK should aim for net 0% population growth. I think couples who want to have kids should be made to screen for any hereditary recessive genetic diseases before they plan to have a child so they can know if they're kid is going to be disabled/Birthing complications. Possibly if a couple is high risk of a genetic diseased child people should have to have in the womb embryo testing as well to see if theyre child has any genetic diseases. I think people should be discouraged from having lots of children especially those without the means to provide for them. However if people do decide to have kids I think the provision for parenting should be a lot. 2+ years of paid maternity leave. Free parenting lessons, support as much as possible the needs of the child and mother in the critical early bonding years.
Ban all Child beauty pageants including trans ones (like France has done). I don't think children can legally consent to hormone replacement drugs. Ban Gay conversion therapy. I think the age of criminal responsibility should be raised should be raised to about 14. I think there are arguments to lower the age of consent in the UK to 15.
Euthanasia Legalise child euthanasia (like belgium and the netherlands
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Groningen_Protocol). Legalise normal euthanasia for people of any age as well.
the environment Library of things/Repair cafes in towns and cities to be able to more easily repairs good or not have to buy in the first place.
Ban or curtail the sale of bottled war. Install more water fountains and public bathrooms instead.
Government subsidy scheme to better insulate homes across country.
More extensive use of nuclear fission energy for electric generation.
Large scale food waste reclamation for Compost or animal feed.
Subsidy for Ground source heat pumps for poor households
Subsidy for Thermal exchangers in home for poor households
Make planned obselescene illegal. Make right to repair legally mandated.
simplify the amount and types of plastic products to make it easier to recycle goods. Ban non recyclable plastics from being used in single use items.
Ban paper junk mail and possibly free newspapers.
Make products label their expected lifetime (from average use) so consumer knows what a good long lasting product is. For large electric goods perhaps put a minimum expected lifespan for it to be sold in the UK.
I think you could legislate to make products illegal from rainforests or unsustainable harvested forest (palm oil specifically)
Tax loopholes Make all gift-aid illegal, make art donations as tax write off illegal, donations to think tanks,charities illegal as tax write-offs,
Currently if you live outside the UK for more than 6 months you don't pay any income tax. I think the amount of income tax you pay should be proportionate for how long you spend in country with a bare minimum of 20% (estimate).
Make shell companies illegal so large multinationals can't escape to tax havens and not pay corporations tax. If they don't ban them from trading in the UK. This may need to be done in a coalition of states working together.
education Repeal Blair era education legislation that created needless hoops and paper work for teachers. Repeal new laws that teachers can you sources from anti-capitalist, anti-democratic sources etc. Repeal the Gove/Cameron legislation that made schools behave like businesses. The point of school is for the kids to work hard and earn qualifications not the teacher. It is an inherently discriminatory system. allow at GCSE much more education in technical qualifications. e.g. bricklaying, carpentry, electricians, machine work, DJing etc . I don't think they need to start doing it at 16 or above. I think there's an argument that children should be able to leave school at 16. Some of the courses they do are pointless. Apprenticeship pay is so low that in the short term it makes more sense to get a minimum wage job. Atleast make apprenticeship pay in line with minimum wage to incentivise it rather than literally force kids to be extremely cheap labour like now.
self defense I think it should be legal to carry around pepper spray, mace or stun gun especially for women. The criminals already have weapons. Why not decriminalise the ability for an individual to defend themselves especially women. Free female self defence classes.
BBC Release all BBC created media onto the Iplayer. The British Tax payer paid for it. Why shouldn't they be able to access it. Perhaps make a BBC iplayer app to host it all for foreigners to use and pay for like Netflix.
business Make corporations who sell goods in the UK prove that they don't come from slave/child labour. If they don't then they can't sell that product in the UK. Ban or reclassify Multi Level Marketting companies as Ponzi Schemes. Label Scientology as a cult (like Germany has). Regulate detox tea and supplements like any other medicine/pharmaceutical. One day a year allow any to search for a named person and see what their salary is (Norway does this).
Government Ban former MPs from ever holding any business position once they retire. Make them divest all their business interests before being an MP. Make their spouses and children's company's to never receive state money or have a job in a state enterprise. Same goes for Generals/Civil Servants. Spread of Government facilities from London to other cities e.g. does any every ministry need to be in London? Pay HMRC accountants/auditors much more than they a company would so they tell the government the loopholes companies use to not pay tax. Make it Financially rewarding to be ethical.
VAT Remove VAT for resold,recycled products, upcycled products, products that are good the planet (re-chargeable batteries, battery chargers). Effectively re brand VAT as a carbon tax. Completely remove VAT on sanitary products, all energy efficiency/saving products.
Voting Like Australia make it mandatory to go to the polling booth.
University make universities offer their humanities subjects as an online only option as well as in person so that people can do their degree from anywhere and not necessarily in the expensive university town. The course would be cheaper. Make foreign students pay for their healthcare when they are here. Give less money to unis with more beneficiary (e.g. red brick unis). They already have so many endowments they don't need as much from the state. Foreign students can't work at all while studying here.
Tourism Make foreigners pay to get into British Museums especially the big ones in london. I realise this may be cost prohibitive for smaller Museums.
Housing Change the rental legislation that tenants can legally not pay full rent if a landlord hasn't done repairs to the standard of the property when the renter moved in.
No foreigner can own more than 2 homes in the UK (in Thailand you can't own any property unless you're Thai)
Cap the number of a properties anyone can own. especially for buy to let landlords.
If a house has sat vacant for too long it has to be put on the market as a competitive price.
Rent control for a property inline with inflation for renters.
Houses cannot be treated as an investment where it doesn't matter if its occupied or not. A roof over ones head is a right.
Homelessness Expand the access to homeless shelters. The best way to stop human and sex trafficking as well hard drug use to is stop homelessness.
migratory farm workers Ban migratory farm workers in the UK. There are thousands of underemployed Uni, GCSE, college and A level students who have months off school in the picking season. Why not pay them to pick fruit and vegetables? Same thing goes for homeless people. Get them all to pick fruit and veg.
littering & dog tax Small tax on having a dog to pay for dog park maintenance, dog bins, etc. Small tax on single use packaging to pay for more Bins on high street, bins to be emptied more regularly to reduce littering. Same small tax on tobacco for cigarette butt bins.
These are all my ideas. Please critique them.
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