What would Britain be like today if

**DaveB** · 18 July 2006, 13:42

Taxes would probably be lower, inflation probably higher, everything else the same.

Net result? No differance.

**Numptycorner** · 18 July 2006, 13:43

VAT would be 25%

Income tax lower, net result, you have more money to spend but it buys less

**DimPrawn** · 18 July 2006, 13:45

So may as well vote Labour next time then?

**Numptycorner** · 18 July 2006, 13:49

Well said

Next...

**sasguru** · 18 July 2006, 13:50

Not much. Labour has ridden a wave of worldwide low inflation, higher house prices, and generally stable economy all of which would have applied to the Tories too.
Under the Tories there would be fewer stealth taxes and a lot less new immigrants.

**AlfredJPruffock** · 18 July 2006, 13:50

No matter whom you vote for, the Government always wins.

I am in favour of the abolition of all the mainstream political partys and replacing them with the Banks instead .

So one would vote for Barclays, NatWest, Co Operative, Royal Bank of Scotland etc

Apart from shades of difference in macro economic policy eg level of interest rates etc there would be little in essence to choose between the banks manifestos.

So no real change there either.

In some ways, just perhaps the future evolution of the democratic system.

Meet the New Boss, same as the Old Boss.

**Numptycorner** · 18 July 2006, 13:55

I'm in favour of voting for vegetables (a bit like the house of Lords)

Replace the Tories with Turnips and Labour with Marrow, the LibDems can be Sprouts.

**DaveB** · 18 July 2006, 13:58

I'm sure I've said this before but I think the house of commons should be run according to the rules of Just a Minute.

Party in power gets to speak untill interrupted for hesitation, deviation or repetition at which point power passes to the party that made the interruption.

Can't be any worse than it is now.

**AlfredJPruffock** · 18 July 2006, 14:03

Originally posted by Numptycorner

I'm in favour of voting for vegetables (a bit like the house of Lords)

Replace the Tories with Turnips and Labour with Marrow, the LibDems can be Sprouts.

Would certainly be a vast improvement, that said I would be backing the British Beetroot Party.

Now they know how many sprouts it takes to fill the House of Lords ...

What would Britain be like today if