Government considers new election-winning initiatives
Downing Street officials are considering launching a range of new policies designed to attract the public’s attention ahead of the next election.
The Guardian reports that Tony Blair is planning to introduce a range of initiatives for Labour’s third term in charge, aimed at dealing with the long-term problems affecting the country.
A government thinktank is considering introducing new national parks in order to compensate for the vanishing green belt to address the problem of lack of housing.
It will also consider introducing a charge for driving in certain motorway fast lanes and a major overhaul of the national literacy and numeracy strategy, with a possible relaxing of the strict procedure currently in place.
Prime Minister Tony Blair is still planning to continue using Key Stage testing and league tables, but wants to stem the stagnation of progress amongst 11-year-olds in the country in key literacy and numeracy indicators.
The government may also instigate another police reform, focusing on giving local community support officers and street wardens more powers to deal with street-level issues, while ensuring a specific force was responsible for the growing terrorism threat.
Number Ten may attempt to dissolve some of the ill-feeling between the UK, France and Germany post-Iraq, by fostering a new ‘trilateral’ relationship between Europe’s major powers.
