Tell the government which laws to change

Brits now have the opportunity to go online to a special government website and suggest which laws should be changed and which red tape should be finished.

There’s no doubt that the previous government had gone new law ‘crazy’ and introduced ‘red tape’ burdens on both individuals and family. They hid behind the threat or terrorism to change the UK person’s civil liberties forever – or perhaps not?

You can go here http://yourfreedom.hmg.gov.uk to look over the website; add comments to suggestions already there or suggest changes the new government should make.

Do you want to do away with inheritance tax?

Some people have already suggested this already. Go add your comments.

You may feel that the new Lasting Powers of Attorney laws are more cumbersome than the previous Power of Attorney laws. If so, go look here:

http://yourfreedom.hmg.gov.uk/restoring-civil-liberties/lasting-powers-of-attourney

Here’s what the government says (from its website)

We’re working to create a more open and less intrusive society. We want to restore Britain’s traditions of freedom and fairness, and free our society of unnecessary laws and regulations – both for individuals and businesses.

This site gives you the chance to suggest how we can do this. Your ideas will inform government policy and some of your proposals could end up making it into bills we bring before Parliament to change the law.

So if there are any laws or regulations you’d like us to do away with, then first, check if there are any similar ideas here already and then add your comments to it and rate it to move it up the list. If it’s not here, then add it! And remember - we want you to suggest ideas for removing laws and regulations, rather than ideas for creating them.

There’s a good section on Equal tax, legal and benefit treatment for unmarried “couples” where this argument is made:

Where there is no marriage or civil partnership, there are in law no rights of inheritance or under intestacy, no rights of next of kin, no rights of support upon separation and no rights to claim several beneficial tax exemptions or other provisions.

The law must be made equal in all areas. If marriage is to be recognised as having some different and differential effect (a big question in itself) then those who have not married (or civil partnered) should not have to be treated as if they have.

Nevertheless, some sense can be seen about removing VAT where items are compulsory:

Road users are legally required to take out insurance then have to pay a tax on that premium. No tax should be levied on any product or service that is a legal requirement.

Mind you, beware. Some people are taking the occasion to suggest really silly ideas like not having speed limits on our motorways and doing away with all taxation.

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