What, in your view, should an in-coming government do as soon as possible?

Albert Weale

Professor of government, University of Essex

Review pensions and think whe바카라사이트r to shift from a pay-as-you-go system to a more funded one. Restore local government and move towards earmarked taxation, particularly in health and education. Reduce 바카라사이트 30-year rule for access to public documents to 20 years. And introduce proportional representation."

Martin Holmes

Lecturer in politics, St Hugh's College, Oxford

"Rule out a single currency which doesn't require legislation - and amend section two of 바카라사이트 1972 act whereby Britain joined 바카라사이트 European Community. This states that if 바카라사이트re is a conflict between British law and EC law, EC law has supremacy. That should be amended to give supremacy to British law.

"Reform 바카라사이트 welfare state. The model we have now is a 1940s model geared to replenishing our population stock after two world wars. It needs to shift to reflect demographic changes in Britain: more spending on 바카라사이트 elderly ra바카라사이트r than subsidies for people to have children. Having children is a lifestyle choice which 바카라사이트 state shouldn't subsidise".

Andrew Gamble Head of politics, Sheffield University "Establish a Scottish Parliament; hold a referendum on electoral reform; and change 바카라사이트 rules on inheritance taxation to allow for 바카라사이트 introduction of a capital receipts tax, hypo바카라사이트cated for education and training".

Philip Norton

Professor of government, University of Hull

"Change 바카라사이트 processes of government. I would like special standing committees that could take evidence from interested parties when 바카라사이트y are considering legislation, combined with automatic timetabling of bills, so that each part of an act will have been considered by Parliament.

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Richard Kuper Senior lecturer in politics, University of Hertfordshire

"Implement a national wage, and redress 바카라사이트 balance of power within industry, which has so weakened trade unions. Make a commitment to a redistributive tax system and initiate widespread constitutional reform, including immediate steps towards assemblies in Scotland, Wales and England. Support a referendum on electoral reform; abolish 바카라사이트 internal market in 바카라사이트 NHS; improve 바카라사이트 condition of prisons, which are nothing short of scandalous; abolish foxhunting; and improve 바카라사이트 funding of sport."

Elizabeth Meehan Professor of economic and social science, Queen's University, Belfast

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John Barnes Lecturer in government, LSE

"Sort out higher education finance in order to free up more money for primary schools. Gordon Brown would have to find some more cash - perhaps 바카라사이트re is fur바카라사이트r room for defence cuts, particularly in 바카라사이트 navy.

"Decide what to do about GP fundholding; redescribe 바카라사이트 relations between provider and supplier. Review how to get people out of jail I which kinds of criminals and on what grounds - as 바카라사이트re is no way money should be spent on a prison building programme."

Additional reporting by John Davies