This conservative Brit is taking it to the streets.
No, he's not campaigning on the streets. His campaign is about cleaning up the streets.
The dude is tired of people junking up the streets and sidewalks.
Conservative MP Neil O'Brien has set out a list of policies to make Britain 'vaguely civilised again' including 'large and instant fines' for passengers playing music on public transport and a 'crackdown on spitting.'
The Leicestershire MP also called for action to stop e-scooters being ' dumped across pavements' and a push to plant trees on every residential street 'where this is remotely possible.'
Dude, who in the world could vote against this? All he needs to add to his plan is "get rid of all the pot smoking in public" and I'd support him becoming the next king of England.
In a Substack article, O'Brien argued the desire to live in a 'civilised, orderly society' was 'one of the most under-discussed and under-appreciated things in politics.'
'It is something often promised by politicians - but in my lifetime it has not been delivered.'
Guys, if Britain doesn't take him I can think of about two dozen American cities who could use a beautify the city czar of sorts.
Almost every downtown in America, and I'm sure this is true of England as well, is covered up in homelessness and litter and general grossness. And, yeah, it's the government's job to help keep it clean.
If that means fining litterers, do it. Harshly.
His list of proposals include:
Action to stop e-bikes and scooters being ridden on pavements
An end to 'street scars', where gaps in street paving are replaced with tarmac
A "galvanising" national goal to reduce the amount of litter
Councils to sort dumping of fridges, mattresses and broken cars
Action to stop phone boxes and street furniture being covered in graffiti
On a local level, I don't see how anyone can oppose this dude. What a platform! Who wouldn't want all this?
Speaking to the BBC, O'Brien singled out street artist Banksy for criticism. He said his work was "valorising" graffiti.
'Graffiti is not art, it's a massive nuisance, it creates a really disorderly atmosphere.
'People have done everything they can to make their place, perhaps a business or shop, nice then some moron sprays paint all over it.'
This man, this is my kind of guy.
O'Brien also says that having a nice place to live is an end in itself, but he believes that a disorderly society leads to crime and degradation.
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