We can’t afford nonsense anymore

We can't afford to dwell in the past and we need to change the ship from fossil fuel to nuclear energy, using small modular reactors (SMR's). We can then steer safely towards our destiny for the next seven years with no refuelling and minimal emissions! Here's another piece of great news, we have an abundance of uranium and thorium in holds number 2 and 3 together with a small enrichment plant in hold number 4. How lucky are we?

We can't afford such misinformation as the ABC spews out and should be selling off 100% effective immediately. We have plenty of private enterprise media that have pledged themselves to impartial reporting that won't cost a bean.

We can't afford to ignore our own talent. Our engineer Bradfield has come up with a re-piping system that will finally get you fresh water in abundance. This will be powered by our nuclear units and we can irrigate a much larger area than our own diminutive market garden. In fact, we can be a food bowl for other ships and improve our financial standing and keep our people on board, busy and engaged.

We can't afford to bring unskilled immigrants who don't speak the language and won't assimilate themselves to our values. As you all know, we have had some arrivals who endangered not only the ship, but our people on board. You will be pleased to know that some suspects will be cast adrift, with a few ABC sympathisers, in an old lifeboat about 30 minutes after I'm promoted to Captain.

We can't afford greedy banks and are immediately eliminating the receivership liquidation system, as this only lines the pockets of banking cohorts, while crucifying genuine endeavours by young companies. We will adopt the US Chapter 11 bankruptcy code system which allows growing companies to stumble, but not fail. Their 90% survival rates against our own system's 5% survival is testimony to why US companies rank first in the world's top 100.

We can't afford to be behind every other maritime nation, so will extend all rivers into inland waterways with lock systems to access areas 100 metres above sea level. As truck transport cost 33 times the cost of goods by small ship, with small ships reducing greenhouse gases by 96% and railways getting washed away in flood times, this is an absolute environmental must!

We can't afford to have a weak defence and to avoid anarchy from within, we will be introducing National Service for all 18 years olds, no exemptions. This three year period will also include some skills training similar to Israel and Singapore. Our youth need jobs, not mental health centres!.

Most importantly, we can't ever again afford to have a fool in charge of the ship. Been there, done that.