A plan for our times

Tim Blair sets out his manifesto for making the world a better place. I particularly like items four and five.

4: At the conclusion of every financial year, an auction should be held at which are sold all items of taxpayer-funded art (in the case of musical, cinematic or literary artforms, the copyright shall be auctioned). Should the highest bid exceed the amount of funding, the artist pockets the difference. If the highest bid falls short, the artist must repay the difference.

5: By working at McDonald’s.