what would be the first thing that you would do if you were to rule your country for a month?

Start an off-shore bank account.

1 month is not enough pal 2 turn a corrupt country into a paradise.but still,if i came in2 power then 1st necessary thing 2 do wud b 2 collect the names of all the corrupt govt officials & even the names of all those who r connected 2 them even in the slighest way & then remove them frm their officies instantly,giving opportunity 2 honest hardwrkg guys 2 use thier skill & efficiency 4 the developement of the society & the country.

proper flow of economy also shall b observed so v can provide food,clothing & shelter 2 the ppl at bottonm level & also make sure that each & every kid is getting proper education.

i think if v can do atleast this much also,its enough 2 bring our country atleast close 2 being a paradise if not the complete paradise.CIAO!

A month would scarcely be long enough to change anything, but a good start would be to bring back fairness in such things as pensions. A minor example is that of having paid into the UK pension fund all one's working life, then moving to certain other countries (not all) and having one's pension "frozen" , so that no cost-of-living increases are ever received.

The first thing is to form a think-tank to work out how to share the 70% of the entire foreign reserve of the country amongst every citizen; rich or poor. The remaining 30% is enough to carry out the business of running the government. Each individual will be getting about $15,000 each: a sum enough to set up any business or small scale industry they want thereby solving the problem of acute unemployment now ravaging my country Nigeria........ Awele Odigo http://jobaweb.com/

Send George and Dick and the rest of that group to Baghdad, hand them a rifle and put them out on the streets. Maybe if I was feeling good I'd give them a bullet. Wouldn't solve all the problems but I'd feel a heck of a lot better.

If I had ultimate "rule", I would disolve congress and call for new elections excluding politicians and lawyers from running.

If not ultimate then I would force the passing of strict ethics and campaign reforming laws.

I would stop wasting money on things like space research, Millenium Dome etc. and use the money to more important things like NHS and education.

Close down all secret service departments.

These are the source of most of the terrorism, most of the lies and cover-ups, and most of the mind control which plagues today's society

Spend money - its something most western goernment's have an aversion to at the moment; and on everything!!

Order underground cities built. That's the only place we are going to be safe.