I have a serious proposal to put forward to the newly-elected British government. It can solve all its ills and make Britain the richest place on earth.

My suggestion is for the government to sell off, for commercial purposes, every square foot of all London parks at the prevailing commercial rate of, I don’t know exactly how much, per square foot.

I wonder if anyone is able to hazard a guess as to the incalculable benefits Britain would derive from such prospect. Emulating Singapore, Hong Kong or Dubai would not be a bad idea.

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