Could you envisage a world without chavs? Britain minus the Isle of Wright, and celebrities only earning the same amount as regular people? These are just some of the measure KU students said they would implement if they were Prime Minister for a day.

As political parties battle it out to see who takes the top spot and the most important job in Britain, we asked Kingston students what they would do if they were in power.

Does low cost university education sound good to you? Many students thought so, second year student Katie Holmes said:  “I would make uni free. I think that as it is so expensive it puts people off, but if fees were dropped or reduced more people would be able to have further education leading to better jobs in the long run.”

The average student debt in 2009 tops £23,500 according to Push, an online student magazine, with some students in London being saddled with £30,000 of debt to complete their degree.  Pharmacology student, Janine Benham agrees with Katie and said that if she were PM for the day: “I would get rid of student loans 100% its just too impossible pay them back.”

Janine also said that if she was in Gordon Brown’s shoes she would also tackle the finance industry. “I would stop all banks from giving huge bonus’s to the fat cats, it is just not fair.” The banks bonus culture has been in an out of the headlines in recent weeks with John Varley of Barclays, Stephen Hester of RBS and Eric Daniels of Lloyds Banking Group waiving their right to bonus’s for 2009. Yet Film student Timothy Smith fees this measures do not go far enough and said: “If I was PM I would make banking completely translucent, they need stricter measures and much more accountability.”

Cynthia Franklin would care for Britain’s service people and said: “I would introduce a new law giving an extra weeks paid holiday to those who work in the fire brigade, hospitals and police service, those guys work really hard an deserve a break.”

Other KU students discussed implementing more controversial measures if they were to undertake the head role. Politics and International relations student, Omar Malik said: “I would legalise marijuana, it’s a plant that grows in the ground and not being allowed to grow it is the dumbest thing I have ever heard.”

Geography student Mike Frewin said:  “I would exile all chavs to the Isle of Wright and nuke it, I would then walk home from 10 Downing Street safe in the knowledge that I would not be robbed for loose change.” He may however face some opposition from the current residents.

Only one student questioned said they would use the role to their advantage. Third year Safeera Sarjoo said: “I would just enjoy the benefits of the job,” adding:  “I might impose a law where celebs earn the same as regular working people, if I had the time.”