alternative, stop giving oodles of dosh to undeserving countries, that would be most, stop giving our money to vanity projects, green so called wind farms, only benefits the makers of wind turbines, and those with loads of land who don't give a monkey's. This money can be used in other directions. Then free up businesses from the endless bureaucracy that pervades it, red tape is killing off many a small to medium business. it is business that employs people, which should, one would hope get them off benefits, and paying tax.
Get the tax office and someone in government with enough clout to take a big stick to the massive corporations like Amazon, starbucks etc who are not paying nearly enough into the coffers.
There is no quick fix, it's long term, and not an easy problem to solve, but we cannot spend our way out of the problem, we have seen all along how that hasn't worked. And those who think it's ok to get the construction industry moving by building ever more houses, new towns, just who has the money to buy a home, and where will they build, on green belt land in the south that is where, yet again. Instead why don't they get the various building contractor companies to refurbish much of what is standing empty, compulsory purchase if necessary, cut major projects like HS2 the rail proposal. it is incredibly expensive, not necessary, and will be very damaging to many who live along the proposed route.
that is right across the country, as opposed to just the major cities.