If I Ruled The World Monica Dolan

Monica Dolan is a BAFTA and Olivier award-winning actress whose work spans stage, television and film.

- Eva Mackevic

Everyone would have time and space to pursue their interests from a young age. These interests would not be imposed from the outside, linked to other people’s ideas of achievement, or gaining approval; they’d be for their own sake. Whatever the person enjoys, however embryonic, would be noticed and nurtured from a young age and allowed to become apparent when they grow up. Ultimately, people would develop confidence and happiness from knowing that what’s inside them is good.

I’d make it a criminal offence to knowingly lie during a campaign to achieve public office. In fact, I would like to try out Plato’s idea, where you only get into power by rolling the dice and you can only be voted out of power by the people. In that way, people’s positions of power would not be determined by their popularity nor potentially secured by lies.