Like i have been suggesting some month ago (regarding gov/pop etc), shipstats are the least important change we need. If the energy which is invested in discussing / bitching new stats is invested in changing the game mechanics for 1 round i think we are on a good way already.
So here are some links;
Pop suggestion:
here.
Government suggestion:
here!
Race tweaking:
here
And last but not least
Alliance point system:
here!!!
While these changes are minor it will be very hard to get them implemented since the pa dev team has little time.