So many manifestos — who has the answers?
Create the party
you would vote for.
Borrow the best policies, fix the ones you don't like, and craft a manifesto that finally makes sense.
Fix how we're governed
Voting systems, House of Lords, devolution, MP accountability. What's actually broken?
Announce a review into the thing we promised to do and then announce another review
Phase one: announce a bold commitment to fix the problem. Phase two: commission an independent review into the problem we just committed to fixing. Phase three: announce we are "carefully considering" the findings of the review. Phase fo
Scrap First Past The Post Already
I had a passenger the other day, a young professional, and we got talking about politics, she was saying how she felt like her vote didn't count because she lived in a safe seat, I told her I knew what she meant, I've been voting Labour all
Require all government policy to pass an independent impact assessment before implementation
We require environmental impact assessments before building a car park. We do not require evidence impact assessments before implementing policies that affect millions of lives. This asymmetry is remarkable. The What Works centres (What Wo
Full Royal Commission into the appropriate use of the Oxford comma in parliamentary legislation
The Difficult Decisions Party notes with concern the current ambiguity in legislative punctuation. On the one hand, the Oxford comma provides clarity. On the other hand, it does not. The implications for future legislation are therefore sig
Make MPs Face the Music Sooner
We should introduce a system where MPs can be recalled by their constituents at any time, not just at election time. This is needed because too many politicians make promises they don't keep and then just coast until the next election. It
Scrap First Past The Post For Good
I'm proposing we ditch the first past the post system and replace it with a proportional representation system, it's the only way to make sure our votes actually count for something. This system is outdated and it's time for a change, we ne
Make Politicians Declare EVERYTHING
I think all politicians should have to declare every single gift or donation they get, no matter how small, so we can see who's trying to buy their loyalty. This is needed because it's clear some of them are more interested in lining their
Scrap First Past The Post Already
I'm getting fed up with the same old excuses for why we can't change our electoral system. It's like people think the current system is somehow sacred just because it's been around for a while. Newsflash: it's not working. I've seen good ca
Voters must approve PM appointees
I'm fed up with politicians making decisions without asking us, it's about time we took back control. These career politicians are out of touch with real people, I see it every day in the DIY store, customers are frustrated with the system.
Scrap the safe seats nonsense
I was talking to a mate who's a councillor the other day and he was saying how his job's basically a done deal every election because he's in a safe seat. It's ridiculous, if you ask me. He doesn't even have to try, just turn up and collect
Promise change, deliver a logo refresh
Voters want change. We hear that. We understand that. We are the party of change. And we can prove it, because we have changed our logo. The new logo is 3% more modern than the old logo. It uses a different shade of the same colour, and th
Tired of protest votes and voting against something, not for it.
It’s frustrating to see so many people casting votes just to register a complaint or to stop someone else getting in. That’s not how good governance happens. We end up with a muddled mandate and it makes it harder for any government to actu
Bring back common sense (we are not clear what this means but we are very sure about it)
Everyone agrees we need more common sense in this country. Nobody can define what that means exactly, but thats beside the point. You know it when you see it. And more importantly, you know when its missing. Common sense says you shouldnt
Restore trust in institutions by making appointments genuinely independent
The erosion of institutional independence is one of the most damaging trends in recent British politics. Appointments to quangos, regulators, and public bodies are increasingly made on the basis of political loyalty rather than competence.
Proportional Representation isn't radical, it's just fair! Why are we still stuck in the dark ages?
I was chatting with my neighbour the other day, a lovely woman who works as a carer. She was telling me how she feels completely invisible politically. Her vote, she said, never seems to make a difference in her constituency because it’s al
Scrap the Fixed Term Parliament Act
We should abolish the Fixed Term Parliament Act and go back to giving the Prime Minister the power to call an election at a time of their choosing, this would be more important than having a rigid schedule. This is needed because the curren
Our Defence Budget: Public Money for Public Safety, Not Private Profit
It’s easy to point fingers at government spending and say it’s all inefficient. Of course, there are always areas for improvement, and nobody wants to see public money wasted. But the idea that handing over something as fundamental as natio
Reform UK is a grift and its supporters deserve better than Farage's lies
I genuinely feel sorry for most Reform voters. They have been sold a story that all of their problems are caused by immigration, and that one man with a pint glass and a podcast has the answers. He does not. He has never held office. He has
Ranked Choice Voting is a no-brainer, why aren't we doing it already?
We should implement ranked choice voting for all elections. This system allows voters to rank candidates in order of preference, eliminating the need for spoiler candidates and ensuring that winners have broader support than under our curre
scrap mp second jobs
We should ban MPs from having second jobs or taking paid directorships while in office, it's a no brainer. This is needed because it's a clear conflict of interest, you can't serve two masters and expect to do either job properly. I've seen
How it works
Build your party
Name it. Give it a colour. Write a tagline. Every great movement starts somewhere, even a fictional one.
Write your policies
Make your case. Explain how it works. Let the community vote, debate, and challenge your ideas.
Vote, debate, fork
Vote on other people's ideas. Disagree kindly. Fork a policy you like and adapt it to your own manifesto.