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?
Protecting Cymru's Rivers, Not Just a Fine
As someone who's spent years teaching Welsh history, I've seen how our country's natural beauty has been exploited and damaged. The issue of corporate pollution in our rivers is no exception. I was dismayed to read about the state of the Av
Scrap all regulations and replace them with a strongly worded sign
Health and safety has gone mad. Not a bit mad. Completely mad. You cant climb a ladder without a certificate. You cant serve a scotch egg without a food hygiene inspection. You cant even have a bonfire without checking the wind direction an
Why are petty crimes treated like major felonies and vice versa?
Seriously, why does shoplifting a pack of biscuits get a criminal record while deliberately polluting a river gets a slap on the wrist fine that the company just writes off as a cost of doing business? It makes no sense. We're essentially t
Stop locking up petty offenders – it's a waste of everyone's time and money
We need to stop sending people to prison for minor, non-violent offenses like shoplifting or minor drug possession. Instead, we should invest that money into community-based rehabilitation programs. Think about it, a short prison sentence o
Make climate impact assessment mandatory for all new legislation
Every piece of legislation that passes through Parliament has a financial impact assessment. It does not, as standard, have a climate impact assessment. This is an extraordinary omission given that climate change is the single issue most li
Government secrets are costing us, time to open the books and stop the hiding.
It makes me so mad when I hear about politicians just sitting on documents — like they own the information. We're out here struggling to pay the gas bill and they're in Westminster deciding what we get to know and when. It’s like they think
Time to Scrap Mandatory Minimums
What's the point of having judges if we're just going to tie their hands with mandatory minimum sentences, I mean it's not like they're just rubber stamps or something. I was talking to a lawyer friend the other day and he was saying how fr
get a grip on criminal justice reform
what's the point of having a justice system if it's just going to limp along with outdated policies and underfunded services. I mean think about it, we're still arguing about the same old issues, stop and search, sentencing guidelines, lega
Protect civil service impartiality through Scottish oversight.
The recent kerfuffle about who civil servants can talk to highlights a perennial problem in Westminster. It seems they're always getting caught between politicians and their own professional judgment. This isn't just a London issue; it affe
Enough’s Enough: We Need To Lock Up The Violent Thugs, Not Let Them Off With A Fine
The justice system needs a serious shake-up. My proposal is to introduce mandatory minimum sentences for crimes involving actual physical violence, especially those committed with weapons or against vulnerable people. We’ve seen far too man
Scrap Soft Sentencing for Repeat Offenders
I was reading in the local paper about a bloke who'd been arrested for the fifth time for burglary in our area, and I just about lost my temper. This guy's been in and out of court for years, always getting let off with a slap on the wrist,
Scrap the Youth Justice System
I think we should get rid of the youth justice system and treat young offenders like adults, they should face the consequences of their actions. It's time to stop mollycoddling them and expecting the rest of us to pay for their rehabilitati
Scrap Stop and Search, it's a racist mess
I was at the Brixton market last weekend and saw a kid, no more than 15, getting stopped and searched by the police. He was just standing there, minding his own business, and the next thing you know he's being told to empty his pockets. I'v
End automatic early release for 'short' sentences - brings the whole system into disrepute.
The current system of automatically releasing prisoners serving less than four years after serving just half their sentence needs to end. It’s a policy born of a misguided attempt to manage prison overcrowding, not justice. Margaret and I w
Justice system failing rural Wales
I'm sick of seeing kids from round here getting locked up for minor stuff while city folk get off scot-free for worse crimes. It's like the system's stacked against us, no understanding of how things work in rural areas. I've seen lads get
Enough with the endless legal dramas, sort out the courts
It drives me mad watching these endless court cases on the telly, dragging on for months, years even. It feels like the system is designed to bleed people dry, whether they're guilty or not. You hear about it down the pub too, people stuck
Smarter Sentencing for Scotland: Focus on What Works for Our Economy
The current sentencing system in Scotland needs a pragmatic shake-up, not just a moral one. While the idea of focusing on rehabilitation is sound, we need to consider the economic impact of our justice policies. My focus is on ensuring that
Pollution Isn't a Market Opportunity
I'm not sold on the idea that we should be relying on the market to clean up pollution, it seems like we're just passing the buck to corporations and hoping for the best. The original idea of introducing tradeable pollution permits might so
Scrap the soft justice nonsense
What's the point of having a justice system if it doesn't actually punish people for breaking the law, I mean think about it, we've got career criminals walking out of court with a slap on the wrist and a warning, it's absurd. The problem
Why are we spending fortunes on prisons that don't work? New idea incoming.
How much do we really save by locking people up for petty crimes, only for them to come out worse and re-offend? It seems like a cycle that costs us all dearly in the long run, both financially and socially. We need a more sensible approach
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.