So many manifestos — who has the answers?
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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?
Support sustainable farming practices through enhanced grant funding.
We need to acknowledge the mounting pressures on our farmers, from unpredictable weather patterns driven by climate change to fluctuating market prices. Many are struggling to adopt greener practices that, while beneficial long-term, requir
Community energy cooperatives with guaranteed grid access and fair export tariffs
Germany has over 800 energy cooperatives. Local communities own solar panels, wind turbines, and battery storage. The profits stay local. Energy bills are lower. And public support for renewables is far higher than in countries where turbin
All new wind turbines must be invisible and silent and preferably in France
We are absolutely pro-renewable energy. Climate change is the defining challenge of our generation and we take it very seriously. We have a heat pump and everything. That said, the proposal for a wind farm on the ridge above Little Snoring
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
stop wasting our cash on green tokenism
what's the point of having all these fancy recycling schemes if most of it ends up in landfill anyway, I was talking to a friend who works at the local council and apparently it's a right old mess, they're just chucking it all in together a
Leaks are a breach of trust
I was talking to a mate who's a small business owner the other day and he was saying how he's had problems with his financial info being shared with the wrong people. It's a nightmare for him, he said, and it's made him question who he can
Why Are We Still Paying For Kids To Memorise Useless Facts?
Seriously, why are we forcing kids to memorise dates or the exact population of Botswana when they can look that up in two seconds on their phone? It’s like teaching someone to churn butter when we have electric mixers. We're not preparing
Enough is enough! Young offenders need proper supervision, not just a slap on the wrist.
I saw young Jamie the other week, you know, the lad whose mum I used to teach, Sarah? He’s only 17 and already he’s been done for shoplifting twice. Sarah’s at her wits end. He’s not a bad kid, just bored and falling in with the wrong crowd
Stop closing rural post offices and bus routes then wondering why villages die
There is a pattern that repeats across rural England and it goes like this. First the bus route gets cut because its not commercially viable. Then the post office closes because footfall dropped when the bus stopped. Then the pub closes bec
Stop Dumbing Down Maths & English in Schools – We Need Real Skills!
It drives me absolutely mad seeing the focus in schools shift away from core academic subjects towards what feels like a tick-box exercise in ‘wellbeing’ or some vague notion of ‘life skills’. Of course, those things matter, but not at the
Workers on company boards, like every other serious economy does
In Germany, any company with more than 2,000 employees must have worker representatives filling half the seats on its supervisory board. This is called codetermination and it has been the law since 1976. It has not destroyed German industry
Enough of this green nonsense, what about keeping the lights on?
Barnaby and I were out on our walk yesterday morning, same as always, and saw young Tom down at the village pub looking absolutely furious. His gas boiler packed in on Monday, and he's been quoted nearly £15,000 for a heat pump and all the
Hold corporations to account for river pollution
I've seen the state of our local rivers in Liverpool and it's heartbreaking. As a social worker, I've worked with families who rely on these waterways for recreation and relaxation, only to find them polluted by corporate greed. The current
Enough with the plastic wrap, we need a deposit scheme that actually works
I was at the supermarket yesterday, and honestly, the amount of single-use plastic packaging for even basic vegetables is absurd. It's like they actively want us to drown in it. Then I saw some sad-looking reusable containers someone had cl
Raise the VAT threshold to £150k and simplify taxes for small businesses
The UK VAT threshold is £90,000. Cross it and you are suddenly managing quarterly VAT returns, Making Tax Digital, and a layer of compliance that has nothing to do with your actual business. I know founders who deliberately hold revenue bel
Means-test sunshine to ensure fiscal responsibility
In the current economic climate, it is simply not sustainable to provide sunshine free of charge to everyone, regardless of income. Wealthy households receive the same amount of sunshine as the most vulnerable, and this is frankly not progr
Every school should have a proper counsellor, not just a poster on a wall
A poster saying its OK not to be OK is not mental health provision. It is a poster. Every school should have a trained counsellor available at least 3 days a week. Not a teaching assistant who did a two day course. A qualified counsellor w
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
Give high streets a 3 year business rates holiday before they disappear completely
Eight empty shops on our high street. Eight. A town that used to have a butchers, a greengrocers, two bookshops and a Woolworths. Now its charity shops, vape shops, and boards in windows. The problem is simple. An independent bookshop pay
A Balanced Energy Approach is Needed
As a long-time advocate for sensible policy, I am dismayed by the prevailing approach to energy production, which often prioritises ideology over pragmatism. The notion that we can abruptly transition to a fully green energy system is not o
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.