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?
Stop Pricing Out Our Kids
I was talking to a parent at the school gates the other day and she was telling me about her son who's just graduated from university and is now working in London, but he's having to share a tiny flat with three others just to be able to af
Scrap the Victim Surcharge
I'm proposing we get rid of the victim surcharge, it's a pointless tax on people who've already been punished for their crimes. This surcharge is just another way for the government to make a quick buck, it doesn't actually help the victims
Small businesses are getting hammered by rates and rules. It's time to stop the madness and let them grow.
Why does it feel like the government is actively trying to make it harder to run a small business in this country? You pay your taxes, you try to make an honest living, and then you get hit with business rates that make no sense and a mount
Stop talking about 'levelling up' and actually fund carers properly in *our* towns
My proposal is to create properly funded, independent Local Carer Advisory Boards in every region, made up mostly of actual carers, to decide how social care money is spent in their areas. We need to stop pretending Whitehall knows best whe
Stop burying teachers in admin that has nothing to do with teaching
Last week I spent more time filling in tracking spreadsheets than planning lessons. Audit every piece of admin teachers do. If it doesnt directly help a child learn, scrap it.
Environmental Ed: Get Biz On Board
I was talking to a colleague who's got kids in school and she was saying how they're not really learning about the practical side of environmental issues, like how businesses can make a difference. It's all about theory and not enough about
Full backing for solar farms — with some very reasonable conditions
The Nimby Liberation Front is fully committed to net zero and believes solar farms are an essential part of the energy transition. We support them wholeheartedly, subject to the following very reasonable conditions: — Not visible from a li
Targeted skills training to help immigrants find jobs matching their qualifications.
It’s a persistent shame that so many highly skilled individuals arriving in the UK struggle to find work that uses their talents. We see doctors driving taxis and engineers stocking shelves, which benefits no one. This isn't just a loss for
Fix roads with dedicated funding
I’m genuinely at the end of my tether with the state of our roads. It feels like we’ve quietly accepted that crumbling surfaces, endless potholes and patchwork repairs are just how things are now - they shouldn’t be. As a teacher I see the
We will save £3.50 a year by making difficult decisions about childrens shoes
Look, nobody wants to cut the shoe allowance for under-fives. These are not the decisions we wanted to make. But we inherited a very difficult fiscal situation and we have to be honest with people about the choices ahead. By reducing the c
Kick Out the Luxury Flats, Bring Back Affordable Homes
I'm proposing that we introduce a new rule that at least 50 percent of all new housing developments in Bristol have to be affordable homes, and I think it's about time someone did something about the luxury flat epidemic in our city. The fa
Give Mayors Real Power Over Local Welfare
I think mayors should have the ability to design and implement their own welfare systems, tailored to the specific needs of their region. This would allow them to respond quickly to local issues, like poverty and homelessness, without havin
Parking fines shouldnt be a revenue stream for councils
My council made 4.2 million quid in parking fines last year. Four point two MILLION. Thats not enforcement. Thats a business model. And it means every decision they make about signage, yellow lines, and parking zones is quietly shaped by
Make it illegal to build housing estates without a GP surgery
New estate of 500 homes went up near us last year. Lovely houses. Absolutely no infrastructure. No GP surgery. No school places. No bus route. No pharmacy. No park. Five hundred families all trying to register at a practice that was alread
Time to Make Corporations Pay Their Fair Share
So why are massive corporations getting away with paying basically no tax while I'm out here on the North Sea working my arse off to keep the lights on. It's just not right that they're making billions off our natural resources and our labo
Time to Put Community First
We need to start putting the needs of our local communities at the heart of decision making, rather than just paying lip service to the idea of a fair and prosperous society. I've seen it time and time again in Brixton, where big promises a
Paying France to build migrant camps? Madness. We need border control, not outsourcing.
I was talking to my mate Dave the other day, whose business exports machinery to Europe. He’s absolutely fuming about the endless paperwork and delays just to get a lorry through Calais. Now they’re talking about paying the French to build
Stop Pricing Out Our Kids from Housing
I'm fed up with seeing my students' families struggle to find decent housing in our area, it's like the system is designed to keep them down. I've had kids come to school exhausted because their family's been forced to move to the other sid
Sort Out the Railways for Real
I'm sick of hearing about Scotland's railway problems, it's like they're just trying to get more money out of us. I've got a different take on it, as a plumber I know what it's like to run a business and get paid on time, or not. The railwa
Defence spending at 2.5% of GDP with a focus on cyber and reserves
The world is less stable than it has been at any point since the end of the Cold War. Russia has invaded a European democracy. China is expanding its military capabilities. The Middle East is in crisis. And the UK, a nuclear power and perma
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.