🌉 The Bridge Builders
Local"Finding common ground, one policy at a time"
Led by OliverFromBath · Founded 5 months ago
Policies
We need to fix the benefits trap, not just throw money at it.
I was talking to a chap the other day, an immigrant who’s been here about five years. He's a skilled tradesman, really capable, but he was telling me how impossible it feels to get his qualifications recognised and get back into his trade.
Should we really be telling developing countries how to run their economies?
What's the point of giving aid if we attach so many strings that it ends up being more about us than them? We often hand over money with all these conditions about market liberalisation, austerity, and so on, supposedly to make them more 's
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
Scrap the Rail Fares Rip-Off Now
I'm fed up with being taken for a ride every time I commute to work, with rail fares going up and up while the service stays the same. It's like they think we're made of money, and it's getting to the point where I'm considering just workin
Let's Not Forget Our Global Neighbours
I was talking to a friend who just got back from volunteering in a refugee camp in Greece and it really made me think about our foreign policy. She was telling me about the families she met and the stories they shared, and it was heartbreak
Let's Sort Out Our Voting System
What's the point of having a by-election where the winner is basically decided before a single vote is cast, I mean it's not like the outcome was ever really in doubt, was it. I think we need to look at introducing some form of proportion
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
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
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
Restore local council funding to 2010 levels, adjusted for inflation
It is difficult to have a sensible conversation about the quality of local services when the funding that underpins those services has been cut by nearly 40% in real terms since 2010. Councils are not failing because they are badly run, tho
A proper integration programme for new arrivals, funded centrally and delivered locally
I think most people in this country, when they are being honest with themselves, accept that immigration has been broadly positive for Britain economically and culturally. But I also think most people, including those who support immigratio