Conservative Party Election Manifesto 2019

Creator

The iTeam at iNews.co.uk have presented a neat summary of Boris Johnson’s general election promises for 2019.

Purpose

To cut through the haze of what politicians say they are going to do to help readers and ultimately voters comprehend what is going on.

Manifesto

Here’s a summary of the summary. The news article as a paragraph of explanation under each of these headings.

Health
Extra NHS funding
40 more hospitals
NHS Visa
50,000 more nurses
6,000 more GPs
£1bn extra yearly for social care

Brexit
Process and transition
Trade with the world
Farming and fishing
Trade with the EU
Immigration
EU standards

Environment
Greenhouse gas emissions
Climate change
Oceans
Biodiversity
Fracking
HS2

Spending
Austerity
Personal taxation
Pensions
Capital investment
Business taxes
Borrowing and debt

Infrastructure
Heathrow expansion
Housing
Flood defences
Railways
Broadband

Democracy and the regions
Scotland
Northern Ireland
Constitutional reform
Wales
The North

Education
School Funding
More free schools
University funding
Arts premium
Ofsted inspections
National skills fund

Source

https://inews.co.uk/news/politics/conservative-manifesto-general-election-2019-boris-johnson-guide-brexit-health-infrastructure-1342950

Comment

In some countries around the world, it is usual practice for politicians running for election to declare their manifesto of their intentions if they are voted into office.

We don’t do this in Australia (at least, it’s not called a manifesto) and the UK they do.

I really like the idea of this. It’s upfront, public and ideally as potential voters we have a public record what is being promised. It’s all about being open and transparent.

The big challenge with this is that running a country is a complex thing and there are lots of issues to be covered. And not all of as the general public are able to decipher what is being pledged and whether this is a real or even realistic opportunity.

This manifesto is the summary of what was said by the Conservative Party for the 2019 UK general election. I think it’s a great article by iNews.

I like the neat summary and I even more I like the personal comment rating the chance that this pledge is likely to be kept.

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