TODAY, 100 days to the General Election, The Sun is launching our own
manifesto.
We haven’t yet decided which party we will support before the vote in May.
But whichever one can get closest to making our manifesto a reality will get
our backing.
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here to read full Sunifesto
Five years ago Britain was in dire straits, left at the mercy of a global
recession by a rudderless and wasteful Labour Government.
The Tory/Lib-Dem coalition has not been a perfect marriage.
It has achieved remarkable successes in several areas, crucially the economy
and jobs.
They have been offset by failures on immigration and the NHS.
Here are the key policies we want to see, to deliver success to Britain:
— Deficit cleared within five years.
— A REAL war on waste, not the usual promises.
— Government savings to be turned into tax cuts for firms to
raise low wages.
— Narrowing of the North-South wealth divide through grants and
tax breaks outside London and South-East.
— In/out referendum after a tough renegotiation of our position
with Brussels.
— A PM willing to lead us out of the EU if renegotiation fails.
— Regain ability to control our borders and select migrants by
skills.
— End to Human Rights Act.
— NHS cannot continue as bottomless money-pit.
— Needs radical reform, with private sector help.
— No more health tourists or needless cosmetic surgery on State.
— Core values of tolerance, freedom, equality of sexes and rule
of British law are paramount.
— Migrants must learn English and respect British values.
— They must speak out against extremism.
— They must not elevate the traditions of their homeland over
ours.
— Expand free schools programme.
— Drive up actual standards, measurable against rest of world,
not just exam results.
— Stand up for pupils’ rights over those of teaching unions.
— More vocational training over meaningless degrees.
— Reskill Britain – train young people for life, and work.
— An end to tribal politics . . . Britain is sick of it.
— Braver politicians speaking out of conviction, not just
trotting out party line.
— More people with real life experience in Cabinet; fewer
ex-“special advisers”.
— More women MPs.
— More ethnic minority MPs.
— More honesty, less spin.
— Each party to list five polices they will NOT ditch in
coalition negotiations.
— A proper 30-year plan, including nuclear power.
— End shameful delays over fracking for shale gas.
— MPs must stop dreaming about windfarms… they will never be
enough.
— Prioritise economic future over climate change.
— No more cuts to forces.
— Give spooks/police surveillance powers against terror –
but approved by judge.
— Send ground troops to tackle IS if unavoidable to keep
Britain safe.
— Nukes vital as deterrent.
— Falls in crime welcome, so too stricter sentences for serious
crime.
— Too many jail terms for non-violent crimes: fines better and
greater deterrent.
— End scandal of endless police bail, which ruins lives.
— Automatic mechanism to cut pump prices in line with falls in
world oil market.
— Government should encourage and help fund a huge house-building
programme.
— Welfare only as a last resort to prevent hunger and
homelessness.
— Current cap too high at £26,000 a year.
— Child benefit capped at two children for new claimants.
— Ditch handouts such as bus passes for well-off OAPs.
— Decriminalise failure to pay the licence fee.
— Cut BBC to core mission of first-class original programming,
broadcast on multiple platforms.
— Scrap guarantee that 0.7% of our GDP be given away in foreign
aid.
— Each aid case to be rigorously overseen by British officials.
— No taxpayers’ money to corrupt, or already rich, regimes.
— Government must be brave enough to ignore a social media mob.
— Police to stop policing social media “offence” if no law
broken.
— Britain must be free to speak, within the law.