Today the Green Party launches our election manifesto. Click to download the full manifesto.
The Green Party is running in over 300 constituencies around the country (a record for the party in its 30 year history), and it is also running a full slate of general election candidates in London (for the first time ever). The key policies in our fully-costed manifesto for the general election are:
Health and the NHS – http://www.greenparty.org.uk/policies/nhs_2010
We will fight for a fair deal for those needing health care by opposing cuts, closures and privatisation and by demanding a full programme of locally accessible services. We will also fight to restore free dental care and provide everyone with the choice of an NHS dentist
Opposing cuts to the public sector
When markets fail, government needs to step in and get the economy working again. You just can’t cut your way out of a recession. Greens believe that public spending cuts would harm the economy. It would impact on jobs – and hit the poorest hardest. That’s just not fair
Jobs and a living wage – http://www.greenparty.org.uk/policies/jobs_2010
Unemployment is skyrocketing, and the government is doing little about it. Our major and immediate priority is fight the economic and climate crisis together, and invest in a far-reaching programme of energy efficiency, renewable energy, social housing, public transit, and home insulation to create hundreds of thousands of jobs and training places
Pensions – http://www.greenparty.org.uk/policies/pensions_2010
We would ensure all pensioners receive a basic non-means tested £170 a week
Housing – http://www.greenparty.org.uk/policies/housing_2010/housing_detail.html
The Greens would bring back into use Britain’s 300,000 long-term empty private sector homes, and renovate Britain’s 37,000 empty council homes to help cut waiting lists.
