Manifestos

[Barnes]

Delivering a Better Tomorrow:
The Conservative and Unionist Party Manifesto

"The past fifteen years have seen enormous changes sweep through the world and through Britain. We have, as a people, been united in both joy and grief, celebration and sorrow.

"While the resilience of the British people has proven immovable, the resilience of the successive Labour Governments have not. New Labour has, through its arrogance and disregard for the very people who elected them to office, presided over a stagnation in living standards and overseen the most devastating recession since the 1930s.

"A new government is sorely needed for this nation, and it is sorely deserved. There must be a better way. We can no longer afford a government who burdens the poorest among us with excessive taxes and ineffective services, who saddles our children and their children when unsustainable debt, who stretch our armed services thin with no plan or support, and who can not see and feel the pain and suffering caused by their recession.

"The Conservative and Unionist Party will deliver a vibrant, dynamic, and bold program of government for every part of the United Kingdom. This Manifesto outlines our vision for a new way of government, and it is my commitment to you.

"It is my firm belief that together we can deliver a better tomorrow."

Theresa May

A New Economic Agenda to End Labour's Recession
The recession presided over by the Labour has seen unemployment rise to crippling levels with the elderly seeing their pensions evaporate and school leavers unable to find a job worthy of their talents and dignity.

We propose an immediate reduction in taxation for low and middle income tax brackets to remove the hands of the state from the bank accounts and pocket books of the nation. Labour has shown that their stimulus plans extend only to multi-national banks, we want to grow Britain by giving the people a greater share of their own money.

We will deliver an immediate tax cut for small and medium sized businesses and freeze any further increases in corporation tax. We will deliver a tax credit policy for any person starting a new business in their local community and incentivize employers to hire from their area.

We will reform banking regulations to guarantee the stability of all savings and investments made by families and pensioners and guarantee that another banking crisis like what Labour delivered cannot happen again.

A New Deal for Workers
For fifteen years, New Labour gave all of its attention and focus to the financial sector and the City while working class communities up and down the breadth of this country found their incomes stagnate, their local economies dry up, and young people flee.

We are committed to respecting the rights of working class people wherever they live in this country and will legislate to require fair and full represation of employee representatives in every board room in this country. We can only improve the lives of workers if their own voices are heard; we do not intend to speak for them, but rather give them a chance to speak for themselves.

We will cut taxes for every working class family in this country and protec their jobs through an industrial reinvigoration scheme to update industries into the twenty-first century green and tech economies.

Hope for Young People
Labour's recession has robbed millions of Britain's youth the hope of a better future just as they enter adulthood. This is a shameful legacy and one we must correct.

We will remove all tuition charges and fees for low income students entering university and reduce rates for lower middle class families, while instituting a freeze in any rate increases for the first year of the new Parliament.

We pledge to require repayment only when graduates can demonstrate a certain level of stable income, and not continue with a ticking clock of debt repayment for students searching the jobs column.

We will return dignity to job apprenticeships and technical training which will provide a stable income to school leavers and reinvigorate local economies.

Prosperity for Every Corner of Britain
We commit our selves unequivocally to preserving and strengthening the devolved governments and local communities. By working directly with communities and their representatives, we will redistribute government funding and project investment to the north of England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland to guarantee the same economic freedoms and opportunities are enjoyed in every part of this country.

We will begin construction of a national broadband scheme to connect rural communities and industrial areas to first class, super-fast internet service for their homes and local services. This scheme will create at least half a million new jobs and revolutionize local services.

We will legislate for the creation of new locally-driven business partnerships to foster enterprise and innovation with the needs and opportunities of local areas at the forefront.

Tackling Labour's Debt Crisis
In a supreme act of arrogance, New Labour thought the answer to its recession would be to create a burden of debt for the next generation to inherit.

We will return the books to balance by eliminating wasteful and duplicate spending, and ensuring that welfare services help those truly in need in the best possible way.

Just as we will relieve taxes off of nearly every man and woman and place student debt under control, we will not allow New Labour's debt to stifle the economic output or innovative future of this nation. Our first budget will take radical action to slow the growth of the budget deficit by cutting £6 billion in wasteful departmental spending this year. Labour will not tackle spending reductions until at least next year and will increase taxes in the meantime, meaning more of your money to add more debt for your children to pay back.

Britain at the Center of the World Stage
Our foreign policy will be one which recognizes the strength and ability of Britain to do good in the world while ensuring that we always receive the best possible deal in international trade. For too long, New Labour have played host to EU bureaucrats more concerned with greater regulation than boosting trade and incomes. We will use our position within the European Union to put positive trade deals at the forefront of the agenda while boosting EU investment in Britain. We will veto any agreement which surrenders any further British sovereignty to Brussels.

We will, upon forming government, immediately begin negotiations to withdraw from the London Fisheries Agreement and give British fishermen exclusive rights to all of our territorial waters extending twelve nautical miles offshore.

We will work to develop a stronger, smarter, and more effective defence policy through NATO and our relationship with the United States. We will not commit British soldiers to conflicts which do not deserve their sacrifice, nor will we return them to a country which does not respect their honor.