Recent manifesto pledges

Question 1

What are some Lib-Dem manifesto pledges for welfare?

Answer 1

(2017) - Reverse cuts to Universal Credit
(2017) - Scrap Public Sector pay cap of 1% increase per year to 2020.
(2015) - Increase Personal tax allowance to £12,500; previously £10,000 in 2010.
(2015) - Introduce specialist ‘drugs courts’ to help addicts ‘get clean’
(2010) - Citizens pensions based on residence not contribution

Question 2

What are some Lib-Dem manifesto pledges on foreign policy?

Answer 2

(2017) - No fixed migration
(2017) - commit to another EU referendum and campaign against hard Brexit
(2015) -Work on binding international agreement on emissions
(2010) - Allow asylum seekers to work
(2010) -Reintroduce exit checks at ports
(2010) -Commit to increasing UK’s foreign aid payments

Question 3

What are some Lib-Dem Manifesto pledges on Law and Order?

Answer 3

(2017) -Stop short sentences and replace with non-custodial alternatives
(2017) -Introduce a regulated cannabis market
(2015) -tackle discrimination in criminal court system
(2010) -Increase police numbers by 300 in ten years
(2010) -Scrap ID scheme
(2010) -Half UK’s stockpile of nuclear weapons

Question 4

What are some Manifesto pledges for the economy?

Answer 4

(2017) -Raise corporation tax to 20%
(2017) -keep defence spending at 2% of GDP
(2017) -Increase Income tax by 1%
(2015) -Invest another £8b into the NHS
(2015) - Double spending on innovation in the economy
(2015) -Introduce a mansion tax on properties with other £2m
(2010) -Supports minimum pricing of alcohol

Question 5

What was the Lib-Dem 2019 Policy for the Economy?

Answer 5

• Penny income tax rise for NHS (generating £35b over 5 years for NHS and social care)
• Generate 80% of electricity from renewables: achieve by 2030
• Tax frequent flyers; these taxes would aim to reduce costs for those people who fly less often.
• Give zero hour workers a 20% rise
• Tough borrowing rules and targeted tax rises
• Build 300,000 new homes a year; bring supply of housing in line with demand.

Question 6

What was the Lib-Dem 2019 Policy for the Law and Order?

Answer 6

-Legalise cannabis- break grip of gangs by introducing a legal, regulated market which would be taxed and as a result bring in revenue.
-Favour Prison Reforms
-Back widening franchise for some prisoners
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