Read our Amendments to the Manifesto Process
The Labour Party has published its final year policy consultation documents for the election manifesto and now is the time for members and local parties to submit amendments that set out the policies that they wish to see Labour campaign on.
The cost of living crisis is inextricably linked to the government’s austerity agenda and spending cuts being imposed on vital public services.
There is a growing mood across the country and within the party for a rejection of austerity and for radical pledges in the manifesto that champion intervention into the market to improve living standards.
Labour Assembly Against Austerity is therefore suggesting a number of amendments to the policy commission papers to ensure Labour’s manifesto makes the difference on pay, on contracts, on workers rights, on energy bills and rail fares, and to ensure confidence in education and health.
Read our amendments to the Manifesto Process
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STABILITY AND PROSPERITY
- Emergency Budget to Replace Tory Austerity with Labour Growth
- Investment in Infrastructure
- Top Rate of Income Tax
WORK AND BUSINESS
- Abolishing Employment Tribunal Fees
- Legislating for a Living Wage
- Ending the Public Sector Pay Freeze
- Ban Zero-Hours Contracts
- Improving Trade Union Rights
- Reject Social Security Caps
- Repeal the Welfare Reform Act – Abolish the Bedroom Tax
- Supporting People with Disabilities
- Pension and Social Security Up-Rating
- State Annuities
- State Pension Retirement Age
LIVING STANDARDS AND SUSTAINABILITY
- Public Ownership of Rail
- Making Rail Travel Affordable
- Public Ownership of Energy and Making Energy Affordable
- Energy Efficiency and Cutting Carbon Emissions
STRONGER, SAFER COMMUNITIES
- Building New Council Housing
- Making Private Rented Housing Secure and Affordable
EDUCATION AND CHILDREN
- Re-establishing Local Democratic Accountability to Schools
- Introducing Universal Free School Meals
- Cutting Tuition Fees to Improve Access to Higher Education
- Introducing Universal Childcare
HEALTH AND CARE
- Ending the Private Finance Initiative
BRITAIN’S GLOBAL ROLE
- Scrapping Trident and Backing Nuclear Disarmament
Remember
- Constituency parties and affiliates can submit up to ten amendments each (but a maximum of four per Commission document) and must do so by 13th June.
- Don’t miss the deadline. If you don’t have a meeting scheduled due to elections, ask for a special NPF policy discussion to be arranged before 13th June.
- Amendments will be considered by National Policy Forum (NPF) members and discussed in July at the final meeting of the NPF before Annual Conference.
- CLP secretaries of nominated officials can submit amendments at: www.yourbritain.org.uk
- NPF representatives are listed at: www.yourbritain.org.uk/agenda-2015/npf-representatives
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