Thoughts on the LibDem Manifesto – At first glance
Our Best Policies:
The £10k tax threshold – easily the best policy in any of the three manifestos and certainly the most radical. Would vote LibDem for this policy alone.
Constitutional change: The power to sack corrupt MPs, reform of the voting system, an elected House of Lords and a Freedom Bill to restore civil liberties etc. Would also vote LibDem for this policy alone…
Passing a new Mutuals, Co-operatives and Social Enterprises Bill – Hallelujah! Not quite sure this needs a specific minister though…
Rule out the like-for-like replacement of the Trident nuclear weapons system – Good!!
Our Worst Policies:
General wetness on public sector bureaucracy – it’s not liberal to have government micromanage our lives so we should be getting rid of a lot more.
Investing £400 million to refurbish shipyards in the North of England and Scotland – those shipyards need investment but it shouldn’t come from the government. Turning them into industrial economic free zones (areas where Corporation tax, Capital Gains tax and Stamp duty do not apply) would do the trick instead…
The entire international development section – it’s one big massive facepalm.
Tags: Economics, International Development, tax
