From 6699c59863114bedaac14f10d5e7c284cc25e0d7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: emilyruby Date: Wed, 7 Jun 2017 18:04:15 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] finished ukip manifesto --- ukip.md | 71 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++------------------- 1 file changed, 48 insertions(+), 23 deletions(-) diff --git a/ukip.md b/ukip.md index ed553c5..27d555b 100644 --- a/ukip.md +++ b/ukip.md @@ -17,6 +17,16 @@ are operating from premises with a rateable value of less than £50,000. * Freeze `Air Passenger Duty` at current levels, and when possible in the future seek to reduce it with the long-term objective of scrapping it completely. +* Strongly advocate for a proportional electoral system that makes seats match + votes. +* Reserve the postal vote. +* Abolish the House of Lords. +* The size of the `House of Commons` will be halved to 325 directly elected + members, according to a system of proportional representation. +* Pass legislation to allow a national referendum to be held every 2 years, on + the issues gaining the highest numbers of signatures on approved petitions. + The outcomes of these referenda would be legally binding and included in the + Queen's Speech. ### Infrastructure @@ -77,7 +87,24 @@ ## Brexit - +* Cease offering EU nationals student loans once we use the EU. +* Reduce from the `Paris Climate Agreement` and the `EU Emissions Trading + Scheme`. +* Prosecute all cases of child and forced marriage and refuse permanent leave to + remain and/or British Citizenship to any adult known to have procured a child + marriage for themselves or their children. +* Send as many as possible of the 13,000 foreign nationals in our jails back to + their countries of origin. +* Introduce a new `UK Bill of Rights`. +* End our financial contributions to the EU budget. +* Cut EU regulation from the 88% of the UK economy that is not linked to trade + with EU countries. +* Prioritise free trade agreements with non-EU countries. +* Establish a `Migration Control Commission`. +* Set a target to reduce net migration to zero over a five year period. +* Place a moratorium on unskilled and low-skilled immigration for five years + after we leave the EU. +* Oppose any form of military integration with the European Union. ## Education and Childcare @@ -88,13 +115,28 @@ * Open a grammar school in every town. * Stop paying tuition fees for courses which do not lead to at least two thirds of students into a graduate level job. -* Cease offering EU nationals student loans once we use the EU. * Extend the primary school day by offering wrap-around childcare from 8am to 6pm during term time. ## Environment and Animal Cruelty -* +* Match fund grants made by local authorities for rural capital projects which + enhance local environment or help recovery from environmental disasters. +* Ban the use of pair trawling for sea bass. +* Offer local referenda to overturn unpopular development approvals. +* Ban the export of animals for fattening and slaughter. +* Install CCTV in every abatoir. +* Forbid Jewish and Muslim methods of slaughter being carried out by unqualified + individuals. +* Insist all meat labelling identifies the method of slaughter. +* Triple the maximum jail sentences for animal cruelty. +* Impose lifetime bans on owning and/or looking after animals on any individual + or company convicted of animal cruelty. +* Repeal the `2008 Climate Change Act`. +* Remove VAT from domestic fuel. +* Scrap green levies on household bills. +* Not allow drilling for shale in our national parks and other areas of + outstanding natural beauty. ## Housing @@ -148,9 +190,6 @@ * Make FGM an indictable offence with a sentencing starting pointing of 6 years. * Make 'breast-ironing' a specific criminal offence. -* Prosecute all cases of child and forced marriage and refuse permanent leave to - remain and/or British Citizenship to any adult known to have procured a child - marriage for themselves or their children. * Ensure that neither the legal nor the welfare system in Britain ever recognises polygamy. * Ban wearing of the niqab or the burqa in public places. @@ -160,13 +199,10 @@ governors found to be actively supporting radical mosques or imams. * Train and deploy 20,000 more police and employ 7,000 more prison officers. * Reinstate full `Stop and Search` powers to the police. -* Send as many as possible of the 13,000 foreign nationals in our jails back to - their countries of origin. -* Refuse admission to prizons to any imam, preacher or individual known to +* Refuse admission to prisons to any imam, preacher or individual known to promote views contrary to British values. * Repeal the `2003 Licensing Act` and bring in new legislation to reduce the density of alcohol outlets and restrict trading times. -* Introduce a new `UK Bill of Rights`. * Update licensing laws to limit the maximum stake on fixed-odds betting terminals to £2. * Refuse to give prisoners the vote. @@ -179,7 +215,8 @@ ### Local Communities - +* Exempt foodbanks and charity shops from charges imposed by local authorities + to dispose of unwanted food waste and other goods. ### Social Services and Security @@ -208,14 +245,11 @@ * Scrap the bedroom tax. * Give tenants the right to request `Housing Benefit` is paid direct to their landlords, whatever benefit scheme they are on. -* Exempt foodbanks and charity shops from charges imposed by local authorities - to dispose of unwanted food waste and other goods. ### Diverse and Cultured Communities * Establish a legal commission to draw up proposals to disband sharia councils. - ### Disabilities and Mental Health * No cuts to disability benefits. @@ -225,14 +259,6 @@ ## Foreign Policy * Reduce foreign aid to 0.2 per cent of `Gross National Income`. -* End our financial contributions to the EU budget. -* Cut EU regulation from the 88% of the UK economy that is not linked to trade - with EU countries. -* Prioritise free trade agreements with non-EU countries. -* Establish a `Migration Control Commission`. -* Set a target to reduce net migration to zero over a five year period. -* Place a moratorium on unskilled and low-skilled immigration for five years - after we leave the EU. * A new international visa system with four principal visa categories: * Work Visas. Highly skilled workers with a job offer sponsored by companies paying them a minimum of £30,000 per annum will have priority. @@ -262,7 +288,6 @@ EU. * Test the social attitudes of migration applicants to foster community cohesion and protect core British values. -* Oppose any form of military integration with the European Union. * Close down the `Department for International Development`. A single `Minister for Overseas Development` working from the `Foreign and Commonwealth Office` will administer aid.