UKIP-Party-Manifesto-2010

Recommendations

Info

“Bureaucracyoverrulesdemocracy atevery level,from Brusselsto town hall”and Newcastle with a spur to Manchester, aLondon-Bristol-Exeter line and a linking routevia Birmingham· Expand the rail network by re-opening raillines where there is a proven need· Improve passenger rail franchises by demandinghigher standards of customer satisfaction,and by extending standard franchiseterms to up to 20 years to encourage greaterinvestment and stability· Encourage a major transfer of freight awayfrom road and onto rail and canal· Invest in better rail and road links to ports· Oppose a sixth Heathrow Airport terminaland third runway and the expansion ofGatwick and Stansted in favour of a major newHong Kong-style Thames Estuary airport withmotorway connections and a high-speed railservice to London, the UK and the ContinentDownload the full Transport policy from thePolicies section of www.ukip.org13 Housing &PlanningUKIP believes there is a lack of democraticdecision making in current planning. Localconcerns are too easily overridden by remote,unaccountable and undemocratic planningbodies and by major developers with large legalchequebooks, such as supermarkets. Majorplanning schemes should not be overseen bya remote inspector, Government Minister orquango. Nor should major decisions on newhousing and development be made by EU bureaucratsand their regional agents. UKIP will:· Influence housing demand, not justsupply. Only by leaving the EU can Britain regaincontrol of its borders and control immigration.Migrationwatch figures show that 86% ofnew UK housing - or approximately 260 homesa day - is needed for immigrants. By controllingimmigration, large areas of British countrysidewill not need to be destroyed by house building· Incentivise the use of approximately 800,000empty homes· Abolish EU-inspired Regional Spacial Strategiesand regional government bodies such asunelected Regional Development Agencies andAssemblies· Abolish the new Infrastructure PlanningCommission, which will have the power tooverride serious local democratic objections toplanning proposals, including wind farms· Introduce binding local referenda for majorlocal schemes such as the building of new supermarketsor the Chelsea Barracks regeneration.Remote planning appeals will not be ableto override the local vote· Return to county and district plans, and encouragemajor public participation· Introduce management of Green Belt land byelected ‘Green Belt Conservators’, like NationalPark managers, to vigorously conserve the environmentwhile allowing appropriate economicactivity, amenities and housing supply· Scrap hidden development taxes such as Section106 ‘community bribes’ and requirementsfor social housing in bigger developments. Alldevelopment proposals should stand or fall ontheir own merits· Complement the national listing scheme witha formal local listing scheme, at council level,that will protect buildings that are of valuelocally, but not necessarily nationally· Ensure refurbishment of listed buildings, andbuildings in conservation areas, is exempt fromUKIP’s ‘Local Sales Tax’, which will replace VAT.(See ‘Tax, Budget & Regulation’, above)· Scrap the unnecessary and wastefulEU-inspired Home Information Packs (HIPs)· Encourage local councils to build more socialhousing by designating areas for such housingand allowing bond issues to fund construction· Stop charging business rates on empty premises.This will help prevent wasteful demolitionor deliberate property damage to avoid ratesDownload the full Housing and Planning policyfrom the Policies section of www.ukip.org12 Straight talking.0800 587 6 587
14 The Constitution &How We Are GovernedThe MP expenses scandal has shown that theBritish system of government is in serious disarray.Bureaucracy overrules democracy at everylevel, from Brussels to Whitehall to the townhall. UKIP will give meaningful power back tothe British people and not just talk of localism.UKIP will:· Introduce ‘Direct Democracy’ whereby 5% ofthe national or local electorate can demand abinding referendum on any issue. At nationallevel, people will have to sign up for the referendumwithin six months, at local level, withinthree months· Introduce an element of proportional representationin national and local elections. UKIPfavours an electoral system based on AlternativeVote Plus so that constituency MPs haveto earn at least 50% of the vote (as in ScottishParliament and Welsh Assembly elections). Forillustration, 450 MPs might be elected on asingle member constituency basis (with eachconstituency increased to 100,000 voters) and200 MPs on a party list basis. A second ballotapproach may be preferable· Extend direct elections and real democracy byinstituting directly elected County Police Boards,Education Boards and Health Boards, and supportingdirectly elected Mayors· Retain devolved national assemblies butreplace the representatives with WestminsterMPs from the same nation. The 129 ScottishMSPs, 60 Welsh AMs and (in time) 108Northern Irish MLAs would be replaced withtheir Westminster MPs. These MPs would thenspend one week a month on devolvedbusiness and the rest of their time atWestminster. English MPs would meet inWestminster for English-only days as an‘English Parliament’· Introduce a right of recall whereby electorscan challenge an errant MP and force a byelectionin exceptional circumstances, such asabuse of expenses· Abolish Regional Government - including thenine Regional Ministers, Regional DevelopmentAgencies and Assemblies - and return theirpowers to local government. The county willbecome the prime local government unit· Fully support the monarchy, opposedisestablishment of the Church of England,and consider transferring part of the CrownEstate back to the Royal family in return forending their State support· Give Parliament powers such as treatyratification and consent for declaring war· Start by retrieving our democracy fromBrussels, then revitalise the House of Commonsand local government (as above) and, at theend of that process, decide whether we need asecond chamber and how it is to be constitutedDownload the full Constitution policy from thePolicies section of www.ukip.org15 Culture &Restoring BritishnessUKIP believes in civic nationalism, which isopen and inclusive to anyone who wishes toidentify with Britain, regardless of ethnic or religiousbackground. We reject the “blood andsoil” ethnic nationalism of extremist parties.UKIP opposes multiculturalism and politicalcorrectness, and promotes uniculturalism -aiming to create a single British culture embracingall races and religions. UKIP will:· Recognise the numerous threats to Britishidentity and culture· Restore British values, scrap quotas andpolitical correctness and return to meritocraticprinciples· Create a ‘British Register’ of important UKcompanies, products and brands and amendthe UK Takeover Code to safeguard theseusing set criteria, parliamentary approvalsand/or conditions where necessary· Safeguard British weights and measures (thepint, the mile, etc) which have been underminedby the EU. UKIP will also provide propersupport to the Royal Mail and the Post Officeas a key British institution· Require UK schools to teach Britain’scontribution to the world, including Britishinventions and Britain’s role in fightingslavery and Nazism. All cultures, languagesand traditions from around the British Isles willbe celebrated“We promotea singleBritish culture,embracingall races andreligions”ukip.org Straight talking. 13
Page 1: UKIP ManifestoApril 2010Empowering
Page 11: shown to be unreliable, UKIP will p
Page 16: Straight talking.Vote UKIP0800 587

UKIP-Party-Manifesto-2010

You also want an ePaper? Increase the reach of your titles

Delete template?

Save as template?