Labour Manifesto 2017

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apid communication, mean smaller, faster businesses will be the future of our economy. et this Conservative overnment has taken small businesses for granted. Labour is the party of small businesses. We understand the challenges our smaller businesses face. In order to provide the support many small businesses need, a Labour government will: andate the new National Investment Bank, and regional development banks in every region, to identify where other lenders fail to meet the needs of Ss and prioritise lending to improve the funding gap. • Reinstate the lower small-business corporation tax rate. • Introduce a package of reforms to business rates – including switching from RPI to CPI indexation, exempting new investment in plant and machinery from valuations, and ensuring that businesses have access to a proper appeals process – while reviewing the entire business rates system in the longer run. • Declare war on late payments by: • Using government procurement to ensure that anyone bidding for a government contract pays its own suppliers within 30 days. • Developing a version of the Australian system of binding arbitration and fines for persistent late-payers for the private and public sectors. We will also bring forward legislation to create a proper legal definition for co-operative ownership. The National Investment Bank and regional development banks will be charged with helping support our co-operative sector. Labour will aim to double the size of the co-operative sector in the , putting it on a par with those in leading economies like Germany or the S. Scrap uarterly reporting for businesses with a turnover of under £85,000. 18 FOR THE MANY NOT THE FEW
WIDENING OWNERSHIP OF OUR ECONOMY Britain is a long-established democracy. But the distribution of ownership of the country’s economy means that decisions about our economy are often made by a narrow elite. More democratic ownership structures would help our economy deliver for the many and lead to a fairer distribution of wealth. In government, Labour would give more people a stake – and a say – in our economy by doubling the size of the co-operative sector and introducing a “right to own,” making employees the buyer of first refusal when the company they work for is up for sale. We will act to ‘insource’ our public and local council services as preferred providers. any basic goods and services have been taken out of democratic control through privatisation. This has often led to higher prices and poorer quality, as prices are raised to pay out dividends. For example, water bills have increased 40 per cent since privatisation, and our private energy providers overcharged customers by £2 billion in 2015. In private hands, oyal ail has increased stamp and parcel charges, and failed to meet its customer service obligations, while its owners trade shares at significant profit. The Conservative Government’s privatisation of Royal ail was a historic mistake, selling off another national asset on the cheap. Across the world, countries are taking public utilities back into public ownership. Labour will learn from these experiences and bring key utilities back into public ownership to deliver lower prices, more accountability and a more sustainable economy. We will: • Bring private rail companies back into public ownership as their franchises expire. • Regain control of energy supply networks through the alteration of operator license conditions, and transition to a publicly owned, decentralised energy system. • Replace our dysfunctional water system with a network of regional publicly-owned water companies. • Reverse the privatisation of Royal ail at the earliest opportunity. Public ownership will benefit consumers, ensuring that their interests are put first and that there is democratic accountability for the service. CHAPTER 01 CTIN N CN THT S LL 19
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NHS funding Labour will commit to o
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TOWARDS A NATIONAL CARE SERVICE Our
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MENTAL HEALTH Mental ill-health is
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CHAPTER 08 SAFER COMMUNITIES FOR TH
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Labour will recruit 10,000 more pol
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FIRE AND RESCUE SERVICES Labour wil
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Labour will consider the reinstatem
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The part-privatisation of probation
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CHAPTER 09 LEADING RICHER LIVES FOR
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And we will refocus social care to
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Labour will support tourism at the
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in a publicly owned railway that wi
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ENVIRONMENT Investing in our enviro
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CULTURE FOR ALL Britain’s creativ
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MEDIA The BBC is a national asset w
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SPORT Sport must be run in the inte
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CHAPTER 10 EXTENDING DEMOCRACY FOR
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We will reduce the voting age to 16
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WALES We are proud of the achieveme
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CHAPTER 11 A MORE EQUAL SOCIETY FOR
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WOMEN The advances for women in Bri
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LGBT EQUALITY Labour has a proud re
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PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES Over the l
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CHAPTER 12 A GLOBAL BRITAIN FOR THE
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DIPLOMACY Labour recognises that, i
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Exports, trade and investment play
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workforce. We are committed to a pr
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South, but human rights abuses and
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