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Thinking of voting Labour, but scared because you've heard their policies are "too radical"?


Here are 8 "radical" Labour policies that are perfectly normal and mainstream in other countries:

1. Nationalising the railways - perfectly normal in most European countries (privitisation of essential services - UK's current policy - is actually considered to be radically right wing)

2. Nationalising water - again,  - perfectly normal in most European countries (privitisation of essential services - UK's current policy - is actually considered to be radically right wing)

3. Restrictions on gambling advertising in sports -  Many states in the US outlaw gambling on sports events altogether. Australia has banned gambling ads during sporting events - including on streaming services. And Italy last year announced plans to ban gambling firms from sponsoring sports teams and stadiums, a move that has already been taken by Argentina and India.

4. Free university tuition - Germany does this. And it's not alone - neither Finland nor Norway nor Slovenia charge tuition fees for their own citizens and there are many others.

5. Higher corporation tax - Britain's corporation tax rate is 19% and set to fall lower after the Tories cut it from 26%. Labour is pledging to reverse this - which Boris Johnson falsely claimed would see Britain have the "highest rate in Europe". But the Prime Minister is, of course, very far wrong, as usual -  26% would be the lowest rate among G7 countries, according to the OECD.

6. A rent cap -  Dublin and Cork in Ireland capped rises. Most parts of San Francisco in the United States have a rent rise cap of 2.2%. German capital Berlin banned landlords from raising rents by more than 10% above the local average in 2015. 

7. Free childcare for one-year-olds - Finland gives a universal right to childcare for all children between about nine months old and school age. This can include state-provided services. 

8. A ban on fracking -  And it's already been banned in France, Bulgaria and Germany. That's not to mention, erm, Scotland

https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/8...p9PWoTyFww

Election 2019: All the main parties are competing on global justice – except for one




https://www.globaljustice.org.uk/blog/20...except-one

Who should I vote for? General election 2019: Compare the party manifestos ...




https://bbc.in/36pVku6

I didn’t expect this…

The Conservatives led by Bullingdon Boy Boris Johnson have won an absolute majority in parliament – 364 of 650 seats (up 47).
Only one seat to be counted…

This is the largest Tory majority since the age when Margaret Thatcher was Elizabeth’s PM, in 1987.

Jeremy Corbyn has promised to step down as leader of Labour early next year.

This looks like the UK has voted to get Brexit finalized, and BoJo the clown has no more excuses to get Britain out of the EU: https://www.bbc.com/news/live/election-2019-50755004

5 election result stats that will make you even angrier about Tory win -

General elections operate entirely on a first past the post voting system, meaning absolutely no prizes for second place. And while Boris Johnson may have won a thumping majority after Labour lost its heartlands and the Lib Dem surge failed to materialise...


https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/5...t-21089581





When millions of voters are systematically ignored, it’s time for an overhaul at Westminster -

One thing was clear before a single result came in on Thursday night. The voting system is not just bust – it’s bankrupt....

https://www.electoral-reform.org.uk/when...stminster/

”The forest was shrinking but the trees kept voting for the axe, for the axe was clever and manipulative. It convinced the trees that because his handle was made of wood, he was one of them”.


(Turkish Proverb)

The issue areas in the guide are based on those highlighted in Ipsos Mori's Issues Index, which measures the issues the public believe to be the most important facing the country.

The national minimum wage has an exemption for childcare. They have the most supportive government, while least corrupt of the 25 countries examined for this report. Risks:  Family planning issues One of the drawbacks of the Scandinavian model is that it has a high rate of unintended pregnancy.  In Denmark, when the birth rate is very high (45 percent of women aged 15-44 have a baby each year) the fertility rate falls to 31 percent for women in their early 20s.