The Labour Manifesto 2010 was released today.
You can view the PDF version in full at Labour Manifesto 2010.
Labour Manifesto 2010
Labour Manifesto 2010 : Introduction
Labour Manifesto 2010 : Building the high-growth economy of the future
Labour Manifesto 2010 : Prosperity for all not just a few
Labour Manifesto 2010 : Excellence in education: every child the chance to fulfil their potential
Labour Manifesto 2010 : World-leading healthcare: a patient-centred NHS The challenge for Britain
Labour Manifesto 2010 : Strengthening our communities, securing our borders
Labour Manifesto 2010 : Supporting families throughout life
Labour Manifesto 2010 : A green future for Britain
Labour Manifesto 2010 : A new politics: renewing our democracy and rebuilding trust
Labour Manifesto 2010 : Meeting the challenges of the new global age
Labour Manifesto 2010 : 50 steps to a future fair for all
Foreword from Gordon Brown
This General Election is fought as our troops are bravely fighting to defend the safety of the British people and the security of the world in Afghanistan. They bring great pride and credit to our country: we honour and will always support them.
At the same time the world has been rocked by the first great crisis of the new global economic age.
In Britain, the political crisis caused by expenses has undermined the bond of trust between the people and the politicians elected to serve them.
So this cannot, and will not, be a ‘business as usual’ election or Manifesto. In this Manifesto we set out plans to address the main future challenges we face in our economy, our society and our politics. We will rebuild the economy to secure the recovery and invest in future growth and jobs. We will renew our society to further strengthen the communities that bind our country together. And we will restore trust in politics with greater transparency and accountability in a system battered by the expenses scandal.
This programme for further national renewal meets the big challenges of the age. Our Manifesto is ambitious but affordable, bold but realistic, and learns from the lessons we take from our experience to date. Over the next ten years we will confront major challenges – intensive global competition, climate change, an ageing society, and bringing stability to Afghanistan. This is a moment for good judgement and serious purpose to meet the challenges ahead.
Our aim is a modern, progressive Britain based on fairness, respect, decency and openness.
This is a Manifesto about the greater progressive change we need because of the tougher times we are living through. There are no big new spending commitments, but there is a determination for every penny to be used wisely, and, as present plans make clear, to give the maximum protection to frontline public services.
This is a moment to show greater boldness in response to what Britain has gone through and the toll it has taken. We reject a ‘business as usual’ mentality because we have to re-build and rebalance the economy, as well as renew our society and politics. Reform cannot stand still – not least because we need to get more value and delivery from public services in a period of public spending constraint. Our Manifesto charts an optimistic course in tougher economic times. It builds on and takes forward the reforms we have undertaken since 1997.
I love Britain and want the very best for our country. This Manifesto is my pledge of a future fair for all.
Gordon Brown
Prime Minister
11 responses to Labour Manifesto 2010 General Election
Two comments……….
1. Why have 3 columns of words, when on screen you can’t see the bottom of the first column, so have to keeop scrolling up and down to read!
2. More importantly -- if I was a Business Manager being asked to supprt a case for one of my employees, alongside the word promises, I would need to see a budget BEFORE I could possible approve. Why can we not see current expenditure on each of the headings followed by planned expenditure. That would only add around 10 more pages to an already enormous document!
Labour Manifesto 2010 General Election
The Labour Party Manifesto PDF file is very poorly formatted. It is so difficult to read as it is. Fortunately you now have a HTML version that took me about 2-3 hours to convert!!!
And you can now comment on it unlike the original document.
You’d think as the political parties want their message distributed around the Internet by people like me they’d make it easier.
I had to use the Adobe sites PDF to HTML converter to create a HTML version of the site that I could copy from as copying from the three column PDF file was a nightmare!
Plan to do the same for the Conservatives manifesto tomorrow when it’s released and can only hope it’s easier (wouldn’t hold my breath though)!
I haven’t read through the Labour manifesto yet, just browsed bits of it as I copied it and I did notice a lack of financial details.
David
Labour Manifesto 2010 General Election
When will politicians learn that, to make an informed decision, people need clear, precise and specific information? Instead of emotionally loaded, manipulative waffle, let’s have some clear indications of what the political parties are actually intending to do and how they will pay for it, while acting on reducing the national debt and not taxing us all into the gutter!
my name is james im 38 my first job paid 1.50 hour when i was 18 .and at the time a colleg i worked with sufferd with an illness it didnt stop him working but the employer took advantage and only paid him 70 pence an hour its fine putting an minimum wage in place but ther is somany people i know and taken advantage of and they are scared because they need the little they have and the employers take advantage of this and allso younge people i have resent worked with have been paid the min them taxed on the min and brought home berly nothing for the hours worked sill now ther is somany diadvataged taken advantage of im am labour in the sence for the working man woman and them getting what they deserv and not having to fight for it and not getting tighd up in red tape
Labour Manifesto 2010 General Election
Voting Labour is a vote to say “Yes, let’s have five more years of sleaze, corruption, warmongering, hate, political correctness, dishonesty, and segregation of beliefs and race within our society”.
The pure definition of politics at its best.
In other words it is not strictly germane to the Labour Party!!!!
my previous political comment was removed.!
Does the truth hurts??
The dole does have its Benefits.
The dole community were out in force today, to celebrate St Georges Day..
I had to work.
If you want to make one liner political jokes post them under the JOKES page http://www.general-election-2010.co.uk/political-jokes otherwise I’ll delete them.
Want to make a proper political comment, go for it.
David
Still waiting for for the referendum re: Europe. Lies lies and more lies. Vote for Labour for more of the same old crap. Keep treating the working classes with contempt, social manipulation, immigration, crime. Labour traitors to the indigenous working class.
If you vote Labour you must have Rocks for brains
Lets vote conservative and spend the next 5 years losing our jobs or if you’re lucky enough to have one, being under paid. Labour has been repairing the Torys mistakes since their last stint and i dont think we can cope with another.
The Torys are a spinless and snake-like ‘party’ and i for one would hate to see them in power again….
If such a thing does happen i will say goodbye to GREAT Britain and hello to Britain.
(I really hope you dont appriciate having Police on the streets and Nurses in hospitals because IF the Torys do get into power thats all over)
Labour Manifesto 2010 General Election
Goodbye Gordan, our unelected former Prime Minister who tried to destroy our way of life. Now you can just bugger off to the back benches and stew in your own juices. Or maybe Tony Blair can give you a few lessons on how to make £20,000,000 in three years off the back of the working classes.
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