{"id":421,"date":"2015-04-06T16:28:48","date_gmt":"2015-04-06T14:28:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mikclayton.com\/?p=421"},"modified":"2015-04-15T16:29:19","modified_gmt":"2015-04-15T14:29:19","slug":"a-manifesto-for-common-folk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mikclayton.com\/?p=421","title":{"rendered":"A manifesto for common folk"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>#commnfolk<\/p>\n<p>Would you like to see the following policies adopted by the new government?<\/p>\n<p>If so, ask your candidate to adopt the<strong> common folk<\/strong> <strong>manifesto<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>A fair voting system, Including an English parliament<\/p>\n<p>The creation of National broadcasting instead of the BBC; i.e. separate \u00a0Scotish, Welsh,<br \/>\nN Ireland and England.broadcasting corporations<\/p>\n<p>Anyone involved in child sexual and physical abuse, including those who facilitate such acts should be barred from all positions of authority or work with children, including volontary work.<\/p>\n<p>An end to private firms doing government work, running prisons, deciding on benefit claims etc.<\/p>\n<p>No to TTIP. which will allow international firms (but not UK firms) to sue the government for damages without passing through the courts, for example, if a new environmental law affects their profits.<\/p>\n<p>Stabilisation of the debt (not just the deficit)<\/p>\n<p>English language and English law to be the only ones recognised in England. This is the only way a diverse population can work together. Welsh, Gallic and Irish also recognised in their respective countries.<\/p>\n<p>No sale of the Land Registry. Think of a hedge fund being the only organisation to know who owns what.<\/p>\n<p>Illegal entry into the country to be treated as illegal.<\/p>\n<p>To protect the environment that our forefathers bequeathed to us.<\/p>\n<p>To allow family firms to issue shares without voting rights, so \u00a0that they can raise capital without the risk of hedge funds taking over. This is to stop events like\u00a0<em>Cadbury<\/em>\u00a0now\u00a0owned by Mondel\u0113z International.<\/p>\n<p>To stop subsidising the big banks and allow the creation of local banks.<\/p>\n<p>So we ask any one who supports these policies to vote for which candidate they like, generally not one of the 3 main parties, and to draw your cross with a long stroke from top left to bottom right and a short stroke from top right to bottom left and this second stroke more upright. Your vote will still be valid in the election.<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mikclayton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/002.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-432\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mikclayton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/002-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"002\" width=\"584\" height=\"438\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mikclayton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/002-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mikclayton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/002-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mikclayton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/002-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nThis will allow voters to point out that none of the major parties offer these things. It won&#8217;t directly change anything this time<\/p>\n<p>It would perhaps encourage parties to adopt some of these measures, or the formation of a party or group of independants to adopt such policies, next time round.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>#commnfolk Would you like to see the following policies adopted by the new government? If so, ask your candidate to adopt the common folk manifesto. 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