Labour Policy

Old Labour Economic Policy

• GB Energy → Publicly owned clean power renewable energy company to provide energy independence

• Business Rates Reform → Replacing the current business rates system and replacing it with a new system that aims to level the playing field between high street shops and online giants

New Labour Economic policy

• Fiscal Lock → Requires any major tax or spending change to be subject to an independent forecast by the OBR

• National Wealth Fund → £7.3 B investment into green steel, gigafactories and ports to ‘crowd in’ private investment

Old Labour law and order policy

• Neighbourhood Policing Guarantee → 13000 extra neighbourhood police and PCSOs to ensure a visible presence

• Creation of youth hubs to target the causes of crime

New Labour law and order policy

• Border Security Command → a new specialist unit that uses counter terror powers to smash people smuggling gangs

Old Labour Welfare

• New Deal for Working People → banning exploitative contracts and ensuring basic working rights

• Scrapping the 2 Child Benefit Cap

New Labour Welfare Policy

• Work Must Pay → Tightening the link between welfare and employment

• Privatisation → Using private sector capacity in the NHS to cut waits

Old Labour Foreign policy

• Clean Power Alliance → Leading a global coalition of countries to accelerate the transition to renewable energy and decouple from ‘dictator-controlled’ fossil fuels (ethical foreign policy)

New Labour Foreign Policy

• NATO ‘Unshakable’ Commitment → Maintaining the nuclear deterrent and launching a strategic defence review to ensure the UK can meet modern threats

• BUT.. Iran situation → UK slow to back USA

• Pro Israel stance