Current Labour party policies

Labour Party 2024 manifesto policies that show Old labour influences and why

• Private school fees rax to pay for state school teachers = wealth redistribution

• A 2030 ban on petrol and diesel car sales = statism

• 24bn for green initiatives = nationalism and Clause iv

• 40,000 more Hs appointments and operations

• Crime and Justice - Young future hubs (mental health help) - seeing the root of crime as a socialist issue

Labour Party 2024 manifesto policies that show New Labour influences and why

• ‘Wealth creation’ for working people - no rise in tax for “working people” = low tax

• Building 300,000 homes a year - see an increase in private provisions= privatisation

• Commitment to the nuclear deterrent as “absolute” and spending 2.5% GDP on defence

Economic policy

OL

• minimum wage increase - 2024 budge -RW , Collectivism

• inheritance tax payable on farms over 1 million - RW, Collectivism

• VAT on private school fees

NL

• no increase pledge in manifesto on income tax, corporation tax and national insurance

• Increasing uni fees to £9535 - individualism - paying for own education

Foreign Policy

NL

• absolute commitment for nuclear deterrents

• rise in defence spending to 2.5% of GDP

Pro - Nato - maybe both

Law and order

OL -

• Young \future Hubs - giving teens therapy to get the best start in life and stop them falling into crime - tackling social problems

Both

• Neighbourhood policing guarantee extra 13,000 police - community based policing but also tougher approach to crime

NL

• Tackling Antisocial Behaviour: The party proposes measures such as banning repeat offenders from town centres, implementing zero-tolerance zones for antisocial behaviour, and establishing mandatory antisocial behaviour leads in local authorities.

social

• Ban on tobacco sale to anyone born after 2009 - NL - public health, interventionism, and shaping a “responsible society”

• Stop Rwanda Scheme - OL was traditionally internationalist and committed to protecting the rights of the vulnerable, including asylum seekers.

• 40,000 more NHs appointments - OL state responsibility, universal access, and social justice aligns more closely with Old Labour values.

• 40bn worth tax rise to fund NHS and public services