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Decarbonise the grid by 2030. Retrofit every home that needs it. Public ownership of the energy transition — paid for by those who profited from the crisis.

Legislation drafted in our first hundred days to create a publicly owned energy company. £100bn/yr of public and private investment. A just transition commission to guarantee jobs and retraining.

£100bn/yrinvestment
2030net‑zero grid
1Mgreen jobs
Funded by
Wealth tax · windfall levies · closed loopholes

Reverse two decades of privatisation. £20bn per year in real terms. Mental health treated like physical health. Dentistry brought back into the NHS.

Repeal the Health and Social Care Act 2012. 40,000 new GPs trained over five years. Emergency dental funding restored. Mental health parity enshrined in law.

£20bnextra per year
40knew GPs
0private profit
Funded by
Wealth tax · windfall levies · closed loopholes

150,000 social homes a year. Rent controls in every region. Empty second homes taxed properly. End no‑fault evictions, finally.

A ten‑year council house building programme, funded by central grants. Local rent control boards set regional caps. A 500% council tax premium on second homes.

150khomes/yr
-30%rent burden
2027controls live
Funded by
Wealth tax · windfall levies · closed loopholes

A 1% wealth tax on assets over £10m. Capital gains aligned with income. Close the non‑dom loophole for good.

A 1% annual tax on net wealth above £10m, rising to 2% above £100m. Capital gains taxed at income rates. A public register of beneficial ownership.

£70bnraised yearly
0.1%pay it
99.9%better off
Funded by
Wealth tax · windfall levies · closed loopholes

Re‑regulate buses outside London. Bring rail into public hands as franchises expire. £3 cap on local fares. Safe cycle routes in every town.

Bus franchising powers extended to all combined authorities. Great British Railways brought under public ownership. A £3 single fare cap outside London. £2bn/yr for cycling infrastructure.

£3fare cap
2028rail public
+40%cycle network
Funded by
Wealth tax · windfall levies · closed loopholes

30% land and 30% sea protected by 2030. River pollution treated as a crime. A right to roam, properly enshrined.

A Nature Restoration Act with binding targets. Water companies fined automatically for every discharge event. A new Scottish‑style right to roam extended to England and Wales.

30%land/sea
£5bnrewilding
100%right to roam
Funded by
Wealth tax · windfall levies · closed loopholes

Pilot a 32‑hour week with no loss of pay across the public sector. Sectoral bargaining. Ban zero‑hours contracts.

A five‑year public sector four‑day week pilot, independently evaluated. Sectoral collective bargaining restored. Zero‑hours contracts replaced with guaranteed‑hours contracts.

32hstandard week
+£3.50min wage
2027pilot live
Funded by
Wealth tax · windfall levies · closed loopholes

Proportional representation. Votes at 16. A written constitution. An elected second chamber, finally.

A Citizens Assembly on electoral reform in year one. Votes at 16 for all UK elections. A written constitution drafted by public consultation. An elected Senate to replace the House of Lords.

PRvoting system
16voting age
2029constitution
Funded by
Wealth tax · windfall levies · closed loopholes