Liberal Democrat policies announced in Queen's Speech
May 25, 2010 1:18 PM
Originally published by South East Region Liberal Democrats
Originally published by South East Region Liberal Democrats
A large number of Liberal Democrat policies were announced in today's Queen's Speech, including the party's major priorities: fair taxes, a fair start for children, a green and sustainable economy, and a comprehensive clean up of politics.
The policies include:
- Making the tax and benefits system fairer and simpler, including a significant increase in the personal allowance and an ambition to increase it to £10,000
- Restoring the earnings link to pensions
- Greater freedoms for teachers over the curriculum
- Measures to improve energy efficiency in homes and businesses
- Support for low carbon energy production
- Financial services regulation to learn the lessons of the financial crisis
- Fixed term parliaments of five years
- A referendum on the Alternative Vote
- The right to sack MPs guilty of serious misconduct
- Reform of party funding
- Moving towards a wholly or partly elected House of Lords, elected by proportional representation
- A Bill to restore freedoms and civil liberties, through the abolition of Identity Cards and repeal of unnecessary laws
- Giving greater powers to councils and giving neighbourhoods and communities more control over planning and housing decisions
- Ending child detention
- Fair compensation for Equitable Life victims
- Enabling the creation of a national high speed rail network
- The modernisation of the Royal Mail
- Flexible working and promotion of equal pay
- Strengthening the voices of patients and the role of doctors in the NHS
- A commission on long-term reform of social care
- Cutting Quangos and government bureaucracy
- Implementing the recommendations of the Calman Commission
- A referendum on further powers for the Welsh Assembly
A full list of Bills and other items from the Queen's Speech is available at http://www.number10.gov.uk/news/topstorynews/2010/05/queens-speech-2010-3-50297
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