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Election Manifestos.

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GrannyGravy13 Wed 12-Jun-24 13:23:29

Manifesto’s- just a hook to reel in votes 🎣🎣🎣

M0nica Wed 12-Jun-24 13:12:05

nanna. That is not practical because these parties do not employ prophets. They do not know what unforeseen event is going to affect the country.

Look back over the last 5 years, even a cursory glance brings up COVID, the war in Ukraine the currenet Arab/Jew conflict. Your country has had horrendous cataclysmic brush fires and floods.

With the best will in the world, catastrophic events like that can blow a governments manifesto promises right out of the water..

None of us know what world events, man made and natural are going to happen in the next 5 years. A super volcano explosion could give us several very cold years and mass crop failures. Global warming could acce;erate and coutries have to cut economic acrivity back to reduce emissions in a major emergency, Russia could fire a nuclear bumb.

nanna8 Wed 12-Jun-24 08:33:40

What they should do is give out a heavy fine for each broken promise after a party is elected. Dock the wages of the politicians concerned at the very least.

Vintagewhine Wed 12-Jun-24 07:58:32

I went to look at who was standing in my constituency and there was a link to all sorts of information including draft manifestos if the agreed one was not ready. Frankly I'd rather read fairy stories.

Calendargirl Wed 12-Jun-24 07:05:45

Thanks all, will get looking.

Pittcity Tue 11-Jun-24 20:52:16

The Conservative link worked on my phone but not on my tablet which has a strong ad blocker.
Just thought that "cannot connect" was apt for the Conservative party!

Siope Tue 11-Jun-24 20:20:38

It should be here, from tomorrow

greenparty.org.uk/about/our-manifesto/

Siope Tue 11-Jun-24 20:18:47

However Green party linked to the Green Party pledges for Reading and Wokingham…

Sorry about that!

M0nica Tue 11-Jun-24 20:14:04

Just clicked on the link to the Conservatives and it connected almost indecently fast.

However Green party linked to the Green Party pledges for Reading and Wokingham, not the national manifesto. That is because the Green nationalmanifesto is not going to be launched until tomorrow.

Pittcity Tue 11-Jun-24 19:50:23

manifesto.conservatives.com refused to connect.

Says it all!

Siope Tue 11-Jun-24 14:27:10

Conservative manifesto manifesto.conservatives.com/

LibDem www.libdems.org.uk/manifesto

Green Party reading.greenparty.org.uk/manifesto/

Plaid’s will be launched on z June 13th, Labour later this week, SNP, I’m not sure.

winterwhite Tue 11-Jun-24 14:13:38

And is on LD website. Nothing yet on Reform website that I could see. Shame.

Ilovecheese Tue 11-Jun-24 14:01:43

LibDems released theirs today I think.

Germanshepherdsmum Tue 11-Jun-24 13:23:42

Conservative manifesto can be downloaded.

Calendargirl Tue 11-Jun-24 12:34:48

I mentioned this on another thread.

Where do we view these manifestos when they appear?

Are they there online to click onto?

Have tried to find out, but still don’t know.