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The OpenPolitics Manifesto

James Smith

The OpenPolitics Manifesto is a new kind of political manifesto; one created completely by the public. An experiment in Open Source Democracy which started in 2013, the manifesto can be edited by anyone at all - that means that if you find something wrong or incomplete, you can suggest a change quickly and easily. Why leave it to politicians?

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Written by a community of contributors, this is the latest text of the OpenPolitics Manifesto, always kept up to date. To contribute, visit the online manifesto and suggest your changes! Every contributor gets to vote on what's accepted in future, so get involved today!

The book is free, but if you choose to pay something, any royalties from this book will be donated to Something New, a startup political party that has adopted the manifesto and stands candidates on it in elections around the UK.

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Author

About the Author

James Smith

James is a software developer who has worked with the web since its early years, and is passionate about open source, open culture, and openness in general. He works at the Open Data Institute in London, and is also an organiser for Cleanweb UK, a group that promotes the use of web technology to make a more sustainable world. He is passionate about using the web and Open techniques to make a better future for everyone, with a particular interest in the environmental, social and democratic benefits.

Contents

Table of Contents

Credits

Introduction

Communications

  1. Internet Freedom
  2. Access
  3. Security
  4. Surveillance
  5. Censorship
  6. Net Neutrality
  7. Investment In The Net

Crime & Justice

  1. Capital Punishment
  2. Removal of British Citizenship for Criminal Acts
  3. War on Drugs
  4. War on Sex
  5. Police
  6. Courts
  7. Whistleblowing

Culture & Media

  1. Copyright Reform
  2. Advertising
  3. Media Retractions

Democracy

  1. Written Constitution
  2. Party Funding
  3. Transparency
  4. Cash for Access
  5. Lobbying
  6. Devolution
  7. House of Lords Reform
  8. MPs pay and expenses
  9. Separation of Powers
  10. Free Passage in Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament
  11. Royal Secrecy
  12. Republic
  13. City of London

Economy

  1. National Investment Bank
  2. Minimum Wage
  3. Taxation
  4. Basic Income
  5. Housing
  6. Land Value Tax
  7. Business
  8. Metric System
  9. Government Contracts
  10. Public Sector
  11. P2P Open Source Currency and role of Central Bank?
  12. Land Ownership
  13. Ownership

Education

  1. Funding
  2. School Uniform
  3. State funded, state run
  4. Secular Schools
  5. Discrimination in Physical Education
  6. School Governance
  7. Student Unions
  8. Focus on Education

Elections

  1. Elections
  2. Electoral Reform
  3. Recall of Representatives
  4. Standing for Election
  5. Campaigning
  6. European Elections
  7. Democracy Research

Energy

  1. Decarbonisation
  2. Green Power for the Public Sector
  3. Buy Back Scheme
  4. Fossil Fuel Industry
  5. EU Supergrid

Environment

  1. Reducing Carbon Dioxide Emissions
  2. Carbon Budgets
  3. Subsidies
  4. International Leadership
  5. Home Insulation
  6. Balloon & Sky Lantern releases
  7. Fox Hunting

Foreign Policy

  1. Internationalist Stance
  2. Foreign Aid
  3. European Union
  4. Arms Trading
  5. Nuclear Disarmament
  6. Capital Punishment
  7. United Nations Reform
  8. Investor-State Dispute Settlement
  9. Recognition of Palestine
  10. Use our financial status for ethical ends
  11. British Overseas Territories
  12. PKK and Turkey Peace Process

Health

  1. The Right to Health
  2. Protect the National Health Service
  3. Alternative Medicine
  4. Maternity
  5. Dentists
  6. Right to Die
  7. Organ Donation
  8. Minimum Unit Price for Alcohol
  9. Parking Charges
  10. Mental Health
  11. Changing Places

Housing

  1. Right to Shelter
  2. Empty Properties
  3. Rental Sector
  4. Council Tax
  5. Housing Benefit
  6. Housing Association
  7. Housing Cooperatives

Infrastructure

  1. National Infrastructure in the National Interest

Local Government

  1. Transparency
  2. Waste and Environment
  3. Community Engagement
  4. Reducing Corruption

Military

  1. Nuclear Disarmament
  2. Role of UK Armed Forces
  3. Parliamentary Oversight
  4. Defence Budget
  5. Private Military and Security Companies
  6. Lethal Autonomous Weapon Systems

Poverty

  1. Low Pay and Job Security
  2. Government Action
  3. Inequality
  4. The Burden of Childcare

Science

  1. Science Funding
  2. Compulsory Purchase in the Public Interest
  3. Encourage Diverse and Ambitious Scientific Research in Academia
  4. Encourage open access to data and research information and existing results

Society

  1. Secularism
  2. Immigration
  3. State Honours
  4. Marriage
  5. Equality in Civil Partnerships
  6. Shared Parental Leave
  7. Never-ending Consumption and Consumerism

Transport

  1. Removal of Fossil Fuels
  2. Taxi Services
  3. Scrap Vehicle Excise Duty
  4. National Infrastructure Organisations
  5. End UK airport expansion
  6. Get rid of Nude Body Scanners
  7. Cycling
  8. Ridesharing and Carpooling
  9. Driverless and Automated Vehicles
  10. Electric and Alternative Fuel Vehicles
  11. Railways
  12. Bus

Contributors

About the Contributors

Philip John

Paul Robinson

Andrew Williams

The OpenPolitics Contributors

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