🚫 We should change the law to protect children from smacking.

🚸 It is harmful for children and there are long term mental and physical effects.

🛑 It's time for a ban in England and Northern Ireland.
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Centre is now a supporter of the Stop the Squeeze campaign. We believe in:
🍃 A government owned company building renewables.
🔗 Linking the minimum wage to the cost of living.
⚖️ Creating a fair tax system.

See our other partners here: centrethinktank.co.uk/partners/

📉 Our economy is in decline and we need to take real action to create more jobs.

🧑‍🏭 We need a new plan that cuts red tape regulations, simplifies the tax system and supports new businesses.

📈 Only then can we turn decline into economic growth.
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🧑‍🏭 We need to grow our economy by supporting small and medium sized businesses to grow.

🇸🇪 We can learn lessons from Sweden such as giving employees time off to start a business.

📈 That would increase competition and growth.

Read our policies here: centrethinktank.co.uk/economy/

Make sure to check out the latest episode of In Conversation, the Centre Think Tank podcast, in which I speak to John Bowers about his new book Downward Spiral.

🎙️ In our podcast episode with John Bowers KC he spoke about the need for greater transparency around lobbying.

🗳️ Whilst lobbying can provide MPs with greater information hidden lobbying can damage our democracy.

Listen to the full episode here: centrethinktank.co.uk/2024/04/interv…

In the latest episode of the Centre Think Tank podcast, Will Barber-Taylor speaks to John Bowers KC, Principal of Brasenose College at University of Oxford, about standards in politics and his new book 'Downward spiral, which is out today: centrethinktank.co.uk/2024/04/interv… #government #politics

🎙️ In the latest episode of our podcast Will Barber-Taylor speaks to John Bowers KC.

🗳️ They discuss standards in politics and his new book 'Downward spiral' which was published by Manchester University Press.

Listen to the full episode here: centrethinktank.co.uk/2024/04/interv…

👩‍⚕️ Our NHS needs long term investment to reverse years of underinvestment.

🏥 If we don't invest we will continue to see high waiting lists and a struggling system.

🗨️ From our Health Spokesperson Ash Routh 🏳️‍⚧️.

Read our health policies here: centrethinktank.co.uk/health/

📈 Our benefits system has not been keeping up with the cost of living crisis.

🧑‍🏭 We also need to ensure the government supports those with disabilities.

💷 Universal Credit rates need to be increased for everyone including those who need extra support.
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🤝 There is cross party agreement on the need to provide support for mental health.

🧑‍🎓 Every student should have access to support through mental health hubs.

🧠 We need more investment in mental health services across the UK.
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🗳️ We spoke to Dick Newby about the history of the SDP and part of focused on the voting system.

🗳️ The Alliance almost had the same vote share as Labour yet it had far fewer seats.

🗳️ It's time to reform our voting system Make Votes Matter.

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👩‍⚕️ It is clear that we need to increase NHS wages and recruitment.

💷 Otherwise we will continue to see more spending on agencies which should be going directly to NHS services.

👨‍⚕️ It's time to invest in the NHS.
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A very interesting podcast interview here between Torrin Wilkins and Lord Dick Newby.

👩‍🏭 We need to grow the economy to create jobs and to fund public services.

👷‍♀️ To grow the economy we need to simplify taxes, simplify regulations and support small businesses.

👩‍⚕️ Investment in public services will also give us better educated workers .
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In our latest episode of In Conversation Dick Newby was interviewed by Torrin Wilkins.

They spoke about the history of the SDP and how it has impacted politics today.

Listen to the full podcast here: centrethinktank.co.uk/2024/04/lord-d…

🧑‍⚕️ NHS technology is outdated, slow and needs an update.

🖥️ NHS IT systems are in urgent need of an update.

👩‍⚕️ Its why we need to invest the money needed to create a single NHS IT system.
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📬 The scandal left sub-postmasters in financial ruin and being sent to prison despite doing nothing wrong.

📮 We need to ensure that those responsible for the Horizon scandal are held to account.

🤝 We also need to compensate sub-postmasters properly.
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🏡 We need to build more houses across the UK.

🏗️ To do this we have to replace our outdated and slow planning system with zoning.

🗺️ This will allow us to give more people homes and tackle homelessness.

Read our housing policies: centrethinktank.co.uk/housing/

🏠 Rents are going up during a cost of living crisis.

🤝 We need to introduce a system of collective bargaining for tenants to bring rents down.

🏡 It is time we made renting fair and affordable.
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