Political manifesto published in 1996 by the British Labour Party
New Labour, New Life for Britain was a political manifesto published in 1996 by the British Labour Party. The party had recently rebranded itself as New Labour under the leadership of Tony Blair. The manifesto set out the party's new "Third Way" centrist approach to policy, with subsequent success at the 1997 general election.[1]
Pledge card
During the 1997 general election campaign, a pledge card with five specific pledges was issued and detailed in the manifesto too. The pledges were:[1]
- Cut class sizes to 30 or under for 5, 6 and 7-year-olds by using money from the assisted places scheme.
- Fast-track punishment for persistent young offenders by halving the time from arrest to sentencing.
- Cut NHS waiting lists by treating an extra 100,000 patients as a first step by releasing £100,000,000 saved from NHS red tape.
- Get 250,000 under-25s off benefits and into work by using money from a windfall levy on the privatised utilities.
- No rise in income tax rates, cut VAT on heating to 5% and inflation and interest rates as low as possible.
See also
References
- ^ a b new Labour because Britain deserves better Archived 2011-09-27 at the Wayback Machine - Political Science Resources. Access date: 10 July 2012.
