British Prime Minister Boris Johnson presented his parliamentary election program on 12th December on Sunday afternoon. In parallel, his party posted a 64-page "Manifesto 2019" in the web, detailing her vision for Britain's future. One of the guiding principles is to "unleash the potential of the UK". The country has felt "trapped" for the past three and a half years, like a lion in a cage, and "like a super-green supercar stuck in traffic".
The most important and urgent election promise of the Conservative and Unionist Party is to withdraw from the EU by 31 January 2020 with the renegotiated Brexit deal. The ratification law should be passed by the parliament before Christmas. His deputies should be right back after the election day to deal with the planned EU exit, it was already before Johnson's appearance in Telford. The city in the West Midlands was in favor of the Brexit referendum in 2016 by a majority for an EU exit.
The Christmas season, according to Johnson but Brexit-free stay. The Prime Minister spoke of an "early Christmas gift for the nation". The withdrawal from the EU is feasible until the end of January.
Alleged "tidal wave of investment"
Another central election promise of the Conservatives is that in the case of an electoral success, neither the income tax, the social security payments, nor increase the value added tax. The opposition Labor Party, meanwhile, sees in its program tax increases for businesses and large earners - also to counter-fund ideas such as a four-day week and re-nationalisations of rail, post, water and energy infrastructure. Critics doubt, however, whether the sometimes very expensive ideas are actually feasible.
As expected, the conservative program is much less radical than that of the opposition. But it is clear: The conservatives are basically for higher government spending. They want to spend a lot without realizing where the money comes from. If the Brexit is completed, you will see a "tidal wave of investment in this country," said Boris Johnson in Telford.
This is what we're pledging to do for YOU #ConservativeManifesto pic.twitter.com/tzXL2v2TLs
- Boris Johnson (@BorisJohnson) November 24, 2019More nurses, more police
The Conservatives also want to reach an important climate target: a climate-neutral UK by 2050. From that year onwards, the bottom line should not be to dump any greenhouse gases that could harm the climate. Around £ 6.3 billion should be invested to make houses and apartments more energy efficient, for example through thermal insulation. Johnson took the climate issue for a sideline against his Labor competitor Jeremy Corbyn. "Let's be carbon neutral by 2050," said the Prime Minister, "and Corbyn-neutral by Christmas."
Johnson's party also wants to advance health care, police and childcare. It is being promoted with 50,000 additional nurses and 20,000 police forces as well as a good £ 1 billion investment in caring for children, especially in the afternoon and during the holiday season. For the ailing state health system, the Conservatives want to spend a good 34 billion pounds per year by 2024 per year.
Money is also going to flow into the streets of Britain with a two-billion-pound anti-pothole program. Another £ 3 billion is earmarked for a National Skills Fund for the retraining of workers. In addition, the fees for businesses and venues, cinemas and pubs are to be reduced.
On the subject of immigration, the conservatives promote a "point-based system" in the style of Australia. The system in Australia is designed primarily to bring in those workers who are being sought. Basically, Australia is known for a harsh immigration policy. Johnson's manifesto states that new systems will bring "real control", "whoever comes in and out": "It makes it possible to speak to the best and the brightest from around the world."
Doubts about both programs
Labor spokesman Andrew Gwynne called Johnson's plans for the campaign "pathetic." The election manifesto, called a manifesto, was "without hope" and by a party that has nothing to offer the country after spending ten years in public service. Jeremy Corbyn, according to the Guardian newspaper, spoke of a "manifesto paid for by billionaires, written for billionaires and delivered to billionaires". The problem is, "that the rest of us have to pay for it."
British think tanks such as the London Institute for Fiscal Studies, meanwhile, question the credibility of both party plans to finance investment.
Labor leader Jeremy Corbyn also tempts potential voters with the promise of a "green industrial revolution" that will make the country carbon neutral between 2030 and 2040. In terms of Brexit, Labor announced that it would negotiate a new Brexit agreement within three months of winning the election. Subsequently, in a second referendum, the British will have the choice between a Brexit with close ties to the EU or remaining in the international community. Boris Johnson criticized Labor's second referendum on a Brexit agreement wasting valuable time.
By the way, besides the "Manifest 2019", Johnson's party also posted another document on the subject of costs. But it is not particularly detailed. The "Manifest 2019" with all its promises has 64 pages as PDF, the cost document only ten.
