Britain Can't Wait
After more than a decade our public services have been destroyed by cuts, the NHS is at breaking point, and 1 in 5 people are living in poverty.
Britain can't keep waiting for new Governments to fix the mess of the current one. We need a voting system that gives everyone in this country a voice.
First-past-the-post is a winner takes all system that has brought us 12 years of Tory failure. While more and more people are being pushed into poverty and millions are struggling with a cost of living crisis, the Conservative Government has wasted an estimated £64billion of public money while awarding lucrative public contracts to Tory party insiders. It is our outdated voting system that keeps the Conservatives in power with a minority of votes. If the share of seats matched the share of votes they received, the Conservatives would have only won 2 of the last 21 elections. Even Margaret Thatcher would have failed to secure a majority.
A better voting system means Labour is likely to be in government more often. We are calling on Labour's leadership to honour Conference's vote for a fairer voting system at this year’s Labour Party Conference and to put Proportional Representation in the next manifesto.
Demand the Labour Party puts electoral reform into its manifesto
Frank
As prices spike thousands have had support removed after being subjected to often degrading and humiliating assessments.
Since 2018, the Government wrongfully removed payments for almost 300,000 people. 1,000 of them died waiting for this error to be corrected. The Conservatives have cut welfare spending by £37billion since 2010.
They have wastefully spent more than £60billion of public money in the last 3 years alone. Without a change in government, they will take more from those most in need and hand more public money to their mates. Frank can't wait.
Sign the Open LetterCarole
Since 2010, half of all police stations have closed and there are 8,000 fewer police officers
Last year only 1 in every 20 of violent crimes resulted in someone being charged and sexual offences reached a record high. By undermining our economy and wasting public money, this Conservative Government has
left us with less to invest in our police and crime prevention.
They have personally broken the law themselves.
Without a change in government, there could be many more victims of preventable crime and people living in fear. Carole can't wait.
Sign the Open LetterSandra
In an emergency, people face an average wait of over 5 hours in A&E and more than an hour for an ambulance.
1 in 10 people are currently waiting for treatment including for serious conditions like cancer. And this is not just because of the pandemic. In 2019, average waiting times in A&E reached more than 5 hours
People are dying waiting for treatment or waiting for ambulances.
Without a change in government, it could be too late to save our NHS after another five years. Sandra can't wait.
Sign the Open LetterCeri
The number of people relying on foodbanks has increased from 40,000 in 2010 to over 2million today and in one out of every seven households, adults regularly skip meals.
This year, energy and food prices have increased more in the UK than in any other G7 nation.
At a time when the cost of living is spiralling out of control, they have increased taxes on working people and pushed through tax cuts for bankers. By mismanaging our economy and introducing new trade barriers, they have increased costs for struggling people even further.
Without a change in government they will push more people into poverty. Ceri can't wait.
Sign the Open LetterHassan
After more than a decade our public services have been destroyed by cuts, the NHS is at breaking point, and 1 in 5 people are living in poverty.
Britain can't wait a moment longer.