Manifesto links
- https://www.libdems.org.uk/manifesto
- https://labour.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Labour-Party-manifesto-2024.pdf - not sure where the text version is; this is the pdf for a big screen
- https://greenparty.org.uk/about/our-manifesto/
- https://manifesto.conservatives.com/ - I was going to write three or four pithy lines here but you can write your own.
- Also ran...
Reform and SDP who sometimes have an electoral pact but compete here, as does the Mitre Pub
Explanation of the blog: draw attention to the need for a single social care budget
This constituency used to be a marginal - there were only 45 votes in it a few years ago, so the idea of a spoiler candidate who could offer to resign on conditions was an OK one. It didn't take-off on the strength of a few blogspot pages but there was no harm in trying.
This blog was meant to promote a single adult social care budget years ago, and part of it has happened but councils are still meant to top it up and can't afford to, even if it was a good idea for local voters to decide how much goes on social care, which it isn't. I mean: if you insure your car and have an accident in Richmond, you don't want to be told "we pay out a different amount in Richmond because local people don't like garages". If the system was like that you wouldn't want to pay-in.
https://www.kingsfund.org.uk/insight-and-analysis/data-and-charts/key-facts-figures-adult-social-care
