UK GENERAL ELECTION 2019
Green Party
Jonathan Bartley & Siân Berry
POLITICS/BREXIT
Supports having another referendum on EU membership, in which it says it will back Remain.
ECONOMY
Abolish university tuition fees and write off existing student debt.
Give local councils the power to bring empty houses back into use and set an affordable living rent for all tenants.
Fund a basic income of £89 for everyone to free people from job insecurity and help those not reached by the current system.
Extra for families with children and pensioners: would get £178, nearly £10 more than the current state pension.
HEALTH
Pledge to increase funding for the NHS by at least £6bn per year, until 2030.
Invest £4.5bn-a-year in social care in order to allow free personal care at home for people aged 65 and over.
Tax meat and dairy products to support plant based diets.
Roll back privatisation of the NHS.
ENVIRONMENT
Invest £100bn a year to reach net zero carbon emissions in the UK by 2030.
Extend the plastic bag tax to plastic bottles, single-use plastics and microplastics.
Ban production of single-use plastics for use in packaging.
Spend £2.5bn on cycle routes, scrap HS2 and electrify the whole rail network.
CULTURE
Extend voting to 16-year-olds.
Formation of Local Councils to lead Delivery of new Green Deal.
Increase funding to councils by £10 billion.
Councils for new skills and training for residents.
Support council use of funds to nurture museums, theatre, libraries and art galleries.
SECURITY
Replace Ministry of Defence with Ministry of Security and Peace.
Close down government arms sales activities.
Implementing plans against bullying and sexual harassment.
Protection from Toxic materials, reduce the use of pesticides and fungicides by 50% to protect rural residents.
IMMIGRATION
Abolish income requirements for immigrants coming to join a loved one.
Closing immigration detention centres.
Suspend all deportation flights.
Allow refugees the right to work.
Safe access to public services for immigrants.