Keir's 10 principles for power, lifted from the Independent
1 We will always put hard-working families and their priorities first.
2 If you work hard and play by the rules, you should be rewarded fairly.
3 People and businesses are expected to contribute to society, as well as receive.
4 Your chances in life should not be defined by the circumstances of your birth – hard work and how you contribute should matter.
5 Families, communities and the things that bring us together must once again be put above individualism.
6 The economy should work for citizens and communities. It is not good enough to just surrender to market forces.
7 The role of government is to be a partner to private enterprise, not stifle it.
8 The government should treat taxpayer money as if it were its own. The current levels of waste are unacceptable.
9 The government must play its role in restoring honesty, decency and transparency in public life.
10 We are proudly patriotic but we reject the divisiveness of nationalism
Which all sound very good but which, if you didn’t know they were his, you’d struggle to even attribute to any particular political party. And all boil down to “we believe in good things not bad things”. I’m also not sure whether they replace or are added to Kiers 10 Pledges, the last of which, “Effective opposition the to Tories”, is the most pressing issue, the one he’s most in control of and the one he’s done nothing about. The only saving grace is that the 10 bullet points haven’t been carved onto a large stone ;)
Last edited by: PeterS on Fri 24 Sep 21 at 08:27
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