Today’s the day Labour launches the manifesto Change. I’ve just had a read, and it’s filled with policies to fix our broken country. The whole project is anchored on economic growth, in every sector, and in every part of the country. In Eastbourne, that means support for local small businesses, more skills for young people, investment in our rail, road, and seafront, and a revival of the high streets.
That means a rebalancing of the economy away from our reliance on financial services in London and the south east, and towards creative industries, green manufacturing, leisure and hospitality, co-operatives, and the tourism industry. The only way we get the world-class services we need is to get the economic growth to pay for them. The manifesto offers real change, just like the Labour manifestos in 1945, 1964, and 1997.
I know not many people read political manifestos, but we will all be affected by the policies in them. We now have just three weeks to persuade people that these are the policies to improve their lives.
