2010 UKIP Policies Debate

According to the UK Independence Party website UKIP will try to achieve the following if they gain power at the 2010 general election: The Royal Navy is now under strength, despite manning standards being reduced on board ships. There are particular shortages in medical staff, weapons systems operators, leading hands (21% short), nuclear watch keepers, […]

According to the UK Independence Party website UKIP will try to achieve the following if they gain power at the 2010 general election: The UK Independence Party is calling for a five-year freeze on immigration into Britain and a future policy that would see migrants controlled by a points system similar to that operated by […]

According to the UK Independence Party website UKIP will try to achieve the following if they gain power at the 2010 general election: Thought Crimes and Hate Speech. UKIP supports freedom of speech. All view points should be heard provided they do not call for crime, violence or the overthrow of democracy. UKIP would repeal […]

According to the UK Independence Party website UKIP will try to achieve the following if they gain power at the 2010 general election: The Problem: Crime in Modern Britain . Crime is out of control in Britain, with up to 130 million crimes a year committed. . Violent crime is a particular problem, especially sexual […]

According to the UK Independence Party website UKIP will try to achieve the following if they gain power at the 2010 general election: We propose that Parliamentary approval be required to establish a quango (or any autonomous executive agency), and that they should have sunset clauses so that they expire unless renewed by Parliament. Quangos […]

According to the UK Independence Party website UKIP will try to achieve the following if they gain power at the 2010 general election: 14.1 Globally, resources are wasted on a large scale. Products are over-packaged, in non-recyclable materials, with designs that do not facilitate future repair. People often want the ‘latest model’ or an ‘upgrade’ […]

According to the UK Independence Party website UKIP will try to achieve the following if they gain power at the 2010 general election: UKIP believes that our forces should not be maintained indefinitely in Iraq. As senior officers have said, we are now becoming part of the problem. There is no long term victory to […]

According to the UK Independence Party website UKIP will try to achieve the following if they gain power at the 2010 general election: Parliament should be strengthened by assuming certain Royal Prerogative powers, which are currently reserved for exercise by Government Ministers, such as treaty ratification and authorising war. The Government would remain empowered to […]