The proposal.
A ten-year programme to redesign Britain's economic and social settlement around security, responsibility, growth, opportunity and national resilience.
The core philosophy
At the heart of Manifesto 1.0 is the Universal Standard Income (USI): a predictable income for adults from 21, ultimately rising to £12,570 a year. For people capable of work, the USI is normally conditional on an average of 16 hours a week in employment, self-employment, education, training or another approved route.
The programme combines that security with a simpler tax system, stronger work incentives, major investment in housing and infrastructure, a national care safety net, universal healthcare insurance, energy security, technology investment and a major rebuilding of defence capability.
The fiscal philosophy
The manifesto does not assume government can simply spend its way to prosperity. Its proposition is that security can support consumption, saving, investment and risk-taking while tax reform, employment, productivity and growth expand the underlying tax base.
The five principles
Security
A safety net for people who genuinely cannot work.
Responsibility
A clear expectation of contribution for those capable of work.
Growth
Investment, enterprise, productivity, housing and innovation.
National security
Defence, energy, water, infrastructure and technological resilience.
Long-term reform
A settlement designed for the next generation.