The latest YouGov poll has Labour and the Conservatives neck and neck on 34 per cent, with UKIP on 12 per cent followed by the Lib Dems on 8 per cent and the Greens on 6 per cent.
A hung parliament looks the most likely outcome in May; but there is still time for the polls to change considerably. With or without the support of one of the smaller parties, Labour could edge it.
And so we want to hear from you: what should the next Labour government prioritise in office? Reducing inequality? Improving the NHS? Building more homes? Nationalising the railways? The environment?
80 Responses to “POLL: What should be the priority of the next Labour government?”
madasafish
The priority of the next Labour Government should be ensuring teh serve their full five year term to 2025…
Dave W
All to narrow. They need to abandon neo-liberal policies and re-nationalise natural monopolies (utilities and transport). As far as austerity is concerned, they need to make the people who caused the crisis (the financial sector), pay for it. They need to stop vilifying people on benefits and immigrants just to please the right-wing press (it doesn’t work anyway). They need to completely stop the privatisation by stealth of health and education. Scrap unaccountable academies and return schools to democratically elected local authorities (with proper support to help them do it better). Scrap charitable status for independent schools. And of course reverse to increasing gap between rich and poor.
Chris McCabe
All the suggested options, plus abandoning ‘austerity’ (aka Shock Doctrine, the theft of our public services), scrapping the vile WCA (how could Labour have trusted Atos with a contract that has wrecked disabled & sick people’s lives?), restoration of DLA & ILF, ending JSA sanctions, & the stigmatisation of disabled & jobless folk, & scrapping TTIP. That’ll do for the first week.
Leon Wolfeson
Sadly, we have FPTP. And Labour.
Leon Wolfeson
Do read up on the Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011