Liberal Democrats 2024 Manifesto: Everything You Need To Know
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- Опубліковано 1 сер 2024
- You can read the full manifesto here: www.libdems.org.uk/fileadmin/...
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Lib Dems have the most progressive manifesto of the main parties. It’s like the Kennedy days again and I love it.
With enough tactical voting we can make them the official opposition party
The lib dems can help us heal
If they stick to their manifesto and don't forego all electoral chances for the next decade for a crumb of power, mansion and 5p plastic bag surcharge (gained at the cost of further bastard-level sanctions on benefit claimants) then they might be relevant, yeah. I always remember the line from 'Lenin' portrayed by Sir Patrick Stewart - "Don't trust the Liberals, they will betray you"
It's also completely un-costed. The LibDems have the luxury of knowing they won't be in government so don't actually have to deliver on their promises.
@@ddandymannwhat in particular in this manifesto seems uncostable to you?
@@benfennell6842 Okay I could write an essay on this but I'll just give one clear example for brevity.
The Health Foundation, a public health charity, estimates that at minimum an additional £9 billion a year is needed to simply prevent further decline in the NHS. The LibDems promise to do this this and make significant improvement significant improvements for for £8.3 billion. That just doesn't add up.
This type of optimistic costing runs all the way through the manifesto, on both sides of the budget.
I don't think the Rwanda scheme even exists as a Hail Mary, its only purpose is to appeal to the worst aspects or our society because frankly, thats all the Tories have left electorally.
Also Trump in a nutshell
I can only imagine it was cooked up by what was once the lunatic fringe (which is now the mainstream) of the Tories.
Now here's the kicker; anyone with a few functional brain cells and a postage stamp's worth of political and constitutional understanding will have said that this would face drawn out legal challenges.
First off I just thought it was another expensive time wasting distraction and Sunak would turn round and utter something about "lefty lawyer's and woke courts obstructing our grand plan... Blah blah blah... It's all Labour's fault (something about Jeremy Corbyn", move on and bring it up as needed.
But no, they doubled down giving time for even some of the knuckle draggers to work out - as we told them from the start - that it was throwing money away and not doing what it said on the tin.
Now the question is, was the whole scheme actually part of a greater plan to attack the courts and lever us away from the ECHR?
Or was it Sunak's complete political ineptitude and actually a plan to keep the idiot parade in his own party distracted, not realising it would come back to bite him?
We know the nut job element, but I can't work out why the saner Tories continued pushing it as if it were important that it succeeded?
Also, it gives assloads of money to some very rich corporations
Tories and Reform fighting over a shrinking portion of society as if that is all that exists.
And they're all going to Reform anyways so
Honestly, the Libdems have an extremely good manifesto. Having read them all of the parties manifestos it seems more balanced. It just seems quite expensive. It would be good having them as the main opposition to try and get the Labour Government to adopt some.
Yea, but affordable if the fucking 1%ers and mega corporations pay their due
It’s not as expensive as the greens, but my hope is that they are the opposition
We have 350,000 long-term empty homes in the UK. First move should be to getvthem back into use.
Agreed, i grew up in Coventry and before i left (live in Gloucester now, weird but nice place) they'd closed an entire housing estate rather than pay to manage it after decades of dumping "undesirables" there. Makes you wonder how many times that has happened up and down the country.
Excellent point, where I live they have recently approved building for homes, can't remember exact amount, on a popular green space known as the snipes, meanwhile the local leisure center was shut down now sits empty with it's two decent sized car parks and the town centre is full of empty shops, I am constantly wondering why they don't use these spaces instead
none of them have any economic incentive to live in
@@SuhbanIo How so?
@@wildfire9280 why don't you live in a random cottage in the middle of nowhere with no infrastructure, internet, or toilet?
Lib Dems are definitely getting my vote particularly as I'm in a safe Labour seat. Excellent manifesto
it sounds nice but we need PR
I was hoping for these breakdown videos by you, they love using confusing, bland and vague language
I might hope for Lib Dems honestly, they definitely need to not have the parliament controlling the military, and 100% should stop raising tobacco taxes in favour of legalising weed, billions would be raised yearly
The Libdem manifesto actually has some great idea’s especially around health.
I'm the spokesman for virgins against tories...haven't been able to find any new members because I only just started it at the beginning of this comment lol
I'm with you!
To me it seems like a really good manifesto which as a historic labour voter I'd like to vote for. Unfortunately in my constituancy I need to vote tactically for labour to keep the tories out, which further highlights the need for voter reform.
I live in an area where the Tories have a massive majority. I’ve been voting Lib Dem for 30 years because they are the second biggest party here. We need PR now.
I live an area that is fairly posh (I’m not btw) but surprisingly voted remain. I’m seeing lots of Lib Dem posters in my area, and I suspect teetering towards this. Fingers crossed🤞🏾
In the meantime, swap your vote to increase their chances.
Same! Labour are entirely out of the running so Libs are the best vote strategically. But actually I like their manifesto too so it works out!
The list of nouns for marijuana is brilliantly hilarious and hilariously brilliant. Well Done.
I'm a Lib Dem who's tactically voting for Labour as they have the best bet of getting rid of the Tories in my constituency. Really like the direction the party has been going under Sir Ed Davey and I hope he becomes the leader of the opposition.
I like a lot of this manifesto BUT I have in mind a certain coalition made in 2010 in which the libdem leader got given a mansion and let the tories do whatever they wanted unopposed
Don't forget the plastic bag charge (good) that they had to yield benefits sanctions being increased by the tories(very bad)
The fact is the libdems are economically liberal, which makes them very inclined too support tory candidates and sell out.
This and then their next leader being homophobic put me off of them. But as we've seen time and time again with Labour, parties can change dramatically so I'll give them a chance
@@hatinmyselfiscool2879 Yeah, that is a concern
Let's be honest here, they were doomed to be junior partner, and in the eyes of the Tories themselves, probably not much above the tea boy.
They were dealing with the devil and a chance at power probably blinded them to that fact.
In my area, the lib dems are the tactical vote, i just hope that the people who voted tory last time don't all go vote for Reform.
They voted for the Tories because they're far white, and they will vote for reform for the same reason, racist is an illness
I'm shocked at how much I liked this manifesto! This sounds great. I'm pretty sure labour are going to win where I am, but I'll probably talk up them a bit more now to friends that might be able to get them in
Sadly the best that can be hoped for with such a good manifesto is that some of it can be put forward if the LDs lead the opposition. That is a possibility given the extraordinarily awful scandal ridden election campaign the Tories are running but, again sadly, it is only a possibility.
Now that I don’t have to vote Labour just to get rid of the tories (especially with what Starmer has turned Labour into), I’m definitely voting Lib Dem
But isn’t Lib Dems more right wing than Labour still?
@@user-lo5kj8im5d Thanks to Starmer, even the tories are barely more right wing than Labour
@@user-lo5kj8im5dConsidering this manifesto I'm not sure that holds up anymore. Lib Dem might be the left wing party now.
@@user-lo5kj8im5dnot anymore, labour is more neoliberal
@zooker7938 labour would have stayed in their left wing circles if the british people didn't push them to become what they are. If nobody wants to vote for corbyn, then the party will become a neoliberal alternative again.
As someone living in a place where weed is legal, do not expect much from legalization. Yes, there are taxable jobs now and yes, business taxes are coming in. At the same time they overbuilt/overhired so now the whole sector is collapsing while revenue is mediocre.
Where is this?
Great video,I watched it while reading comments(I`m built different)
This video is really useful for an Alevel politics students just like myself.Thanks
LibDem manifesto sounds awesome. If any/some of those get implemented, Britain might get somewhere
Beautiful. Finally made my decision after 4 weeks of thinking and reading 😊
Thank you dude. I’m a labour member with a wait and see approach to Starmar, I haven’t even looked at LD because they aren’t in the running where I live.
Great video, watched it all within the span of a minute (I'm built different)
i watched it in 30 seconds B)
😔
@@sapphoschild3019I watched it in 30, but I was blinking rapidly while I did it. I reckon that counts as 15.
if you can be a mum and / or a dad, own property, use personal transport (mopeds in this case), have a job (even if its an apprenticeship. Then yeh you should be able to vote.
Great review Geezer! Thanks
Good video, was going to vote somewhat tactically any way where I live and these ideas at least put more confidence behind my cross.
I'm definitely voting 🗳 Liberal Democrats! Thank you for the analysis, which solidified my view
pretty pretty pretty please could you do the green manifesto (i have a cookie)
Legalise organic . Ban synthetics. Decriminalisation for sniff /mdma ,acids, clean up products , standardise re agents/ solvents used in production, tax and treatments.
Tories are neck deep in cannabis companies, no way they'll let it pass if it affects their mark-up and they'll lobby the shit out of any attempt.
Average lib dem voter
@@wentoneisendon6502nah this is the average green viter
@@wentoneisendon6502 nope , conservative.
Thanks for doing this geez.
I wish you'd taken a moment to explain how they wanted to use CI to hit that housing target. Using CI could really help solve the issue of housing, creating economic growth and apprenticeships, bringing house prices, mortgages and rents down therefore freeing up people's disposable income, then boosting the economy again.
Get your mates to vote lib dem
What's CI?
@@FG-ul6yi Capital investment. Basically borrowing that wouldn't add to the national debt as you are left with an asset that pays for itself
@Oflaherty86 that's interesting - don't suppose you know where i can find out more? I haven't heard of it?
@@FG-ul6yi Google is a good place to start, but Ed Davey mentioned it on question time the other night.
To use a Curb analogy. Ed’s manifesto had the beans.
Usually vote labour but i'm going for the lib dems this this time. I really like the focus on social and personal care and i respect davey for talking about it
love the video and weirdly lib dems mainfesto is so progressive and fits into my liking. They went from being the joke of a party in 2011 to being the talk of the town now.
Well done!
Yo Geezer. Just the heads up youtube keeps unsubscribing my end. I don't know if it's just my account but it seems quite a common phenomenon with left leaning youtubers in the states who are particularly scathing about some of the more extreme right wingnut elements infesting our lives.
Anyway just thought I'd shout that out Geezer, keep up the good fight 👍
Thanks for the heads up mate!
@@justsomegeezer69 maybe worth giving a shout out in case others are getting it, some insidious sh#t apnin👍
Bruh this manifesto is genuinely great and shows how much they care for their country
Any chance you'd do a reform manifesto? I want to see how unhinged it is.
You may aswel read it yourself, they have so little actual political literacy that the manifestos not even 30 pages 😂
Thanks. Not relevant to me as a Dutchie but still entertaining to watch and well made.
That's better than the others to be fair
Can you do a breakdown of the Workers Party of Britain's manifesto?
I still remember when they promised to scrap tuition fees. I was too old to be affected, but why does anything they say even matter if they're just going to do the opposite?
I covered the bits I was interested ie health, economy, equality. And it hit all the points. Particularly around taxing the rich (could not see that in the Labour one). Seriously Liberal leaning at this point
X-Factors? Oh God, they're using SMTP headings.
It does seem the most sound manifesto out of all of them. Whether it would be realised is another matter but, even so...
Respect geezer
Personally, I am most excited by one you didn't cover - to move drug use from the Home Office to Health and Social Care, signalling a huge move away from the so-called war on drugs that has only succeeded in scarring our country and killing so many of our young people.
Very good manifesto especially around taxes and health ; in my constituency it is lib dem against conservatives but the whole voting systems need a reform as it is sh*t
Shit, I didn’t know how actually coherent the Liberal Democrat’s actually were. I don’t actually know why but I always saw them as some euro skeptical crazy’s like Nigel Farage but now I actually see them differently.
Thanks for clearing that up for me
no the lib dems were the most pro remain party of all
Free Parker pen? Sold…
I'm in a seat that's between Tories and Lib Dems, it's probably 50-50 which way it goes. So, I'm definitely voting Lib Dem.
I didnt know you were ex-military! What were you in?
It's gonna be very very expensive, but you can't really argue with any of it
This manifesto seems awesome, actually.
I want lib dems but I have to vote labour - what I really want is a vote on first past the post, like everyone else
Didn’t they used to be a Georgist party?
Wow, I sure would love to get that exact manifesto into the US, but that'd never happen.
11:46 I love the way he pronounced ‘marijuana’ 😮
As a German, if any of our main stream parties would propose something like this, they'd have my vote immediately.
You should do a video on the green manifesto as well (and maybe reform but idc lol)
Dunno, I think I'd prefer voting age to start at 17 rather than 16. In fact, I think 17 is a good ages for adulthood across the board. They have a high number for planning but more Nimbyism than Labour who have a clearer policy with planning applications. The Carbon Neutral target is excellent and building bridges with the EU is key to the UK economy.
Yeah, I'd vote for them.
One thing i would love to see in democratic reform is : more voting stations, easier ways to vote by post and potentially the ability to vote online as this would increase voter turnout
This will be an interesting series to look behind the facade as a non-English person. Thanks for that, so far it sounds like a decent platform. At first I thought they had a similar platform to the FDP in Germany, but their manifesto is light years away from our German FDP, which translates as "Free Democratic Party". Sounds nice, but in reality it is the party of the rich and does everything it can to promote privilege and tax avoidance.
Sounds like some great ideas but I always worry with the smaller parties that there just promising the world because they know they won't have to actually deliver
Nice one Geez
Cheers!
Cool
You cannot get a nhs dentist in most parts. Even those signed up only get a checkup. Anything more, go private
Disappointed in the low level of swearing 😊. Hopefully you'll make up for it with your coverage of the Tories. 🎉
I'm doing my best to keep it down for these, but all of the pent up swearing is being poured into the next video!
@@justsomegeezer69 That's exactly what I wanted to hear!
I'm sure he will
Lib Dems are always pretty based but this manifesto is extremely based imo
though i am not british, i would vote for that manifesto.
Interesting thank you .
How does the lib dems sit with the w e f and cbdc,s ?
Thank you
I’m voting Lib Dem
The Big established companies will not be happy with the tax. It's fantastic that we taxed them.
I never really gave the Lib Dems much thought. I never really saw them as being big enough to make a reasonable difference, so I didn’t look into them much. I’m still going to tactically vote Labour, but if the Lib Dems do well enough and are predicted to stay that way, I may very well vote for them in the next election. And I wouldn’t have seriously considered that if it wasn’t for this video.
Jesus Christ! As an American, may I ask if it would be ok if I illegally immigrate to the UK to vote for Lib-Dem? This sounds amazing!
Ya missed a name out for "Bob Hope". ;)
I was planning to vote lib dem purely for tactical reasons but I lowkey like their ideas now
Are we entirely sure at some point Labour and Lib Dems didn’t just swap platforms?
Why does this seem somewhat decent
Because it is unsustainable
@@unitedfront9717 Unfortunately. Just too expensive.
@@unitedfront9717it is sustainable
@@unitedfront9717 unsustainable in what sense? It's a fully costed manifesto.
@@zo2bvwho fully costed it?
I genuinely thought recreational cannabis was already legal or mostly legal in the U.K.. It's such a waste of resources to arrest and/or prosecute people for petty cannabis possession. Just IMO, not my country, I'm from North America. I like your videos!
Wow! Impressive!
So just more taxes and more bureaucracy. Just what the british economy needs.
We should all be voting Lib Dem but sadly too many don't care enough about politics and yet will moan about unhappy they are.
Its beyond desperate.
They want to build 380k home a year? How?
I would vote the Liberal Democrats but I sit in a Labour safe* seat... my local Lib Dem candidate seems canny as well. Massive shame.
To be fair, Labour will win. And they will increase their vote share like everywhere in the country.
Unless you think the Tories will somehow win in your seat, if it's not already a Tory seat then vote your conscience
@@ILikedGooglePlus Sorry forgot to mention it was a Labour safe seat, not a regular seat.
There's little chance of the Liberal Democrats winning, nevermind the Tories or Reform.
Convince the other asshat parties to tactically vote for lib dem lol
@@northbytrain Even still, voting for a minor party directly helps their funding, visibility, and legitimacy. Even if they don't win the seat, national and local vote % is important for them.
That said, I'm not trying to convince you which way to vote (beyond never vote Tory). I am not voting LibDem. Especially if you don't like the candidate.
I just wanted to help you be most informed so you could make the decision you're happiest with
I hope a video on the greens comes about soon, it's the only decent left-wing party nowadays
Have you not paid attention to this video plus greens in General are dumb given their stance on nuclear energy
They'd need to source alot of money for this but if they committed to taxing the rich this should all be possible.
I’d like to see you add each parties stance on human rights of minorities like LGBTQ people for the next video. I think it’s a very important topic.
Conservative: a sneering tolerance. They'll let gays and trans people live because they won't be outwardly genocidal but they cannot stand them and make there lives difficult out of spite.
Labour: middle roaders. They are stuff and old fashioned so whilst they have shown support for LGBT. My local labour candidate went to pride. They do so like a dad who son is gay and he still loves him but he gets weirded out when the husband in law comes round.
I don't see this as bad it more a continued as it is. They are frightened of alienating women voters so there policy on trans is a neutral 'live and let live'
However Labour also had a lot of anti semitism and I believe they'd have some homophobes in the party to boot. Even if outwardly the party seems rather tepid on the topic at large.
Lib Dem: no idea if they have swung left of labour they'll be moving to grease some wheels and grow with that new marginalized group of voters.
Greens: I think they are the most progressive party. At least outwardly so I imagine they are the strongest on LGBT issues and to be fair this makes sense as they also have the strongest desire to push a more pro EU agenda.
SNP: formed by actual national socialist so honestly no clue. They did have some pretty pro LGBT stuff under the former leader.
Reform: Nigel Farage makes friends with Nazis, KKK and Putin. So yeah it's not easy to tell where they'll stand. Right of the conservatives, it is not a sneering tolerance it is an open hatred.
I’m struggling to find anything to dislike here. Although I’m confused as to why they’d ban vapes but then make weed legal. I don’t disagree with the legal weed stance but it’s like banning mopeds, then making penny farthings road legal.
I voted Labour
Vote Lib Dems
Was Geez in the military?
A lot of british people join the cadets in certain areas maybe that
You forgot jazz cabbage
I'm a Murrkin. I had no idea the British Liberal Democrats were so cool. In some other countries, "liberal" means "libertarian," ie right-wing and in favour of more freedoms for corporations and wealthy white males.
LIberal. Libertarian. A huge international cluster**** of a communication problem which ought to be dealt with, dontcha think?
It’s hard because they will all dick us in some way, but I’m cautiously optimistic. They are on the right track and actually seem to care it’s difficult to vote because I feel as if voting Lib Dem is a waste but meh maybe it’s a good thing in a way
Remember that the Yellow Tories empowered the actual Tories and that they played a large part in the situation we are in now.
the lid dem?
ALSO, Foreign Policy: Liberal Democrats would immediately recognise the State of Palestine, which will aid in the part of the two-state solution. And further ensure that Palestinians have territorial recognition and sovereignty. They are also calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and equally calling upon the release of the Hostages.
Does LD support a permanent ceasefire?