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The North East Party was founded in May 2014. We are a progressive, democratic political party which is building from the grass roots in North East England, we are one of many regional parties developing across the UK and the world. We contest elections at all levels. In 2017 we won the majority of seats on Peterlee Town Council and three seats on Durham County Council. We have a monthly all members meeting, a monthly executive and an Annual General Meeting. Everybody who shares our commitment to North East England is very welcome to join. Help us build the North East Party & let’s change North East England for the better, for all its people. Mary Cartwright Leader of The North East Party and Mayor of Peterlee 1 Everybody matters, everybody is local level that is consistent with their important. resolution. That’s why we support Devolution. Everybody is entitled to accurate information, to be able to participate, Political Parties can bring people to have the chance to vote and the together to campaign coherently and opportunity to have their say. democratically in pursuit of common policies. However, we support Everybody should have a fair share of independent thought, value the world’s resources and an equal conscience and always promote opportunity to make what they will of accountability to people over Party. their lives without harming others. We enjoy and seek out opportunities We don’t expect the people of North for debate. We listen to others and will East England to be treated any better work together respectfully & openly than people anywhere else, but we with others at every opportunity. will never accept that they are treated any worse. We will always We will always campaign with stand up for the best for North East respect, warmth and a sense of people and our region. humour. We encourage people to be Democratic politics is really important ambitious for themselves for their because it’s how ordinary people, families and communities. We refuse people like us, can change the world. to accept that ‘things will always be Politics is about giving people a this way’ or ‘nothing can be done.’ proper say in the big issues, so that we We support local people in can all have better lives. Politics is demanding ever better standards simple and exciting. Those telling us where they live. otherwise are just trying to keep us in our place. We believe in the principle of subsidiarity, that social and political We campaign for change. issues should be dealt with at the most 2 3 We want a fair share of the prosperity of the United Kingdom, nothing more or less than that enjoyed by people in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. This would produce an annual bounty for our region; compounded by savings from integrating public services at regional level and running them much better, with improved quality and greater value for money. One strong voice for the region a Land Value Tax of £100 per annum on every acre of England and of 0.5% We campaign for democratic on the value of every home. devolution agreed by a majority of Collected nationally and re-distributed North East people voting in a to each region on a per capita basis referendum. We want a 51 member this would return an extra £1.5 billion Regional Government, elected by per annum to be used to benefit proportional representation with the people in North East England and to resources and devolved powers of free people and business from other major government departments. All forms of taxation. the relevant policies of Education, Health and Social Care, Employment, World class public services for every Economic Development, Housing, community Transport, Planning, Energy will be We would replace all twelve local decided here, in North East England, authorities and unaccountable NHS by elected people . boards with a network of directly A fair share of resources elected Community Councils equipped with the Select Committee We seek the abolition of the unfair powers to hold local public officials Council Tax. We would replace it with 4 accountable for the delivery of world We support colleagues from the class, excellent services in every devolved governments of Scotland & community. Wales in advocating that all EU powers in respect of devolved UK Democracy functions should be returned to them We would improve Parliament by rather than Westminster. We demand freeing it up to concentrate on the same rights & resources for the ‘reserved powers’ in respect of macro- people of North East England as those economics, reducing taxation, foreign enjoyed by our fellow U.K. citizens in policy, defence, Immigration and Scotland & Wales: international development. We would Resources previously expended in seek to replace the House of Lords Europe should be devolved on a per with a modern revising chamber with capita basis to North East England elected representatives of every and other regions. country and region of the UK. Grants previously obtainable from More power & opportunity for North Europe should be transparently East England under Brexit included in a properly resourced The North East Party supported the devolution settlement for North East principle of holding a referendum on England. EU membership in our first manifesto The powers liberated from Europe in ahead of the General Election in 2015. respect of transport, environment, As a democratic Party we thoroughly farming, fishing etc should be returned respect the result of the Referendum to an elected North East Regional and seek the implementation of Brexit Government rather than being in the best interests of North East withheld by Westminster. England and the U.K. as a whole. 5 We want a fair share of prosperity and equal, world class, opportunities for all North East people. We want to live in an enterprising region that makes a positive contribution in the UK and globally. A Regional Investment Bank and attracting and retaining able people Credit Union who are committed to building a We will create a powerful source of prosperous and sustainable North East finance for business and a vehicle for of England. savings and affordable loans open to An Energy Powerhouse everyone. The North East Party supports A Business Enabling Team development in all forms of energy generation which contribute to the We will commission a Business Enabling quality of North East life, are safe, Team from the private sector and clean and carbon minimising as challenge and licence it to jump-start possible and provide quality jobs. The new economic initiatives. The priority North East Party sees no need for must be to boost employment and ‘fracking’ when the world will continue business growth in targeted sectors to need coal, when there is still a with financial breaks as well as tailored national and international market for advice and mentoring in order to our coal reserves and when support enterprise. There will be a technological developments can relentless focus on science and increasingly reduce the impact of technology and the creation of new coal burning upon the environment. businesses, exploiting the region’s We would revive the coal industry in strong Higher Education base and North East England. 6 Too often, the London media casts the North East in a bad light. We are proud of our cities, towns and rural communities - and we want to make them the safest places to grow up and live in the UK. Neighbourhood Local Plans to reduce drug dependency and deaths from overdoses. We would Driven by local people based upon make cannabis available for pain their own priorities for their own relief on prescription. Over time we will communities, with their own budgets promote a debate about the to help them on their way. Instead of legalisation of all drugs in the same making everywhere look like way as tobacco and alcohol, everywhere else we can encourage removing many criminal opportunities distinction and difference. at a stroke and raising money to treat North East Armed Forces Covenant the victims of drug use from taxation. We are very proud of North East We will dramatically improve Road people who have served in the Armed Safety Forces of the United Kingdom for so Target Zero’ is a continuous safety long and with such courage and initiative for the North East Region. An distinction. We will enact a North East information and statistics driven system Armed Forces Covenant to enable all with a goal of Zero Accidents it would retiring members to build successful seek to create shared spaces the lives and careers in civilian life. No-one envy of the world with speed limits on who has served will go unheeded. residential streets reduced to 20mph. A new approach to tackling Crime We will embed a Safer Schools and Building upon the pioneering work of Neighbourhoods policy the Chief Constable of Durham Police Actively combatting discrimination on and a successful approach to drug the grounds of gender, sexuality, race, abuse in Portugal instead of religion and differing ability. criminalising drug users we will refer Countering bullying and encouraging them to a drug treatment young people to discover and define programme. We will make drug their own identity in their own way and addiction a public health issue rather own time. than a criminal matter allowing the police to focus on the criminals who supply illegal drugs and we will seek 7 All North East people are entitled to integrated public services that offer everyone the opportunity to make the very best of their lives. Empowering People A North East Work Training Programme What if we empowered young people A new approach to training young to help run their own care services people for real jobs in the real world of and schools ? If older people and their work.

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