Precariat Demands to the Government of the UK

Precariat: a social class formed by people suffering from precarity, which is a condition of existence without predictability or security, affecting material or psychological welfare

To any political party who assumes power we demand the following rights embedded irrevocably.

  1. WE DEMAND that ALL workers (inc apprentices) are given a proper contract of work, no more zero hours with guaranteed 36hrs paid each week. (Hours worked above 36 to be paid as overtime) a minimum of Five weeks paid leave, stat sick+1/2 pay, paid lunch breaks (min. 30 minutes), overtime for weekend work, or unsocial hours, (pre 9am & post 5pm) An official whistleblower helpline, with guaranteed protection for whistleblowers and all previously removed union and workers rights fully restored.
  2. WE DEMAND ALL workers to receive The Living Wage, as defined by the Living Wage Foundation, all workers to also receive a share package after 6 months in the case of plc’s in all other cases a profit sharing scheme, equal to the % of contribution to the business. Ie: 6% work share = 6% profit share. Tips are not part of this.
  3. WE DEMAND RENT CONTROL: The Fair Rent Regime is not adequate protect those that have to rent, the Law needs to be changed to include ALL rental properties, Public & Private no matter what date the properties where registered. 
  4. WE DEMAND WORKERS COUNCILS: to be set up in every workplace, with all applicable rights enshrined.
  5. WE DEMAND A CITIZEN’S INCOME: all adults earning below the national average / annum to be topped up to the national average pay in return for active participation in democracy. 
  6.  WE DEMAND AN ELECTION PROMISES ADJUDICATION BODY: Too many times have we the general public been duped by spin, false promises and outright lies, by those seeking referendum or election results, this has to end. We demand an impartial and adjudicating body be set up to oversee election and referendum promises. This body will double check all claims and promises before they can be made to us the general public. Furthermore, all campaign, election or referendum promises must be fulfilled w/in the promised timetable or the persons responsible will be charged with lying and making false Election / Referendum promises. 
  7. WE DEMAND EASY VOTER PARTICIPATION: When a person upon reaching the age of maturity is issued their NHS number, this should have a secondary use as registered voter card, which one will then carry and use to vote wherever they happen be currently living. This will make hearing our voice easier for us.
  8. WE DEMAND VOTING AGE BROUGHT DOWN TO 16: to disenfranchise 16 & 17 year olds is to also detach them from society, if we want them involved, we need to show that their opinion counts.Reduce the voting age to 16 across the UK
  9. WE DEMAND  ELECTION REFORM: by way of proper proportionate representation using STV method with this caveat: to ensure that 95% + of all votes cast count, the seat distribution will take into account the weighting on each party choice and allocate the number of seats accordingly. ie: party A gets 40% of the vote = 40% of seats all the way down to 5% of all votes cast. This means our votes will count, we will have an incentive to vote and vote regularly. For that to happen the traditional voting day must change to a Sunday and secure electronic voting must be implemented.
  10. WE DEMAND ALL EDUCATION BE FREE: A better educated society benefits us all, All education to be free. College, university, further education. Scrap tuition fees, return of grants, free travel, etc.
  11. WE DEMAND A FAIR & BALANCED TAX SYSTEM: Fair tax system, starting with a financial transaction charge. This transaction charge should apply to all stock market transactions, asset transfers etc, But not include main home purchase.
  12. WE DEMAND VAT BE SCRAPPED. VAT is a unfair way of collecting tax. VAT heavily impacts those on a lower income who have no alternatives but to pay it & who have no means to claim it back. WE DEMAND it is Scrapped.
  13. WE DEMAND A MANSION TAX: with social housing a growing need & the rate of empty properties, being used as tax dodges, these empty properties can be put to good use by Local Councils for housing use, or if owners refuse 10% of their MARKET VALUE given as tax to local councils every year. Local Council Housing to be left alone by central government for local councils to manage, build, allocate, & set rates & rents accordingly, with the same caveat to rent control given above. Scrap the Right to Buy Scheme.
  14. WE DEMAND STAMP DUTY FOR 2.5M+ PROPERTIES BE INCREASED: Stamp duty for properties over £2.5M to be 50% of value (excludes agricultural & business premises & strictly business) Council tax for the 1st highest band to be doubled, council tax for the 2 lowest bands to be scrapped or zero rated
  15. WE DEMAND LUXURY VEHICLES or TRAVEL BE TAXED ACCORDINGLY; luxury cars (costing 15% more than the average car) to have road fund license tax quadrupled, and a luxury vehicle sales tax of 40% imposed. 1st class, business class, etc air, rail & sea travel, tax to be 100% of ticket cost,
  16. WE DEMAND RAIL TO BE PUBLICLY OWNED: rail to be publicly owned, rail tickets to be capped & fair, same with buses, ferries, etc.
  17.  WE DEMAND TAX ON PRIVATE HEALTH CARE : Tax on private healthcare to be set at 50% this will allow the reintroduction of Free Eye and Dental Care and ditching the Prescription Charge
  18. WE DEMAND NO MORE TAX BREAKS: No more tax breaks for banks, mega corps, no more business subsidies, no more mega bonuses, no more access to easy Bank of England money.
  19. WE DEMAND CORPORATION TAX INCREASED : Increase top rate of Corporation Tax to 55%, reduce corporation tax on SME’s
  20. WE DEMAND TOP INCOME TAX RATE INCREASE: increase top personal tax rate to 65%. The very rich gain the most out of our society, they should pay the very most as well.
  21. WE DEMAND A PEOPLES BANK: A people’s bank to be established. To offer low rate loans backed by a new British People’s Bank. With loans rates of 2.5% for business enterprise & start-ups and mortgages at 2% only offered to UK citizens with total liquid assets of less that 100k
  22. WE DEMAND ABSOLUTE FINAL SAY OVER MATTERS OF NATIONAL IMPORTANCE: Matters of national importance ie: treaties, war, etc should not be decided only by parliament, there should a referendum, (see electronic voting.)
  23. WE DEMAND LOCAL ISSUES ARE DECIDED LOCALLY & LOCALLY ONLY: Local issues to be settled permanently locally. Ie: ie locals decide against a new road, against fracking, new supermarket. No court or minister is allowed to overrule the decision.
  24. WE DEMAND FIBRE BROADBAND : FIBRE broadband for the whole nation. Minimum 10mb/s force bt to roll out asap.
  25. WE DEMAND EDUCATION STOPS BEING A POLITICAL PLAYTHING: Education is too important to be left to the whims of politicians seeking advantage from their electoral base. An Independent Body needs to be set up to oversee all matters Educational, independent body to inspect manage & set curriculum via national referendum if necessary (see electronic voting.)
  26. WE DEMAND TOP WAGES BE CAPPED: top wages of bosses to be capped at 3.5 times the rate of lowest wage in the company, this includes bonuses, pension contributions, benefits in kind etc.
  27. WE DEMAND HEAVY INVESTMENT IN RENEWABLE ENERGY: government to invest & invest heavily in the new green economy, no more investing in nuclear, coal ext, with support for our traditional heavy industries, steel, ship building, etc.
  28. WE DEMAND FOOD SECURITY: we demand that all food retailers be obliged to buy British produce first to support our farmers and to ensure food security. 
  29. WE DEMAND ENERGY SECURITY:  We demand that our energy needs be secured by ensuring we produce ALL the energy we need. This will mean a massive investment in onshore and offshore. Furthermore we demand a massive rollout of electric vehicles and charging stations for ALL transport needs. All these new projects will need British workers, steel, concrete, ships, trains, our whole population could be fully employed in these enterprises.
  30. WE DEMAND AN OPEN & BALANCED IMMIGRATION SYSTEM: no one has actually done the math to show for certain one way or the other the benefits or liabilities immigration brings. This needs to be conducted by an independant and impartial body, with their findings and recommendations on a proper course of action.
  31. WE DEMAND DEMOCRACY IN ALL NATIONAL INSTITUTIONS: Most of our national insitutions are not democratic, the house of lords, the civil service, the bank of england, the actual heads of our other various national bodies like the NHS, Police, Fire & other Emergency services. This needs to change. Our voice needs to be heard. The governing commitees of these bodies need to be elected by broad public ballot.