FAQ's
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1) Why should I vote for Free Public Transport Party?
If you agree with a significant amount of the manifesto policies then it makes sense to vote for the party.
As other small parties say "If you don't vote for what you believe in, then you'll never get what you want" Or just as importantly,
voting for this party means that our policies will get noticed and adopted by those in power.
2) Isn't it just a single issue party? What about the economy and the NHS etc?
That's just the name that looks like a single issue. We needed to have something eye catching. In fact, Free Public Transport is just one of many exciting and radical policies. check out the Manifesto
3) Are your policies fully costed? or are they just a fantasy wish list that is unrealistic and can never happen?
The policies are not fully costed but they are all realistic and achievable. Many of our policies actually save a fortune and generate more tax revenue e.g. Free public transport, closing most prisons, Combined EU military, car free towns, Manufacturing and fair pay fair trade etc. Other policies will be funded by increased taxation, quantitative easing and above all an increased tax base as more manufacturing will be able to happen in the UK as a result of Fair Pay Fair Trade policy.
4) I'm worried about not punishing criminals and not locking up dangerous people - isn't closing most prisons irresponsible?
Please read the brief arguments on Prisons policy. There is a lot of evidence to show punishment doesn't work. Even if it did, we are against all forms of punishment for whatever the case on ethical grounds. This is a fundamental party principle. It can be a challenging concept to accept at first. Rest assured, our policy supports incarceration for anyone convicted who is judged in court to be dangerous to others. We suspect this group to be extremely small, about 5% of the current 85,000 prisoners.
We support people convicted of crimes to pay for the damage and suffering they have caused. If they are imprisoned that means we have to pay for the prison, the prisoners suffer and often come out even more bitter. We often have to support their family and children, they too get punished for no crime at all. The real costs, both monetary and socially, of locking up prisoners is therefore huge and massively counter-productive.
There are many evolving schemes involving rehabilitation, restitution, restorative justice, therapies and of course paying money to victims and the state for damages. We support and will fund those schemes.
What about criminals having "to pay their debt to society"? Well, locked up in prison, they don't pay any debts, we pay the huge costs. Punishing them, may feel good in some ways, especially if we or our loved ones have been victims.
5) I love my car, why do you want to take it away? Isn't that fascism or communism and the end of free choice?
We will not take your car away. Just make you pay for the pollution it generates. Cars are very dangerous, they kill and injure thousands of people. They make urban areas feel unsafe and inaccessible. Walking along a pavement, cars regularly pull out in front of us from private properties - that's just one small example of how they are not compatible with humans. Big chunks of metal should not dominate and hurt us.
Why not fall in love with pubic transport and volunteer to make busses and trains beautiful and run smoothly?
Car enthusiasts could drive their vehicles on dedicated race courses with Jeremy Clarkson, so they are not a danger to others.
6) This party is very small, what support does it have? Wouldn't it be a waste of my vote?
Our aim is to publicize radical policies and to change minds. Politics should not be about wanting to get elected by just pledging to do what is perceived to be popular. It should be about campaigning to change our mindsets, to have a vision and argue that that vision would make a safer, cleaner, more friendly, creative, more beautiful society.
If you don't vote for what you believe in, how will change happen?
In the 2009 Euro elections, the same party but called Fair Pay Fair Pay Party got over 7,000 votes in the SW.
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If you agree with a significant amount of the manifesto policies then it makes sense to vote for the party.
As other small parties say "If you don't vote for what you believe in, then you'll never get what you want" Or just as importantly,
voting for this party means that our policies will get noticed and adopted by those in power.
2) Isn't it just a single issue party? What about the economy and the NHS etc?
That's just the name that looks like a single issue. We needed to have something eye catching. In fact, Free Public Transport is just one of many exciting and radical policies. check out the Manifesto
3) Are your policies fully costed? or are they just a fantasy wish list that is unrealistic and can never happen?
The policies are not fully costed but they are all realistic and achievable. Many of our policies actually save a fortune and generate more tax revenue e.g. Free public transport, closing most prisons, Combined EU military, car free towns, Manufacturing and fair pay fair trade etc. Other policies will be funded by increased taxation, quantitative easing and above all an increased tax base as more manufacturing will be able to happen in the UK as a result of Fair Pay Fair Trade policy.
4) I'm worried about not punishing criminals and not locking up dangerous people - isn't closing most prisons irresponsible?
Please read the brief arguments on Prisons policy. There is a lot of evidence to show punishment doesn't work. Even if it did, we are against all forms of punishment for whatever the case on ethical grounds. This is a fundamental party principle. It can be a challenging concept to accept at first. Rest assured, our policy supports incarceration for anyone convicted who is judged in court to be dangerous to others. We suspect this group to be extremely small, about 5% of the current 85,000 prisoners.
We support people convicted of crimes to pay for the damage and suffering they have caused. If they are imprisoned that means we have to pay for the prison, the prisoners suffer and often come out even more bitter. We often have to support their family and children, they too get punished for no crime at all. The real costs, both monetary and socially, of locking up prisoners is therefore huge and massively counter-productive.
There are many evolving schemes involving rehabilitation, restitution, restorative justice, therapies and of course paying money to victims and the state for damages. We support and will fund those schemes.
What about criminals having "to pay their debt to society"? Well, locked up in prison, they don't pay any debts, we pay the huge costs. Punishing them, may feel good in some ways, especially if we or our loved ones have been victims.
5) I love my car, why do you want to take it away? Isn't that fascism or communism and the end of free choice?
We will not take your car away. Just make you pay for the pollution it generates. Cars are very dangerous, they kill and injure thousands of people. They make urban areas feel unsafe and inaccessible. Walking along a pavement, cars regularly pull out in front of us from private properties - that's just one small example of how they are not compatible with humans. Big chunks of metal should not dominate and hurt us.
Why not fall in love with pubic transport and volunteer to make busses and trains beautiful and run smoothly?
Car enthusiasts could drive their vehicles on dedicated race courses with Jeremy Clarkson, so they are not a danger to others.
6) This party is very small, what support does it have? Wouldn't it be a waste of my vote?
Our aim is to publicize radical policies and to change minds. Politics should not be about wanting to get elected by just pledging to do what is perceived to be popular. It should be about campaigning to change our mindsets, to have a vision and argue that that vision would make a safer, cleaner, more friendly, creative, more beautiful society.
If you don't vote for what you believe in, how will change happen?
In the 2009 Euro elections, the same party but called Fair Pay Fair Pay Party got over 7,000 votes in the SW.
Back to Manifesto