From last night's hustings. This government has its priorities wrong. I want to see us put people before profit. Please RT if you agreepic.twitter.com/vf2deT90qD
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Hi, I believe in tackling the inequality in the UK that leads to poverty - by removing tax breaks for the most wealthy and redistributing...
Money to those most in need. I also like the idea of trialling a universal basic income - a liveable income for all to put an end to poverty
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It would be recouped from those who don't need it through taxation. If we can afford Trident we can afford to take people out of poverty
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But what about those in your constituency that you'd make unemployed? What plans have you got for them and their families?
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Sorry I don't follow - who would I make unemployed?
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15,000 people who are based at AWE sites, many of whom live in your constituency
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Firstly the transition would take time, and I in that time there would be government-backed and funded retraining - ...
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..the renewable energy industry, for e.g., is growing rapidly and expected to create 100,000s of new jobs. I would put AWE employees among..
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...the first to be retrained and be able to transfer their skills to this sector where they would be ...
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...making a hugely positive impact on the future of the planet
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