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[UK] The Labour Party Manifesto : Mayor and London Assembly elections April 2015
1. The Labour Party : Manifesto
Greater London Authority
Elections April 2015
2. Our Mayor Candidate
The Rt. Hon. Dr. Paul Kensington – (MightyCato)
• Former Labour Secretary of State for Transport
(x2), Secretary of State for Immigration and
Secretary of State for Northern Ireland.
• Former Member of Parliament (x3)
• Former Chair of the Electoral Commission
• Former Metropolitan Police Service officer : from
PCSO to Commissioner
• Previous Labour Mayor Candidate
3. Message from the Mayor Candidate
London is probably the best city in the RO-nation community. There’s no other
place like it. But why doesn’t it have a devolved authority with the ability to
make changes to the city? Because a Labour government isn’t in place. It’s
been too long since London has had a full assembly who get a say in the way
the greatest city works. This is about to change.
I urge you to vote for a Labour Mayor and Labour London Assembly members
in the upcoming Greater London Authority elections. Why? Hopefully this
manifesto will explain things to you. Cause under a Labour government, YOU
will get a say in the way YOUR city works. And that’s my pledge to you.
- Paul Kensington
4. Labour’s Devolution to London
• A Labour government WILL to devolve
powers to the Greater London Authority.
• This will give the Mayor and the Assembly
powers over transport, tourism,
development and policing.
• Even better, the elected London Assembly
we will introduce will be able to debate and
draft your ideas.
5. The Greater London Authority
• The Greater London Authority (GLA) is the executive body that
oversees London.
• Under a Labour Government, it will compose of 4 main bodies:
- The Mayor of London
- The London Assembly (LA)
- Transport for London (TfL)
- The London Development Agency (LDA)
• The GLA should be given a City Hall south of the Thames on the
outskirts of the city, which would regenerate the area. To raise
employment we will allow the security service of G4S to guard this
building, as they currently have no operations within the city.
• City Hall would allow members of the London Assembly to hold
sessions and it would allow the people of London to find out what
goes on in the world of city politics.
6. The Mayor of London
• The Mayor of London will be the head of
the Greater London Authority.
• They will be responsible for the running of
the city, as well as the proposal of new
plans and ideas.
• The Mayor will be elected prior to the
London Assembly election but after the
General Election.
7. The London Assembly
• After the Mayor elections, the people of the UK will be able to vote
for 20 elected Assembly Members.
• The LA is the Greater London Authority’s version of Parliament – the
elected members will be able to draft ideas and scrutinise the
Mayor’s plans.
• Each party will have to select as many LA candidates as they desire,
and during the election they will be given seats for the percentage of
the vote they got.
• The Assembly will hold weekly meetings to discuss issues
surrounding the city and draft plans to pass onto the Mayor.
• They will also participate in the Mayor’s Question Time, which will be
a common event. This will be their chance to scrutinize the Mayor
and his plans.
• Within the Assembly a Chair and Deputy Chair will be selected.
These will host the Assembly meetings and chair them to ensure
that all runs well.
8. Transport for London
• The Labour GLA will have a great push on transportation in
the city, an issue which no government has managed to
successfully implement before.
• Transport for London will be re-instated and re-launched
under the GLA. It will have close relationships with the Mayor
and the Transport Secretary.
• TfL will be given a Chairman and a Deputy Chairman who will
run the body and make sure that the transport system across
London is working and successful.
• For more information on TfL read on to find our Transport
plans.
• TfL will be answerable to the Mayor.
9. London Development Agency
• London is more popular than ever, and it is constantly
expanding.
• We believe that to further develop the city a London
Development Agency would be beneficial.
• The LDA would compose of some of the best builders,
scripters and developers who volunteer to add new
features to the city. This (if consented) would be led by
JamesWellesly.
10. Business & Economy
• For so long there has been talk of London becoming the financial capital of the world,
and the creation of a financial district to house people’s businesses and companies.
• Under a Labour GLA, this dream would come true.
• We aim to create a Canary Wharf financial district in the south east of the city, and re-
generate the derelict land.
• A financial district would bring more money into the economy through people renting
out stores, more visits to London from business employees and by people wanting to
come see and shop at our newest attraction.
• If there are businesses in London then even more businesses will want to come and
compete for our stores!
• Our Canary Wharf area can be placed in it’s real life location, as the area surrounding
it is vacant and simply plain land!
• We also want citizens to set up their own businesses in smaller shops. The smaller
the premises, the lower the price. A monthly rent of a small amount of ROBUX (10-30
at the most) would mean that ordinary people would have the greatest city as a place
to start off their career!
11. Extract from the General Election
Manifesto
“Businesses:
London has only a few businesses. With Labour, We want to
encourage more companies to have their flagship store in
London. We would also like for companies to have their
corporate headquarters located in London. Business will need
to apply to Companies for a licence to trade in the UK.
Under a Labour Government, Labour would:
• Encourage more companies to have their flagship store in
London
• Create Companies house to give licences to businesses
• Hold businesses fairs to allow companies to advertise their
brands
• Give licences to companies to trade in the UK”
12. Crime and Policing
• London houses the only civilian police force in the nation : the Metropolitan Police Service.
• This iconic force is currently controlled purely by the Home Office and HM Government.
Labour believes that power should be devolved to the Greater London Authority; after all,
they are policing the streets of the city.
• We aim to introduce the Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime, which would be a
functioning group which oversees the operations of the force and scrutinizes the work of
the Commissioner.
• The Office would compose of various people from around the nation who are considered
knowledgeable in the field of policing and crime.
• The Metropolitan Police should be given a fully functioning fleet of vehicles and a station,
developed by the LDA to reduce lag. This was used previously, but was removed when the
Lib Dems left power. A Labour GLA would reinstate this.
• Having a jail in the MoD is neither practical or efficient. We would remove the jail from the
MoD, so all law enforcement agencies can access it. This could be placed on the outskirts
of the city as a jail, and G4S or a newly formed H.M. Prison Service could guard it. This
would create many jobs and would bring more people to the city.
• The time people spend in jail should be increased to 15 minutes. This would act as a
deterrent, as people tend to re-offend. A longer time would also persuade offenders not to
commit an offence again and put people who plan to offend off.
13. Extract from our General Election
Manifesto
“Crime and Policing:
Law Enforcement: is a very important asset in the United Kingdom. Our law enforcement can
sometimes abuse their powers. The Labour party has a plan to rectify it. The Labour Government
plans on setting up the Complaints Commission, in order to review complaints from citizens.
The Labour government will set up a Complaints Commission which will be led by the Complaints
Commissioner. The Complaints Commissioner and the Secretary of State for the Home
Department will make a “complaint form” which should be sent to the CC. It will provide space for
evidence to be given and in the event of it being a serious event, a court prosecution may happen.
Under a Labour Government, Labour would:
•Set up a Complaints Commission which will be led by the Complaints Commissioner
•Open sub-departments for the Metropolitan Police
•Give Law enforcement department more equipment to help them with their everyday needs.
•Create a central database to help the police keep up to date on criminals in the UK
•Create a code of ethics for the police to follow
•Hand over control of policing to the Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime
•Prevent excessive reforms which doesn't make the stability of the MET any better”
14. Transport
• Labour will re-open Transport for London,
and introduce a wide range of services to the
city.
• We hope to successfully introduce many
various schemes to get people moving
around the city.
• Transport for London should be given a depot
and a team on the outskirts of the city, which
should hopefully regenerate
15. The Transportation Problem
• We have found that people do not get to
see other areas of the city because of poor
transport.
• Labour plans to increase the
transportation systems of the city, making
other areas easily accessible and in the
long term regenerating the empty areas of
London.
16. Transport for London: Buses
• We aim to introduce easy to operate, low lag, simple buses
to the city, similar to the ones we have used before.
• The introduction of buses to London would move people
around the city so they can explore areas that they have
never seen before. This will regenerate deprived areas,
especially on the outskirts of the city.
• We vow to create over 20 new jobs for British citizens under
the role of bus drivers.
• Bus drivers will under go high quality training before being
qualified to drive on the roads of the city.
• We will plan bus routes with access to popular areas which
are both practical and enjoyable.
• We also hope to allow advertising on the sides of the iconic
buses which will bring money into the London economy.
• To ensure that our buses do not create lag, we will choose a
simple but practical design which is easy to drive. We will
also make sure that not too many buses are placed in the
city.
17. Transport for London : Taxis
• Taxis will create over 20 new jobs in the form of taxi
drivers.
• Taxis allow a more personal and private mode of
transport, and the iconic black cabs will be a tourist
attraction.
• Taxis are also an alternative mode of transport to
buses, and will allow people to get to their chosen
destination within a smaller amount of time.
• TfL will work with the London Development Agency
and the Department for Transport to create low lag,
easy to drive and functional black cabs.
18. Transport for London: Cycle
• The introduction of bicycles to London was
discussed under the Lib Dem government,
but was never developed or implemented.
• Labour will develop bicycle tools for cheap
prices that will allow faster transport
across the city.
• As these are tools we hope that no lag will
be created.
19. Transport for London : The London
Underground
• Recently the London Underground has became a topic
of discussion within the nation.
• We hope to introduce the old LU system which allows
people to teleport from station to station, and then
access the area round.
• The old system was virtually lag free, a tourist
attraction and an iconic part of the city.
• A Labour poll found that 40% of the nation are in
favour of the Underground being re-introduced, 50%
would be happy for it to be re-introduced if further
developed and 10% were undecided.
• The LU would be examined by the London
Development Agency before being introduced.
20.
21. Transport for London : Streets
• Under his term as Transport Secretary, MightyCato
drafted a plan to add street signs to London and get
people wandering about and exploring the city.
• Adding street names to London will make the city
more detailed and realistic, as long as provide a sense
of direction and location.
• It’d also point out where certain attractions are, so
people can explore the city and see some of the great
sites we have!
• Walking is currently the primary mode of transport in
London – Labour will help develop it and make walking
a more enjoyable activity.
22. Transport for London : Motor
vehicles
• Access to cars in London needs to be improved!
• We want a city where civilians are free to have their own vehicle, but at the
same time abide by the rules of the road.
• To do this, we want to introduce a driver’s licence game pass, which will
allow citizens to be able to drive legally whilst contributing to the economy.
• This licence would be sold at a price of 100 tickets, meaning even NBC
members would be able to drive. Low priced items tend to sell better as
there is a wider market.
• To ensure that our cars do not create too much lag, we will work the LDA to
create efficient, easily driveable vehicles which can be spawned easily.
• We also aim to reduce by lag by scripting the vehicle spawns so that you
may only spawn one vehicle per licensed driver per server.
• Our car spawning points would be dotted around civilian spawns.
• The current use of Rotorcycle should stay, but we should look into providing
lower prices and increasing access to them.
23. Air Travel
• Air travel in London has always been a possibility, but has never
been explored.
• We hope to bring the world of aviation to London in a similar way
that has occurred over in Scotland.
• Adding an airport to the actual London game wouldn’t be practical,
but Labour have an alternative:
• An airport building which could teleport you to an external [UK]
game, based around the world of airports. This could include
London City Airport and Heathrow Airport, which are iconic names.
• Airports would allow aviation businesses to come to the UK and set
up branches which would increase business presence in the nation,
and generate money for the economy through reasonable operating
costs and ticket sales.
• The possibility of airports would be reviewed by the GLA, TfL and
HM Government.
24. Culture, Media and Sport
• London will be the city of culture under a Labour GLA.
• The BBC would be given a Broadcasting House from where they
could host shows and report the news. Other media companies will
be able to buy shops from where they could operate.
• London should also home a smaller version of Buckingham Palace.
This will be a popular tourist attraction, and would provide more
interesting work for both the BAF and law enforcement agencies to
do. It’s also find a place to house the royal family during large
events.
• London needs more public events! These bring in more people to
the city, which brings tickets and more members. It also makes the
nation more fun. So far we’ve experienced Remembrance Sunday,
however we need a wider range of things to occur. This may include
the Trooping of the Colour, the Changing of the Guard and a London
Marrithon.
• This will promote British culture in London and the nation.
25. Tourism
• London receives thousands of visits weekly! This needs to
remain at a sustainable rate!
• There are over 7,000 visits to the city weekly, and over 173K+
so far!
• To make sure London is a popular and well known city, we
need to increase the amount of adverts we produce.
• We hope that tourism businesses can operate in the city,
providing tours and trips around London. This will make the
city more popular and promote British business.
• We hope that including more tourist attractions to the city will
increase the amount of visitors the city receives.
• In the future we will look into giving privileges to well behaved
citizens, which could include one day access to certain sights.
However, this is just a starting point.
26. Public Safety
• The safety of our citizens whilst at London is a huge concern to the Labour
Party.
• In a Labour London, there will be vehicles travelling on roads and the city
will be much livelier.
• We aim to keep the public safe by setting up a London Fore Brigade. A
similar service has been launched in Scotland and the Republic of Ireland.
This will create jobs and keep London safer as they may respond to a wide
range of incidents – road traffic collisions to exploded vehicles.
• The LFB – as it is abbreviated to – would also bring in money through the
form of uniforms.
• The LFB would also be given a station and vehicles to help them increase
response time and give them a place to spawn and work.
• The LFB may also act as a medical response, healing the wounded who
have been involved in incidents.
• This service would promote teamwork and good citizenship within the city
and wider British community.
27. Housing
• Housing was started in London but never really took
off due to the lack of support.
• A Labour GLA would ensure that smaller, low lag
houses are added to popular locations for reasonable
prices.
• Housing will bring more people to the city, as they will
visit more frequently if they own a part of it.
• Housing in the centre of London would be more
expensive than housing on the outskirts of the city,
due to the popular location. Housing outside the centre
would regenerate the area and expand the city.
28. Services in London – the British
Armed Forces
• We support the presence of the BAF in London, and want to
help this great service within the city.
• We will allow the BAF access to Buckingham Palace and the
MoD. However, we wish to bring in a military base on the
outskirts of the city, with training facilities for the forces.
• The BAF should be given a range of vehicles (developed by
the LDA) which will allow them to assist other services in
protecting the city and at the same developing their skills. This
may range from tanks to armoured jeeps, with the possibility
of boats on the Thames for the Royal Navy and versatile
aircraft for the RAF.
• The BAF does a very good job at London, and Labour would
like to keep it that way by supporting their operations within
the city.
29. Services in London - Intelligence
• MI5 and MI6 play an essential role in keeping
London safe. We would like to assist them in doing
so.
• Both services should be given a building from
which they can base themselves. This could be in
the form of a riverside HQ, like in the real city.
• This would allow the services to have a place to
plan operations and investigate their intelligence. It
would also give them a place to house their gear
and vehicles, which we will develop with the LDA.
30. Closing statement
As the mayor elections approach, you have a choice between a developed, flourishing
city brought to you by Labour GLA who know London like nobody else, or to continue
the city like it is now without any real development, brought to you by other parties.
As Mayor Candidate, I, MightyCato, personally PROMISE to the people of the UK that if I
am elected Mayor of London I will see to it that we attain the city we so desperately
need and deserve. Through my many months of work in the UK, I’ve got to know
London like no other candidate. Labour has brought together experienced members
from the past Greater London Authority and devised this manifesto with the people of
the nation in mind. Under our term in office, everything we do to the city shall be for
the greater good of the people. And we have a lot in mind.
So remember, it’s your vote - use it wisely. Vote for the party who knows London and
knows what a developing city needs. Vote for the party who can deliver the policies
they create. Vote for the party who can make a better city using the power of
democracy and politics. Vote Labour.
Thank you for reading. We hope we’ve managed to help you make the right decision.
31. This manifesto was brought to you through public opinion and the
combined effort of the Labour Party.
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