The Peace Party candidates in Guildford: “live ALL Human Values by thinking, writing, discussing, working and praying for a Peaceful World and the Common Good”

The Party’s top ten Issues are to

1. Establish a full range of measures to keep the country safe, secure and protected WITHOUT weapons or the military. Establish non-violent means of conflict prevention as well as conflict resolution, perhaps under the direction of a Ministry for Peace.

2. Ensure that everyone can have free, quality education which stresses especially the human values of Caring and Care, Love, Compassion, Kindness, Fairness, Responsibility, Trust and Justice which would lead to equality of opportunity for all, children and adults alike

3. Disengage immediately from any military involvement in other countries and work through the United Nations to bring peace to those countries (this should be one of the ways to help to end threats of terrorism and resolve the refugee and asylum-seeker problem)

4. Discourage, and then eliminate, the manufacture of, and trade in, armaments while encouraging the making of goods for civilian purposes such as those dealing with the effects of climate change – such as ways to generate alternative forms of energy

5. Replace the army, navy and air force with a well-equipped, civilian, humanitarian organisation, ready to assist the fire, ambulance, coastguard, mountain rescue and police services when required; such an organisation could be used to assist in dealing with emergencies anywhere in the world

6. Recognise that no country is an “island” and so work (behind the scenes if necessary) with the other 27 countries of the European Union to lead the way in reforming the E.U. to help it keep the UK and the whole of Europe at peace for ever

7. Properly fund the National Health Service direct from government, without the use of profit-making companies, so that it can deliver the best quality care for all. Integrate the Care Service into the NHS

8. Institute a Basic Income for all to help eliminate the growing disparity in income between rich and poor – for example, 1 in 4 children are now officially in poverty

9. A housing programme should be in existence to ensure that everyone has a home of their own to rent or buy at prices they can afford

10. Acknowledge the reality of global warming and climate change and ensure adequate funds are available to deal with the consequences, for example, by raising sea defences to manage rising sea levels and potential coastal flooding and by helping water supply companies to cope with more frequent droughts and periods of heavier rainfall