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Should breaking manifesto pledges be illegal?
Published 2 months ago
Description
A frustrated listener calls for consequences over broken Labour promises.
Anoosh Chakelian and Rachel Cunliffe answer listener questions about UK politics.
In the mailbag this week:
- Should parliament impose legislation to force governments to honour manifesto pledges?
- Is it time to reform council tax?
- The Scottish independence referendum settled the question for "a generation". But what counts as a generation?
- How would politics be different if the House of Commons was a different physical shape?
Send in your questions at newstatesman.com/youaskus
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