Election 2015: What’s at stake?
The General Election in May 2015 looks set to be one of the most unpredictable elections in decades. Against a backdrop of falling living standards and increased privatisation, Class will use its role as a forum for left debate and discussion to promote alternative policies that will reduce inequality and improve public services.
Through election guides, events, blogs, policy briefings and infographics, Class will be an important resource for activists in the run up to the election.
Class is holding a series of events across the country on what’s at stake in the upcoming General Election for work, pay and trade unions, for housing, the economy, the NHS, for the welfare state and taxation. To find out more about our upcoming regional events and to register for free, click on the events links below. You can also download flyers for the events via these links.
Election 2015: What's at stake for Work, Pay and Unions?
Download our full briefing and our policy priorities factsheet now.
Election 2015: What's at stake for Housing?
Download our full briefing and our policy priorities factsheet now.
Election 2015: What's at stake for the Economy?
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Election 2015: What's at stake for the NHS?
Download our full briefing and our policy priorities factsheet now.
Election 2015: What's at stake for social security?
Download our full briefing and our policy priorities factsheet now.
Election 2015: What's at stake for tax?
Download our full briefing and our policy priorities factsheet now.
Publications
- Briefing: The Tax Lock
- The First 100 Days
- Where do the parties stand on the NHS?
- Briefing: Manifesto summary - the smaller parties
- Election 2015: What’s at stake for fairer tax?
- Election 2015: What’s at stake for social security?
- Election 2015: What’s at stake for the NHS?
- Election 2015: What’s at stake for the economy?
- Election 2015: What’s at stake for housing?
- Election 2015: What’s at stake for work, pay and unions?
Blogs
- Five ways to deal with a full blown Conservative Government
- First 100 Days - Reforming politics and representation
- First 100 Days - Transforming Education
- First 100 Days - Tackling Inequality
- First 100 Days - Defining a Green Agenda for Government
- First 100 Days - Investing in a Future for Young People
- First 100 Days - Implementing a Race Equalities Agenda
- First 100 Days - Ensuring Gender Equality
- First 100 days - Protecting Public Services
- First 100 Days - Restoring Power to Working People
- First 100 Days - Eradicating Poverty
- First 100 Days - Restoring Access to Juctice
- First 100 Days - A plan for the economy
- Despite IFS criticism, the Tories will have the last laugh
- Why you should vote - 5 graphs
- Labour and Conservatives: the manifestos
- At the core of Tory policy is a desire to shift publicly-owned housing into private hands
- Personal Tax Allowance: How an Increase Widens Inequality
- Labour will abolish the non-dom rule
- The worst thing about the Budget? The tax cuts
- Housing will be one of the biggest issues facing the country at the General Election
- The Impact of Private Providers and Competition on our NHS
- Why did Michael Sheen make his speech? It’s because the stakes are so high for our NHS
- This election will decide whether the NHS will survive or perish
- Reversing the rising poverty tide requires fundamental change
- Look after employment and the budget deficit will take care of itself
- Collective bargaining can begin to rebalance our economy
Events
- Keynote speech: Lisa Nandy MP on patriotism and the Left
- Election 2015: Manchester - What’s at stake for the NHS?
- Election 2015: Newcastle - What’s at stake for housing?
- Election 2015: Glasgow - What’s at stake for work, pay and trade unions?
- Post-Election Public Debate
- Election 2015: Bristol - What’s at stake for fairer tax?
- Election 2015: Birmingham - What’s at stake for the economy?
Press releases
- Leading progressives put forward far-reaching policies for the first 100 days of government
- Centre for Labour and Social Studies (Class) responds to new figures on food bank use
- Centre for Labour and Social Studies (Class) responds to Labour’s Youth Manifesto
- Conservative plans to extend Right-to-Buy to housing associations will intensify housing crisis
- Centre for Labour and Social Studies (Class) responds to Cameron’s announcement on apprenticeships
- Centre for Labour and Social Studies (Class) responds to Labour’s non-dom announcement
- Class responds to the launch of Labour’s new Work Manifesto
- Class responds to Ed Miliband’s speech launching Labour’s business manifesto
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