Centre Think Tank

Working together to rebuild the centre ground. We support better public services and a strong economy. Director is @TorrinWilkins

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We spoke to practitioners, politicians, and those who have seen the system firsthand.

Australian assisted dying laws are safe, compassionate, and in every state we saw increased palliative care funding.

Read the full paper commissioned by @dignityindying here:

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We should give terminally ill people the choice to end their lives when they choose.

We support legalising assisted dying with a set of clear safeguards, including sign-off from two independent doctors and a mental competency check. @dignityindying

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💷 We can ensure oil and gas companies pay their fair share when prices spike rather than passing costs on to you.

⚡ We propose a permanent windfall tax triggered automatically at a pre-set price.

🚫 Fossil fuel investment allowances should be suspended while the levy applies.

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You deserve cheaper rail journeys. We can deliver this by:
🇯🇵 Renting land around stations following Japan’s railway model
🚄 Reinvesting that income into faster services and new lines
🏗️ Introducing faster planning rules for station zones

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We can make your streets safer by:
💊 Legalising softer drugs to remove the criminal market that supplies them
🏥 Decriminalising harder drugs and referring users to treatment rather than prison
💷 Reinvesting tax revenue from drug sales into the NHS

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We can reverse the decline of the UK's natural habitats by:

🌿 Creating a national rewilding strategy open to landowners, farmers and communities
💷 Giving rewilded areas official status, funding and expert support
🌊 Restoring ecosystems that capture carbon and reduce flooding

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🗳️ You should have an equal say in elections with a system where seats in Parliament reflect the votes cast.

🗳️ Yet, in our current system, millions of votes are wasted.

🙋 Instead, we want everyone to have a real say, where every vote counts equally. @MakeVotesMatter

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The UK should be a force for free trade, helping to bring down your bills by:
🌍 Signing new free trade deals in Asia and Africa
📦 Growing the Trans-Pacific trade bloc, which we are members of
🚚 Participating in the EU single market

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You deserve a real say over your rent. We are calling on the government to:

🏠 Create a negotiation framework for renters and landlords
🏷️ Give tenants power over rents and conditions
🔑 Make negotiations mandatory and enforceable

✏️ Sign our petition: https://t.co/CMZciIM50s

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We can reduce your property tax bill:
🏠 Replacing council tax with a @FairerShare single rate proportional property tax
🏡 Charging higher rates on second homes, empty homes and undeveloped land
💰 Shifting the burden from renters to property owners

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Water companies should work for you, not for profit:

💧 Banning bonuses when customers are let down
⚖️ Making named executives personally responsible for environmental failures
🚫 Giving regulators the power to fine, suspend or ban individual directors

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🗳️ In our latest interview, we looked at unpaid carers and the social care workforce.

🎙️ We spoke to Baroness Pitkeathley OBE, Deputy Speaker of the House of Lords.

👩‍⚕️ They discussed the social care review and free care.

Listen to the episode here: https://t.co/ARnEzRVRij

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You should not have to sell your home to pay for care in old age.

We can fix social care by:
🏥 Funding it through income tax
💰 Creating a new ringfenced fund
🏡 Removing the need to sell your home

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🚶 You should be able to walk your streets without plastic waste lining every path. We want to fix this by:

♻️ Phasing out hard-to-recycle materials, such as non-recyclable multi-layer plastics
🥤Rewarding people for recycling plastic bottles with a plastic bottle return scheme

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🧑‍💼 You should have more choice in what you buy and lower prices at the till.

💰 Britain should sign its own trade deals with fast-growing economies in Africa, Asia and the Pacific.

🌍 At the same time, we should rejoin the single market to boost trade with the European Union.

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👷 You deserve a real say over your pay, hours and conditions at work.

💼 Every workplace with over 250 employees should negotiate directly with workers.

🤝 We believe in giving you a stronger voice at work and the ability to improve conditions.

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🧑‍⚕️ You deserve care that is there for you when you need it most.

💼 Care workers should receive better pay, clearer career paths and conditions that keep them in the job.

🎙️ Baroness Pitkeathley joined us to set out what a better care system looks like.

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We can bring down water bills by:
💧 Ensuring profits are reinvested back into treating sewage and reducing bills
🚿 Banning bosses’ bonuses when customers are let down
💧 Fining companies automatically for sewage dumping

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Our Director @TorrinWilkins spoke to @CityLondonNews about the housing crisis.

He spoke about how homes have become unaffordable, and how London is falling behind compared to other cities.

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You can read the full report and our recommendations here: https://t.co/iaIyTTmiWw

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The @Plaid_Cymru Transport spokesperson, @PeredurPlaidAS, welcomed our paper on upgrades to Welsh transport.

He recognised the need for increased investment in transport and why we need fairer funding for Wales.

It is time Wales received fair funding from Westminster.