The African National Congress (ANC) has outlined its key policy priorities in this 2019 election manifesto. The policy, Quality Health for All (pages 41-43) seeks to implement a National Health Insurance to provide quality health care free at the point of use; fill critical vacant posts in public health facilities; absorb community health care workers […]

The African National Congress (ANC) has outlined its key policy priorities in this 2019 election manifesto. The policy, Safe Communities Safe Lives (pages 50-52) focuses on strengthening policing to rid communities or all forms of crime, drugs, gangsterim and violence against women. The policy aims to do this by ensuring police are better trained to […]

The African National Congress (ANC) has outlined its key policy priorities in this 2019 election manifesto. The policy, Capable, Honest Government (pages 54-59) provides a focus on putting an end to state capture, restoring the integrity of the public institutions and tackling corruption, while ensuring that government has the capacity, resources and people to serve […]

The African National Congress (ANC) has outlined its key policy priorities in its 2019 election manifesto. The policy, A Nation United in Diversity (pages 60-65) provides a commitment to working to unite all South Africans to overcome the divisions of the past and build a country in which all belong and feel at home. It […]

The Heath and Social Care Policy of the Social Democrats (Ireland) seeks to create a national public health service that is available to everyone. Their roadmap aims to move from a crisis-driven approach to one that focuses instead on community care, prevention and equal access for all. This will mean free health services in communities, […]

The Social Democrats (Ireland) support the principle of prioritising the use of public land to build affordable and social housing. Where the private sector market cannot be relied upon to deliver housing, the State should step in and use publicly owned land to build affordable purchase, rent and social homes.

The Honest Politics policy of the Social Democrats (Ireland) aims to restore trust in politics and public life and ensure accountability is a meaningful component of all systems of governance and oversight. It reinforces the lack of prevention, detection and prosecution of corruption and white-collar crime, and seeks to establish an independent Anti-Corruption Agency to […]

The public transport policy of the Social Democrats (Ireland) sets out 10 top priorities on public transport which include: prioritising public transport within the government National Development Plan; building more rail capacity; reducing public transport fares; investing in safe cycling; increasing funding for public transport systems in rural areas; opposing privatisation of bus routes; provision […]

The Social Democratic (Ireland) believes insufficient is being done to support parents in terms of childcare, parental leave, supports for new parents, and basic public services for children. The New Deal policy puts parents and children at the heart of government policies and proposes the following measures: right to flexible work options; helping with costs […]

The Social Democrat (Ireland) policy on mental health aims to create a mental health care system which is proactive and community-based and improves the current system of acute and in-patient care. Mental health should be promoted as a high priority within the health system.