Micro-Manifesto
(in development)
This micro-manifesto sets out the fixed core principles and positions that form the basis for cooperation within RepealUK, and how those principles apply to current areas of public concern. It identifies areas of necessary agreement for coordinated action, while allowing participating independents and organisations to retain their own policy platforms, structures, and wider ideological positions.
Participation in the alliance is conditional upon agreement with these core principles and positions. Beyond this defined scope, RepealUK does not require uniformity of policy, interpretation, or emphasis.
Manifesto – Core Positions (Draft).
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RepealUK – Provisional Manifesto (Core Positions)
(Draft for alignment and discussion)
This manifesto sets out how RepealUK’s core principles apply to current areas of public concern. It is intended to guide cooperation and alignment, not to impose ideological uniformity or detailed policy prescriptions on member parties or independents.
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1. Democratic Consent and National Sovereignty
Public policy must be set by elected representatives accountable to the British people.
We oppose the continued displacement of democratic decision-making by:
• entrenched bureaucratic systems
• external or supranational institutions
• treaty-driven policy lock-in without democratic renewal
• unaccountable corporate or private governance networks
Where governance frameworks persist regardless of electoral outcomes, democratic consent is weakened. RepealUK supports restoring effective parliamentary authority over policy.
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2. Civil Liberties and the Limits of State Power
Civil liberties are foundational to British constitutional tradition.
We oppose the normalisation of:
• permanent emergency powers
• behavioural governance and coercive “nudge” systems
• surveillance-led administration
• restrictions on lawful movement, expression, or association imposed without clear democratic mandate
Any restriction on liberty must be lawful, proportionate, time-limited, and subject to democratic review.
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3. Bureaucratic Inertia and Administrative Overreach
Where policy is shaped primarily by permanent administrative systems, reform becomes ineffective.
RepealUK challenges:
• governance by framework rather than by consent
• administrative expansion that substitutes process for judgement
• policy continuity that persists regardless of public opposition
We support a return to human judgement, ministerial responsibility, and parliamentary accountability in public administration.
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4. National Borders, Citizenship, and the Rule of Law
A functioning state requires:
• controlled borders
• lawful migration
• accountable enforcement
• equal application of the law
Border policy must be administered in a way that is lawful, transparent, and democratically accountable, rather than fragmented across agencies, courts, or external commitments beyond parliamentary control.
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5. Family, Education, and Professional Judgement
Policy affecting children, families, and education must respect:
• parental responsibility
• professional discretion
• proportional safeguarding
• the limits of administrative oversight
We are cautious of systems that replace human judgement with permanent monitoring, data-driven welfare frameworks, or centralised control over family life and education.
Safeguarding must protect the vulnerable without normalising state intrusion into everyday life.
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6. Health, Consent, and Medical Ethics
Medical policy must prioritise:
• informed consent
• bodily autonomy
• professional ethics
• protection from coercion
We oppose the use of administrative pressure, conditional access, or system-driven compliance in matters of health and medical decision-making.
Complex ethical issues — including end-of-life legislation — must be approached with restraint, robust safeguards, and respect for conscience and disagreement.
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7. Planning, Mobility, and Local Autonomy
Decisions affecting daily life — including planning, transport, and movement — must be made with:
• local democratic consent
• transparency
• proportionality
We oppose governance models that regulate everyday behaviour through automated enforcement, central frameworks, or long-term restrictions imposed without direct public approval.
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8. Culture, Heritage, and Continuity
Britain’s cultural inheritance is lived, not abstract.
We value:
• local traditions
• regional crafts and skills
• food, land, and place-based knowledge
• continuity passed through practice rather than policy
Cultural life should be supported organically, not standardised or administratively managed.
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9. Tax
The taxation system need deep review and reconsideration. Targeting corporate entities more severely in order to balance public finances. Recent exudus by wealthy elites need to understood and rectified if we are to keep high values investors and valued employer of many.
10. Alliance Principle
RepealUK exists to coordinate action, not to absorb members.
This manifesto outlines areas of common ground, not total agreement. Member parties and independents retain:
• organisational independence
• ideological distinction beyond shared core principles
• freedom of conscience on secondary issues
Unity is built around cooperation where alignment exists, not enforced conformity.
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Status of this document
This is a working manifesto, intended to:
• guide discussion
• identify shared ground
• support cooperation
It may evolve as the alliance develops and as democratic consent is renewed.
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