Aontú
Stormont should be reformed so no one party has the ability to pull it down
The House of Lords should be reformed or abolished
The right to vote should be extended to 16 and 17 year olds
Increased efforts should be made to improve the opportunities & spaces for integrated education
There should be no new fossil fuel infrastructure, such as the Whitehead Oil Terminal
Lough Neagh should be brought into community ownership
There should be a proper Windfall Tax on oil & gas giants
Subsidies should be divested from air travel and invested into the train network, making it a greener and more affordable alternative to flying
The next Government must scrap the Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill, to ensure no asylum seekers are sent to Rwanda
Corporation tax should be increased, not decreased
The creeping privatisation of our public services must stop
The Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 and its prohibition on troubles related inquests & other proceedings must be repealed, so that there can be justice for victims and relatives
The Personal Independence Payment (PIP) & Universal Credit benefit schemes and associated assessments should be repealed and replaced with a better alternatives
Drug use should be decriminalised, with a healthcare approach replacing a criminal justice one & the issue should be devolved to give local politicians more power to tackle associated issues
The two-child benefit cap must be scrapped
The next Government should work to ensure workers rights including banning zero hours contracts & ending the practice of "Fire & Re-Hire"
All forms of conversion therapy should be banned
There should be an overhaul of Trans healthcare to make improvements including bringing down waiting times for surgery & counselling, and ensuring access to puberty blockers
Arms sales to Israel should be halted & there should be an immediate ceasefire in Palestine
The state of Palestine should be officially recognised
Comments
- Bans on conversion therapy may prevent psychologists and psychiatrists from carrying out basic scientific analysis on children who have gender dysphoria. This would prevent doctors from being able to ensure that there was no other comorbidity that was leading to the feeling of gender dysphoria. The law should not stop doctors delivering best medical practice. According to best medical practice and science, puberty blockers are extremely dangerous to the health of any child. Gender affirmation also poses danger to the health of a child.