2024-05-06T15:39:20-04:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150007829/riba-responds-positively-to-corbyn-s-new-manifesto-for-labour Nicholas Korody 2017-05-16T15:43:00-04:00 >2018-01-30T06:16:04-05:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/gg/gg8tuirxd2osv2jv.png?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>In mid-April, the Prime Minister Theresa May reversed her earlier stated decision and called for a snap election&mdash;a move that surprised many. While some called the move opportunistic, others supported the early election, including Jeremy Corbyn, leader of Labour, the opposition party. The Labour Party currently trails behind the Conservative Party, led by May, in national polls. Today, Corbyn released a manifesto, intended to make clear his party&rsquo;s positions and to drum up support for the embattled party.</p><p>The manifesto, dubbed &ldquo;<a href="http://www.labour.org.uk/index.php/manifesto2017" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">For the Many, Not the Few</a>&rdquo;, takes strong positions. Around &pound;50B sourced primarily from taxes on corporations and the country&rsquo;s wealthiest citizens would be used to fund major new public programs, from housing to education to healthcare to transit. The manifesto rules out rises in VAT, national insurance, and income tax for all but the top 5% of earners.</p><p>For some, the manifesto is seen as stridently leftist. By all accounts, it represents a stark difference to th...</p>