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Answer the 50 Questions

The fifty questions Build answered in public, before being asked. This is where a party answers them in its own words.

This form is for the parties the challenge was put to. Answers are published verbatim and unedited — including every answer that disagrees with Build's, and especially those — but only once they have been verified as coming from the party. Nothing you submit here appears anywhere yet.

Build's own answer to each of these is published on the challenge page, deliberately not repeated here: you are answering the question, not ours. Yes or no first, then the reasoning. Answering some and not others is fine — the rules say a partial answer is shown as a partial answer, and an unanswered question is recorded as unanswered rather than as a no.

Transparency & Governance

  1. Should all government spending be published in real time on a public dashboard?

  2. Should MPs face a binding annual confidence vote from their constituents?

  3. Should MPs' voting records be searchable in real time by the public?

  4. Should all government contracts over £10,000 be published with full costings before signing?

  5. Should MPs be required to declare all financial interests before speaking in any debate?

  6. Should political parties be required to publish their full donor lists in real time?

Economy & Work

  1. Should the minimum wage rise to at least £15/hour within this parliament?

  2. Should zero-hours contracts be banned where they are used to avoid employment rights?

  3. Should income tax be halved for workers earning under £50,000?

  4. Should companies paying below the real living wage be barred from government contracts?

  5. Should gig economy workers receive full employment protections?

  6. Should executive pay be capped at a fixed ratio of the lowest-paid worker in the same company?

Housing

  1. Should there be a cap on private rental prices?

  2. Should housing associations be subject to independent annual inspection with public results?

  3. Should councils be required to prioritise brownfield land before approving any greenfield development?

  4. Should landlords be required to meet minimum habitability standards enforced by annual inspection?

  5. Should the Right to Buy be suspended until council housing stock is rebuilt to adequate levels?

  6. Should empty homes be subject to escalating council tax penalties after 12 months?

Digital Rights & Privacy

  1. Should VPNs remain legal with no restrictions?

  2. Should end-to-end encryption be protected by law?

  3. Should the Online Safety Act be reformed to remove mass surveillance provisions?

  4. Should age verification use ISP-level confirmation rather than biometric scanning or ID uploads?

  5. Should government technology systems be built on publicly owned, auditable code?

  6. Should children under 16 be restricted to basic phones without internet access?

Environment & Land

  1. Should ancient woodlands receive absolute legal protection from development?

  2. Should planning decisions on environmental sites require independent ecological assessment, not developer-funded reports?

  3. Should councils be stripped of the ability to approve developments where members have declared interests in the applicant?

  4. Should large-scale greenfield developments require a local referendum before approval?

  5. Should rewilding and food sovereignty be given equal planning weight to commercial development?

  6. Should water companies be banned from paying dividends while discharging untreated sewage?

Health & Welfare

  1. Should PIP assessments be conducted by NHS clinicians rather than private contractors?

  2. Should Carer's Allowance be raised to at least the minimum wage equivalent for hours worked?

  3. Should NHS dentistry be restored as a universal service?

  4. Should mental health services receive funding parity with physical health in the NHS?

  5. Should prescription charges be abolished in England?

  6. Should drug harm reduction clinics be established in every major city?

Energy & Utilities

  1. Should water, energy, and broadband be run as publicly owned utilities?

  2. Should every household have access to broadband at a capped affordable price?

  3. Should energy companies be banned from disconnecting households during winter?

  4. Should all new-build homes be required to include solar panels and battery storage?

Transport

  1. Should public transport be brought under public ownership with fares capped?

  2. Should rural communities be guaranteed a minimum level of public transport service?

Education

  1. Should all legislation be written in plain English that a 16-year-old can understand?

  2. Should school meals be free and universally available?

  3. Should political literacy and citizens' rights be part of the national curriculum?

Immigration & Borders

  1. Should the UK have firm, enforced borders with a fair and fast asylum process?

  2. Should immigration targets be set based on public consultation, not ministerial discretion?

Defence & Sovereignty

  1. Should UK armed forces equipment be manufactured domestically wherever possible?

  2. Should veterans receive guaranteed housing and mental health support on discharge?

The Accountability Question

  1. Will you publish your answers to all 50 questions on your own website within 7 days?

Declaration

These answers are published as written, under the party's name, with the date. A question left blank is published as unanswered — never as a no. If the party changes its position later, tell us: the row is updated and the change is dated, because changing your mind in public is not a weakness.

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