Labour sticks to its 1900 manifesto

Here is the manifesto for the Labour Party in 1900.
Labour Manifesto 1900 said:
Adequate Maintenance from National Funds for the Aged Poor

Public Provision of Better Houses for the People

Useful Work for the Unemployed

Adequate Maintenance for Children

No Compulsory Vaccination

Public Control of the liquor Traffic

Nationalisation of Land and Railways

Relief of Local Rates by Grants from the National Exchequer

Legislative Independence for all parts of the Empire

Abolition of the Standing Army, and the Establishment of a Citizen Force

The People to decide on Peace or War

Graduated Income-Tax

Shorter Parliaments

Adult Suffrage

Registration Reform

Payment of Members

The object of these measures is to enable the people ultimately to obtain the Socialisation of the Means of Production, Distribution, and Exchange, to be controlled by a Democratic State in the interests of the entire Community, and the Complete Emancipation of labour from the Domination of Capitalism and Landlordism, with the Establishment of Social and Economic Equality between the Sexes.

So how would they have turned out if they kept most, if not all, of the policies. I understand some were kept.

I have put in bold the policies that I think would drastically alter the face of Britain.

Not knowing a lot about the early Labour party, I assume the shorter parliaments refers to the annual parliaments that Hardie wanted.

Also what about the abolishment of the House of Lords that Hardie also wanted?
 
For 1900, alot of that is pretty radical, although not so much now.

What struck me was the "no compulsory vaccination" statement. It seems very at odds with the rest of the manifesto.
 
Well, shorter parliaments is probably the most likely one to take. Many countries have parliamentary terms lasting less than 5 years. I think NZ and Australia both have three year terms for the lower house, Canada has a four year term. So hardly that controversial
 
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