Maternity leave should be 12 months full pay from +/- 3 weeks of your due date. Babies born more than 3 weeks early should have the time added.
You should be able to choose which parent takes the leave after the initial 6 weeks.
Zero hours contracts should be illegal and all contracts must add up to the living wage pro-rata.
Politics and critical thinking should be taught in schools from age 7+
We should have an additional service: NHS, Fire, Police, Social Services and Mental Health Rescue. MHR would be both an emergency service and a liaison between social and health services.
All social care beyond the age of 70 should be free of charge whether it happens at home or in a care home.
Assisted dying should be legalised.
Residential homes should all have a pre-school attached to them and time with the elderly residents should be part of the curriculum for kids up to 5 years old.
Year 9 standardised testing should be abandoned and instead an entire school year should be dedicated to life skills like cooking, cleaning, money management, basic DIY and parenting. The second half of the year should be spent in work earning a wage which is then paid out to the earner to offset uni fees. If the child chooses not to attend uni, the money is offset against tax for the rest of their lives.
On that basis, university should be free but harder to attend.
All forms of regular commuting public transport should be free. You’d submit your proof of address and proof of employment and receive a free ticket for that journey. This would allow rural kids to get decent wages.