The Independent - London, July 5th, 1996
Getting 250,000 under-25s off benefits and into jobs, treating an extra 100,000 patients by a pounds 100m cut in NHS bureaucracy and introducing "fast-track" punishment for young offenders are three of Labour's firm "promises" on social policy.
On social security Labour is far less specific, aiming to spend less through welfare-to-work and fraud-busting policies, and promising to retain Serps, the State Earnings Related Pension Scheme. Labour will, however, create a new framework for funded second-tier pensions as an alternative. Without any detailed commitment, the document states that "the ...
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