Jason Ford

Election special: which party is voting for engineering?

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It won’t have escaped your attention that a General Election is taking place on May 7, with many of you taking part in the process for the first time.

The Student Engineer can’t predict what Parliament will look like after the election but we can let you know what the major parties are planning in relation to STEM and higher education, plus their vision for research in the UK.

CaSE, the Campaign for Science and Engineering, wrote to the leader of every political party to set out their manifesto commitments that are relevant to the science and engineering sector. Here’s a quick look at what the main parties are proposing. 

 

CONSERVATIVES

Read the full response from the Leader of the Conservative Party, David Cameron at CaSE

 

LABOUR

Read the full respose from the Leader of the Labour Party, Ed Miliband at CaSE

 

LIBERAL DEMOCRATS

Read the full response from the Leader of the Liberal Democrats, Nick Clegg at CaSE

 

GREEN PARTY

Read the full response from the Leader of the Green Party, Natalie Bennett at CaSE

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