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The 50 Question Challenge

Fifty questions. Build answered all fifty. Now it’s their turn.

Every party wants your vote. Very few will tell you, in plain English and in writing, where they stand on the fifty things that actually decide whether your life gets better or worse over the next ten years.

So Build wrote the questions down and answered every single one — publicly, before being asked, with no hedging and no “that’s a great question.” All fifty answers are below. They are on the record and they can be held against us.

The same fifty questions now go to four organisations:

Build UK

this site

50/50

Answered in full — below

Reform UK

asked: Nigel Farage

0/50

No response yet

Restore Britain

asked: Rupert Lowe

0/50

No response yet

Labour

asked: Andy Burnham

0/50

No response yet

Conservatives

asked: Kemi Badenoch

0/50

No response yet

Their columns are empty. Let’s see who fills them in.

The rules — the same for everyone

  1. Answer all fifty. Yes or no first. Then explain. Partial answers count as partial answers and will be shown as such.
  2. Publish them on your own website within seven days of being asked, so nobody can claim they were misquoted.
  3. Send us the link through the Challenge page. We will publish it here in full, verbatim, unedited — including every answer that disagrees with ours, and especially those.
  4. Change your mind later? Tell us. We’ll update your row and date the change. Changing your mind in public is not a weakness. Pretending you never held the old position is.

We are not asking anyone to agree with us. On several of these, a serious party will answer “no” and have good reasons. That is a debate worth having. What is not worth having is another decade of parties that will not put a straight answer next to their name.

Silence is an answer too. If a column is still empty seven days after asking, that is what this page will say — and it will keep saying it until it changes.

Build’s own answers are the ones published on this site, costed in the fiscal model and set out year by year in the plan. If you think one of them is wrong, challenge it — that offer stands for the public and for the four parties above.

Transparency & Governance Q1–Q6

  1. 01 Should all government spending be published in real time on a public dashboard?

    Build UK Yes. Every penny, every contract, every vote — live on the Dashboard.

    Reform UK —Restore Britain —Labour —Conservatives —

  2. 02 Should MPs face a binding annual confidence vote from their constituents?

    Build UK Yes. If your constituents don't want you, you go. Every year.

    Reform UK —Restore Britain —Labour —Conservatives —

  3. 03 Should MPs' voting records be searchable in real time by the public?

    Build UK Yes. You work for us. We get to see what you're doing.

    Reform UK —Restore Britain —Labour —Conservatives —

  4. 04 Should all government contracts over £10,000 be published with full costings before signing?

    Build UK Yes. No more mates' rates behind closed doors.

    Reform UK —Restore Britain —Labour —Conservatives —

  5. 05 Should MPs be required to declare all financial interests before speaking in any debate?

    Build UK Yes. Every time. No exceptions. No "forgetting."

    Reform UK —Restore Britain —Labour —Conservatives —

  6. 06 Should political parties be required to publish their full donor lists in real time?

    Build UK Yes. If you're funding a party, the public has a right to know.

    Reform UK —Restore Britain —Labour —Conservatives —

Economy & Work Q7–Q12

  1. 07 Should the minimum wage rise to at least £15/hour within this parliament?

    Build UK Yes. Phased over three years — £13.50, £14.50, £15.00.

    Reform UK —Restore Britain —Labour —Conservatives —

  2. 08 Should zero-hours contracts be banned where they are used to avoid employment rights?

    Build UK Yes. If you work regular hours, you get a regular contract.

    Reform UK —Restore Britain —Labour —Conservatives —

  3. 09 Should income tax be halved for workers earning under £50,000?

    Build UK Yes. Tax cuts for working people, not corporations.

    Reform UK —Restore Britain —Labour —Conservatives —

  4. 10 Should companies paying below the real living wage be barred from government contracts?

    Build UK Yes. Taxpayer money should not subsidise poverty wages.

    Reform UK —Restore Britain —Labour —Conservatives —

  5. 11 Should gig economy workers receive full employment protections?

    Build UK Yes. If a company controls your hours, your route, and your uniform — you're an employee.

    Reform UK —Restore Britain —Labour —Conservatives —

  6. 12 Should executive pay be capped at a fixed ratio of the lowest-paid worker in the same company?

    Build UK Yes. If the CEO wants a raise, the cleaner gets one first.

    Reform UK —Restore Britain —Labour —Conservatives —

Housing Q13–Q18

  1. 13 Should there be a cap on private rental prices?

    Build UK Yes. No household should spend more than a third of income on rent.

    Reform UK —Restore Britain —Labour —Conservatives —

  2. 14 Should housing associations be subject to independent annual inspection with public results?

    Build UK Yes. They take public money and house vulnerable people. Accountability is non-negotiable.

    Reform UK —Restore Britain —Labour —Conservatives —

  3. 15 Should councils be required to prioritise brownfield land before approving any greenfield development?

    Build UK Yes. Build on what's already been used before you touch green space.

    Reform UK —Restore Britain —Labour —Conservatives —

  4. 16 Should landlords be required to meet minimum habitability standards enforced by annual inspection?

    Build UK Yes. No more damp, mould, and broken boilers hidden behind slow complaints processes.

    Reform UK —Restore Britain —Labour —Conservatives —

  5. 17 Should the Right to Buy be suspended until council housing stock is rebuilt to adequate levels?

    Build UK Yes. You can't sell off homes you haven't replaced.

    Reform UK —Restore Britain —Labour —Conservatives —

  6. 18 Should empty homes be subject to escalating council tax penalties after 12 months?

    Build UK Yes. Housing is for living in, not sitting on.

    Reform UK —Restore Britain —Labour —Conservatives —

Digital Rights & Privacy Q19–Q24

  1. 19 Should VPNs remain legal with no restrictions?

    Build UK Yes. A VPN is a security tool, not a crime.

    Reform UK —Restore Britain —Labour —Conservatives —

  2. 20 Should end-to-end encryption be protected by law?

    Build UK Yes. The government does not get a skeleton key to your messages.

    Reform UK —Restore Britain —Labour —Conservatives —

  3. 21 Should the Online Safety Act be reformed to remove mass surveillance provisions?

    Build UK Yes. Keep the child protection. Strip the infrastructure that treats every citizen as a suspect.

    Reform UK —Restore Britain —Labour —Conservatives —

  4. 22 Should age verification use ISP-level confirmation rather than biometric scanning or ID uploads?

    Build UK Yes. One checkbox at your ISP. No face scans. No data harvesting.

    Reform UK —Restore Britain —Labour —Conservatives —

  5. 23 Should government technology systems be built on publicly owned, auditable code?

    Build UK Yes. Public money, public code. No black-box contracts.

    Reform UK —Restore Britain —Labour —Conservatives —

  6. 24 Should children under 16 be restricted to basic phones without internet access?

    Build UK Yes. Calls and texts. No cameras, no social media, no data collection.

    Reform UK —Restore Britain —Labour —Conservatives —

Environment & Land Q25–Q30

  1. 25 Should ancient woodlands receive absolute legal protection from development?

    Build UK Yes. Oaken Wood is 400 years old. No quarry, no development, no exceptions.

    Reform UK —Restore Britain —Labour —Conservatives —

  2. 26 Should planning decisions on environmental sites require independent ecological assessment, not developer-funded reports?

    Build UK Yes. The fox should not be writing the report on the henhouse.

    Reform UK —Restore Britain —Labour —Conservatives —

  3. 27 Should councils be stripped of the ability to approve developments where members have declared interests in the applicant?

    Build UK Yes. If you've taken money from the developer, you don't get to vote on their application.

    Reform UK —Restore Britain —Labour —Conservatives —

  4. 28 Should large-scale greenfield developments require a local referendum before approval?

    Build UK Yes. The people who live there decide what gets built there.

    Reform UK —Restore Britain —Labour —Conservatives —

  5. 29 Should rewilding and food sovereignty be given equal planning weight to commercial development?

    Build UK Yes. A community farm is infrastructure. An ancient woodland is infrastructure.

    Reform UK —Restore Britain —Labour —Conservatives —

  6. 30 Should water companies be banned from paying dividends while discharging untreated sewage?

    Build UK Yes. Fix the pipes or lose the profits. Pick one.

    Reform UK —Restore Britain —Labour —Conservatives —

Health & Welfare Q31–Q36

  1. 31 Should PIP assessments be conducted by NHS clinicians rather than private contractors?

    Build UK Yes. Your disability is a medical question, not a cost-saving exercise.

    Reform UK —Restore Britain —Labour —Conservatives —

  2. 32 Should Carer's Allowance be raised to at least the minimum wage equivalent for hours worked?

    Build UK Yes. Carers save the NHS billions. Pay them properly.

    Reform UK —Restore Britain —Labour —Conservatives —

  3. 33 Should NHS dentistry be restored as a universal service?

    Build UK Yes. Your teeth are part of your body. The NHS should treat them.

    Reform UK —Restore Britain —Labour —Conservatives —

  4. 34 Should mental health services receive funding parity with physical health in the NHS?

    Build UK Yes. A six-month wait for a therapist is not a health service.

    Reform UK —Restore Britain —Labour —Conservatives —

  5. 35 Should prescription charges be abolished in England?

    Build UK Yes. Scotland and Wales already did it. England's turn.

    Reform UK —Restore Britain —Labour —Conservatives —

  6. 36 Should drug harm reduction clinics be established in every major city?

    Build UK Yes. Criminalisation kills people. Clinical support saves them.

    Reform UK —Restore Britain —Labour —Conservatives —

Energy & Utilities Q37–Q40

  1. 37 Should water, energy, and broadband be run as publicly owned utilities?

    Build UK Yes. Essential services should not extract profit from captive customers.

    Reform UK —Restore Britain —Labour —Conservatives —

  2. 38 Should every household have access to broadband at a capped affordable price?

    Build UK Yes. Internet access is infrastructure, not a luxury.

    Reform UK —Restore Britain —Labour —Conservatives —

  3. 39 Should energy companies be banned from disconnecting households during winter?

    Build UK Yes. Nobody should freeze because they can't afford a bill.

    Reform UK —Restore Britain —Labour —Conservatives —

  4. 40 Should all new-build homes be required to include solar panels and battery storage?

    Build UK Yes. Build it right the first time instead of retrofitting later.

    Reform UK —Restore Britain —Labour —Conservatives —

Transport Q41–Q42

  1. 41 Should public transport be brought under public ownership with fares capped?

    Build UK Yes. Getting to work shouldn't cost more than the work pays.

    Reform UK —Restore Britain —Labour —Conservatives —

  2. 42 Should rural communities be guaranteed a minimum level of public transport service?

    Build UK Yes. Living outside a city should not mean owning a car is mandatory.

    Reform UK —Restore Britain —Labour —Conservatives —

Education Q43–Q45

  1. 43 Should all legislation be written in plain English that a 16-year-old can understand?

    Build UK Yes. If you can't explain a law to the people it affects, it isn't finished yet.

    Reform UK —Restore Britain —Labour —Conservatives —

  2. 44 Should school meals be free and universally available?

    Build UK Yes. A hungry child cannot learn.

    Reform UK —Restore Britain —Labour —Conservatives —

  3. 45 Should political literacy and citizens' rights be part of the national curriculum?

    Build UK Yes. Every school leaver should know how to challenge a landlord, read a contract, and hold their MP to account.

    Reform UK —Restore Britain —Labour —Conservatives —

Immigration & Borders Q46–Q47

  1. 46 Should the UK have firm, enforced borders with a fair and fast asylum process?

    Build UK Yes. Control the border. Process claims in weeks, not years. Deport where the claim fails. No backlog, no cruelty, no excuses.

    Reform UK —Restore Britain —Labour —Conservatives —

  2. 47 Should immigration targets be set based on public consultation, not ministerial discretion?

    Build UK Yes. The number is a public decision, not a Whitehall guess.

    Reform UK —Restore Britain —Labour —Conservatives —

Defence & Sovereignty Q48–Q49

  1. 48 Should UK armed forces equipment be manufactured domestically wherever possible?

    Build UK Yes. Defence contracts should build British industry, not offshore profits.

    Reform UK —Restore Britain —Labour —Conservatives —

  2. 49 Should veterans receive guaranteed housing and mental health support on discharge?

    Build UK Yes. If you served your country, your country serves you back.

    Reform UK —Restore Britain —Labour —Conservatives —

The Accountability Question Q50

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

    Build UK Already done. You're reading them.

    Reform UK —Restore Britain —Labour —Conservatives —

Why this page exists

Build answered every question because voters deserve to know exactly where a party stands before an election, not after. Fifty questions, fifty answers, one page, no press office in between.

Four organisations have been asked the same fifty. If they answer, their answers go here in full — and if their answer is better than ours, we will say so and change ours. That is the whole point of publishing first.

If they don’t answer, this page stays exactly as it is: fifty answers in one column and four empty ones.

We read every submission. We respond to every substantive challenge. If you break the model, we'll fix it and credit you.

Build is a fictional / prototype political programme unless and until it is formally registered and standing candidates. The questions and Build’s answers are real positions taken from the published plan; the parties named above are real, and nothing on this page should be read as their view, their words, or a response from them. Any column marked “no response” means exactly that — no response has been received, not that a response was refused.