Every UK Political Party vs BUILD UK
A Comprehensive Policy Comparison — August 2026
How to Read This Document
For each party: WHO they are, WHAT they stand for (summary), HOW MUCH it costs (where costed), then a BUILD UK COMPARISON showing where the two platforms align, diverge, or where BUILD UK goes further.
BUILD UK’s platform is the National Restoration Strategy Act (NRSA) — a costed, phased, ten-year programme published at builduk.club. Its core pillars are: Utilico (renationalised utilities at cost), Transitco (unified public transport), FlameOS GOV (sovereign government tech stack), the National Spending Dashboard (total fiscal transparency), and an Annual Confidence Vote every November 5th.
TIER 1 — THE MAJOR PARTIES
1. CONSERVATIVE PARTY
Leader: Kemi Badenoch (from November 2024)
MPs: ~121 (after 2024 wipeout)
Position: Centre-right to right
Policy Summary (2024 manifesto + 2025-26 opposition platform):
- Economy/Tax: Abolish NI for self-employed; 2p NI cut for employees; maintain corporation tax at 25%. Now in opposition: calling for spending cuts to fund “responsible tax cuts.”
- Immigration: Leave the ECHR; “BORDERS” deportation plan; end Boroughs of Sanctuary; Deportation Bill (2025). Net migration reduction target unspecified.
- Housing: 1.6 million new homes target; ban no-fault evictions (promised repeatedly, never delivered in 14 years).
- Energy: Ease green policies; no new environmental levies; pro-nuclear (Sizewell C, small modular reactors). Scrapped net zero deadlines for ICE vehicle ban.
- Public Services: 92,000 more nurses, 28,000 more doctors by end of parliament. National service scheme for 18-year-olds.
- Justice: Hotspot policing; 8,000 more police; evict antisocial social tenants.
- Constitution: Welfare Reform Bill, Get Britain Working Bill, Constitution Restoration Bill (2026 Alternative King’s Speech).
- Defence: 2.5% GDP target.
Cost: 2024 manifesto claimed £17.2bn in tax cuts funded by anti-avoidance and welfare savings. IFS said plans left a £3.4bn gap. Opposition-era plans uncosted.
BUILD UK Comparison:
| Area | Conservative | BUILD UK | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tax | NI cuts, maintain rates | VAT 20%→10%, Income Tax 20%→15% over 3 years, funded by efficiency + Utilico savings | BUILD UK goes further and is more explicit about funding mechanism |
| Immigration | Leave ECHR, mass deportation rhetoric | Foreign aid cut to 0.15% GNI, border policy described as “humane and credible” | Different approaches: Tories focus on ECHR exit; BUILD UK focuses on aid reallocation |
| NHS | More staff pledges | Flame NHS — single lifetime record, unified digital architecture, MH crisis teams | BUILD UK is structurally transformative vs incremental staffing pledges |
| Housing | 1.6m homes target | Mandatory inspections, rent transparency, land banking ban, garden requirements, 6-storey max | BUILD UK focuses on quality and tenant rights; Tories focus on volume |
| Energy/Environment | Pro-nuclear, ease green targets | 20GW nuclear fleet, Utilico at-cost energy, air-gapped infrastructure, “Save Power Save Lives” (universal home solar+battery for every household, 4x regional battery mega-banks), environmental policy covering decarbonisation, biodiversity, water reform, planning reform | BUILD UK is dramatically more ambitious — combines nuclear baseload with universal distributed renewables plus full public ownership. Most comprehensive energy/environment programme of any UK party |
| Transparency | None | National Spending Dashboard (statutory), mass declassification, FOI default reversed | No Conservative equivalent whatsoever |
| Democracy | Standard parliamentary | Annual Confidence Vote, reformed 1922 Committee (incapacity only) | BUILD UK is radically more democratic |
| Digital | No policy | FlameOS GOV, Digital Rights Act, ban facial recognition, right to disconnect | No Conservative equivalent |
| Carers | Minor reforms | £125/pw (£500/pcm), yearly benefit increases, earnings cliff abolished | BUILD UK dramatically further |
2. LABOUR PARTY
Leader: Keir Starmer (in leadership crisis as of May 2026; 95+ MPs called for resignation)
MPs: ~403 (2024 landslide, losing support rapidly)
Position: Centre-left (under Starmer: centrist)
Policy Summary (2024 manifesto + government record 2024-26):
- Economy: National Wealth Fund; Green Prosperity Plan; 650,000 green jobs by 2030. Growth as prerequisite. No wealth tax. £28bn green investment pledge ditched before election.
- Energy: Great British Energy (public energy company); North Sea oil/gas drilling ban; renewables focus. Warm Homes Plan (grants + loans for insulation/solar).
- Housing: Planning reform; new towns; build more homes. Multi-year council funding settlements.
- Public Services: NHS workforce plan; free breakfast clubs; social care reform (cross-party talks). Jobs Guarantee for 18-21 year olds.
- Immigration: Reform ECHR interpretation (not leave); speed up decisions; increase removals. Oppose Rwanda plan.
- Workers: New Deal for Working People; ban zero-hours contracts; strengthen unions. Employment Rights Bill.
- Education: 6,500 new teachers; VAT on private school fees; free breakfast clubs.
- Justice: Halve knife crime; 13,000 more neighbourhood police; victims’ code in law.
Cost: Manifesto claimed £8.5bn in new spending funded by closing non-dom tax loopholes, VAT on private schools, and windfall taxes. IFS found some measures “not fully funded.” Government has faced fiscal constraints and raised taxes (Autumn Budget 2024).
Reality check: Labour lost ~1,500 councillors and 38 councils in 2026 locals. Welsh Labour lost government to Plaid Cymru. Leadership crisis ongoing. Crime and Policing Bill criticised for restricting protest.
BUILD UK Comparison:
| Area | Labour | BUILD UK | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Energy | Great British Energy (investment vehicle) | Utilico (full public ownership at cost, no profit extraction) | BUILD UK is structurally transformative; GBE is a funding mechanism, not ownership |
| Tax | Closed loopholes; raised employer NI | VAT to 10%, IT to 15%, funded by structural savings | BUILD UK cuts more, funds differently |
| Housing | Planning reform, more building | Quality mandates, tenant rights, inspection regime, land banking ban | Both want more homes; BUILD UK focuses heavily on existing stock quality |
| NHS | Workforce plan | Flame NHS: single lifetime record (birth to death, never destroyed — GP, hospital, prescriptions, tests, referrals, discharge, vaccinations, adoption, care records all in one system); full patient read access with audit trail showing who accessed what and when; 6 dedicated MH crisis teams (psychiatric nurses + paramedic capability replacing police response); speech-to-text for surgeon letters (same-day turnaround vs weeks); Citizen Health and Recovery Centres; open standards architecture replacing SystmOne/EMIS/Vision fragmentation over 24 months | BUILD UK is structurally transformative — replaces the entire NHS digital architecture and care model rather than adding staff to a broken system |
| Workers | Employment Rights Bill | Phased minimum wage (£13.50→£14.50→£15/hr over 3 years), emergency services wage floor £18→£25/hr, 5-year mandatory product warranties, planned obsolescence criminalised, anti-shrinkflation laws, protected sabbatical leave, paid annual leave reform | BUILD UK goes significantly further on both pay and worker/consumer protection |
| Carers | Carer’s Allowance reform mentioned | £125/pw (£500/pcm), yearly benefit increases, earnings cliff abolished, Flame Social digital support | BUILD UK dramatically further |
| Democracy | No structural reform | Annual Confidence Vote, reformed committee, Dashboard | Labour offers nothing comparable |
| Digital sovereignty | No policy | FlameOS GOV replacing outsourced IT; Digital Sovereignty Commission | No Labour equivalent |
| Transparency | Some FOI commitment | Statutory Dashboard, mass declassification, reversed FOI defaults | BUILD UK dramatically further |
| Aid | 0.7% GNI target (0.5% actual) | 0.15% GNI, ringfenced for disaster/humanitarian only | BUILD UK is sharply lower, redirects domestically |
3. REFORM UK
Leader: Nigel Farage MP
MPs: 5 (2024 election) + council gains in 2026
Position: Right-wing populist
Policy Summary (2024 “Contract” + 2026 devolved manifestos):
- Tax: ~£70bn/year in tax cuts. Raise income tax threshold to £20,000; cut basic rate. Abolish IR35. Cut corporation tax.
- Immigration: Freeze “non-essential” immigration; UK Deportation Command; mass deportations; revoke ILR for some; leave ECHR. “One in, one out” policy.
- Energy: Scrap net zero; rehabilitate North Sea gas; cancel renewables subsidies. Claims £30bn/year savings from ditching climate policies.
- NHS: Fix waiting lists; staffing plans; community care expansion; adopt NHS app widely.
- Economy: Cut regulations; reduce state spending; grow through tax cuts.
- Defence: Increase to 3% GDP.
- Justice: More police; tougher sentencing; expanded stop-and-search.
- Democracy: Reduce Holyrood seats; recall bills; compulsory attendance at parliaments.
Cost: Claims £70bn in tax cuts funded by net zero cancellation (~£30bn), budget cuts, and growth. IFS and independent analysts say figures are “numerically vague” with “optimistic growth assumptions.” No detailed fiscal model published.
BUILD UK Comparison:
| Area | Reform UK | BUILD UK | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tax | £70bn cuts, growth-funded | Specific phased cuts (VAT, IT) funded by named efficiency savings | Both cut taxes; BUILD UK has a costed mechanism; Reform relies on growth assumptions |
| Immigration | Mass deportation, freeze, leave ECHR | Humane border policy, aid reallocation | Fundamentally different philosophies |
| Energy | Scrap net zero, back to fossil fuels | 20GW nuclear fleet + solar + home batteries; Utilico public ownership | BUILD UK is pro-nuclear AND pro-renewables; Reform is anti-green |
| NHS | Fix waiting lists (no structural plan) | Flame NHS single record, MH crisis teams, speech-to-text | BUILD UK is structurally transformative; Reform is incremental |
| Democracy | Some recall provisions | Annual Confidence Vote, statutory Dashboard, reformed committee | BUILD UK is far more radical on accountability |
| Transparency | Not a focus | Statutory Dashboard, mass declassification | No Reform equivalent |
| Outsourcing | Not addressed | Formal cap declining 10%/year; Digital Sovereignty Commission | No Reform equivalent |
| Costings | Vague, disputed | Published fiscal model at builduk.club/model with interactive sliders | BUILD UK is dramatically more transparent on numbers |
4. LIBERAL DEMOCRATS
Leader: Ed Davey
MPs: 72 (historic 2024 result)
Position: Centre / social liberal
Policy Summary (2024 manifesto + 2025-26 policy papers):
- Health/Care: Free personal care in England; Carer’s minimum wage (£2 above standard); school mental health professionals; 62-day cancer treatment guarantee.
- Tax: £27bn more spending by 2029; bank levies (£4bn); capital gains reform (£5bn+). No income tax changes.
- Housing: Boost social housing; tackle funding crisis; multi-year settlements.
- Democracy: Proportional representation; scrap voter ID; votes at 16; replace Police & Crime Commissioners with Police Boards.
- Environment: Restore zero-emission vehicle targets; electrify railways; invest in active travel; Clean Water Authority; sewage tax.
- Immigration: Merit-based system; abolish salary threshold; reciprocal work visas for labour shortages.
- Justice: Community policing; preserve trial by jury; prison reform; access to justice.
- Digital: Liberal future for social media for under-18s (Spring 2026 paper).
- Education: School mental health professionals; invest in education.
Cost: £27bn additional spending funded by bank levies, capital gains reform, and other tax changes. Generally considered more honestly costed than Conservative/Reform plans by IFS.
BUILD UK Comparison:
| Area | Lib Dems | BUILD UK | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carers | Carer’s minimum wage (+£2); free personal care | £125/pw (£500/pcm) Carer’s Allowance with annual increases; Flame Social digital system | Both prioritise carers; BUILD UK goes much further on pay |
| Democracy | PR; votes at 16; scrap voter ID | Annual Confidence Vote; statutory Dashboard; reformed committee | Different but both reformist; BUILD UK’s annual vote is unique |
| Water | Clean Water Authority; sewage tax | Utilico acquisition of worst water companies; sewage-dependent compulsory purchase | BUILD UK is full public ownership; Lib Dems are regulatory |
| NHS | Cancer guarantee; mental health focus | Flame NHS architecture; MH crisis teams; speech-to-text | Both strong on MH; BUILD UK more structurally ambitious |
| Energy | Renewables + EV support | Nuclear fleet + Utilico + home batteries + solar | BUILD UK broader and more transformative |
| Transport | Devolve powers; network ticketing | Transitco public corporation; one card; free under-18s; 24hr routes | BUILD UK is national unified system; Lib Dems devolve |
| Digital | Social media reform for youth | Full Digital Rights Act; ban facial recognition; right to disconnect; FlameOS GOV | BUILD UK dramatically wider |
| Housing | More social housing | Quality mandates + tenant rights + land banking ban + garden requirements | BUILD UK more prescriptive on standards |
5. GREEN PARTY (ENGLAND & WALES)
Leader: Zack Polanski + co-leadership
MPs: 4 (2024); Senedd gains 2026 (2 seats in Wales)
Position: Left-wing / eco-socialist
Policy Summary (2024 manifesto + 2026 local/devolved platforms):
- Climate: Legally enforceable nature goals; 100% renewables in Wales by 2035; £29bn insulation programme; Passivhaus standards for new builds; ban on fossil fuel exploration.
- Economy: Community wealth building; land value tax (replace council tax); local economic retention.
- Housing: Freeze rents; 60,000 social homes (Wales); end no-fault evictions; right to adequate housing in law; phase out bailiffs for council tax debt.
- Transport: Free bus fares under-22; £1 adult fares; more bus routes; earlier/later rural trains.
- Health: End corridor care; address mental health pandemic; NHS on sustainable footing.
- Tax: Wealth tax; pollution taxes; land value tax.
- Workers: Workers Charter of fundamental rights; four-day working week.
- International: Nuclear disarmament; Palestine solidarity; decarbonisation aid for Global South.
- Drugs: Public health approach; safe supply and regulation (borough level).
Cost: £29bn insulation programme over 5 years. Funded by wealth/pollution taxes. Land value tax to replace council tax (Wales). Not all fully costed.
BUILD UK Comparison:
| Area | Green Party | BUILD UK | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Energy | 100% renewables; anti-nuclear | 20GW nuclear + solar + batteries; Utilico | Fundamental disagreement on nuclear; both want clean energy |
| Housing | Rent freezes; social homes; tenant rights | Quality mandates; land banking ban; gardens; 6-storey limit | Both strong on tenants; different mechanisms |
| Transport | £1 buses; free under-22 | Transitco; free under-18; daily/weekly caps; 24hr routes | Similar ambition; BUILD UK is nationally unified |
| Tax | Wealth tax; LVT | VAT cut; income tax cut; savings from efficiency | Opposite approaches: Greens tax more; BUILD UK cuts and saves |
| Democracy | Community wealth building | Annual Confidence Vote; Dashboard; reformed committee | BUILD UK more constitutionally radical |
| Climate/Environment | Central to all policy; anti-nuclear | 20GW nuclear fleet (zero-carbon baseload), “Save Power Save Lives” Distributed Energy Programme (universal solar + home batteries for every household), 4x regional underground battery mega-banks, Utilico ending fossil fuel profit extraction, environmental policy document covering decarbonisation/biodiversity/water/planning reform. Deliberately framed as “resilience and medical intervention” to depoliticise, but the actual carbon impact is among the most ambitious of any UK party | Both achieve massive decarbonisation; Greens frame it as climate-first, BUILD UK frames it as resilience-first. Greens oppose nuclear which limits their decarbonisation pathway. BUILD UK’s universal home solar+battery programme rivals or exceeds Green ambition on distributed renewables |
| Workers | 4-day week; Workers Charter | Phased minimum wage to £15/hr; emergency services floor to £25/hr; sabbatical leave; 5-year mandatory warranties; planned obsolescence criminalised; anti-shrinkflation | Both pro-worker; different emphasis — Greens focus on time (4-day week), BUILD UK on pay, protections, and consumer rights |
| Nuclear weapons | Disarmament | Not addressed in manifesto | Divergence |
| Digital | Not a major focus | Full FlameOS GOV, Digital Rights Act, sovereignty framework | BUILD UK dramatically further |
6. SCOTTISH NATIONAL PARTY (SNP)
Leader: John Swinney (First Minister)
MSPs: Largest party in Holyrood (2024 losses at Westminster)
Position: Centre-left / pro-independence
Policy Summary (2026 Scottish Parliament manifesto):
- Independence: Core mission; second referendum goal.
- Economy: Progressive taxation; targeted household support; equity loans (£10k for first-time buyers).
- Childcare: Massive expansion — 9 months to end of primary school, 52 weeks/year.
- Health: £90m additional NHS; 14 GP walk-in clinics (expansion of pilot); £531m GP deal over 3 years.
- Housing: New Scottish housing agency (“More Homes Scotland”); Croft House Grant Scheme; homelessness prevention focus.
- Immigration: Want devolved migration powers to attract foreign workers.
- Tax: Progressive; majority of income taxpayers pay less than rest of UK. Minimal changes proposed.
- Energy: Scottish control of energy policy as independence argument.
Cost: £90m additional NHS spending uncosted in manifesto (no funding source identified). Existing commitments repackaged. FAI analysis notes “degree of optimism about efficiency savings that is not explained.”
BUILD UK Comparison:
| Area | SNP | BUILD UK | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Governance | Scottish independence | UK-wide restoration programme with devolution respect | Fundamentally different constitutional vision |
| Childcare | Major expansion (9mo-P7, 52 weeks) | Not a headline policy | SNP goes further on childcare specifically |
| Health | Incremental (walk-in clinics, staff) | Flame NHS — structural digital transformation | BUILD UK more transformative |
| Housing | Housing agency; equity loans | Quality mandates, transparency, land banking ban | Different approaches; BUILD UK focuses on existing stock |
| Tax | Progressive (higher earners pay more) | Cut taxes, fund through savings | Opposite approaches |
| Democracy | Independence referendum | Annual Confidence Vote for UK government | Different constitutional vision entirely |
| Energy | Want Scottish control | Utilico — UK-wide public ownership | Structural disagreement on governance level |
TIER 2 — DEVOLVED / NI PARTIES
7. PLAID CYMRU
Leader: Rhun ap Iorwerth
Position: Centre-left Welsh nationalist
Senedd: Won government in Wales 2026 (first time ever)
Key policies: Cut NHS waiting lists via 10 surgical hubs; Cynnal child payment (£10/week pilot); right to adequate housing in law; 20,000 social homes by 2030; national energy company; renewables wealth fund; childcare expansion; STV electoral reform; devolution of Crown Estate, welfare, criminal justice, policing, broadcasting, rail. Minister for Public Health.
BUILD UK comparison: Both want structural reform and public ownership of energy. Plaid is Wales-specific; BUILD UK is UK-wide. Both strong on housing rights. BUILD UK goes further on digital sovereignty, transparency, and democratic accountability. Plaid’s childcare ambition exceeds BUILD UK’s. Plaid wants devolution; BUILD UK works within current UK framework.
8. NORTHERN IRELAND PARTIES
Sinn Féin (27 seats, First Minister): Irish reunification; left-wing economics; welfare expansion; Irish language rights. BUILD UK comparison: Both favour public services expansion; diverge completely on constitutional question.
DUP (25 seats, deputy First Minister): Unionist; socially conservative; pro-business; oppose Irish Sea border. BUILD UK comparison: Limited overlap. DUP is socially conservative in ways BUILD UK is not; BUILD UK’s transparency agenda has no DUP equivalent.
Alliance (17 seats): Cross-community; institutional reform; integrated education; environmental protection. BUILD UK comparison: Both reformist on governance; Alliance’s institutional reform agenda overlaps with BUILD UK’s democratic accountability theme.
UUP (8 seats): Moderate unionist; pro-NHS; pragmatic. BUILD UK comparison: Limited policy overlap beyond shared concern for NHS.
SDLP (8 seats, Official Opposition): Nationalist; social democratic; non-violent reunification; ECHR/human rights focus. BUILD UK comparison: Both favour rights-based approach; SDLP’s social democracy overlaps with BUILD UK’s carer/worker policies.
TUV (1 seat): Hard unionist; anti-protocol; socially very conservative. BUILD UK comparison: Minimal overlap.
TIER 3 — SMALLER / EMERGING PARTIES
9. RESTORE BRITAIN
Leader: Rupert Lowe MP (Great Yarmouth)
Founded: February 2026 (splinter from Reform UK)
Position: Far-right
Councillors: ~21 (as of mid-2026)
Key policies: Suspend all asylum claims; “detain and deport” illegal migrants; net-negative immigration; ban quantitative easing; reduce “excessive statism”; cut energy bills; reduce business regulation; uphold “Christian constitutional values”; restore the British pub; referendum on death penalty; ban burqa, halal/kosher slaughter, cousin marriage.
BUILD UK comparison: Fundamentally divergent. BUILD UK’s “humane and credible” border policy vs Restore’s mass deportation stance. BUILD UK is secular; Restore frames itself around “Christian values.” BUILD UK expands the state strategically (Utilico, Transitco); Restore wants to shrink it. BUILD UK has a costed fiscal model; Restore has position statements. No meaningful policy overlap.
10. WORKERS PARTY OF BRITAIN
Leader: George Galloway (in “self-imposed exile” in Russia as of 2026)
Founded: 2019
Councillors: 8
Position: Left-wing / left-populist / socially conservative
Key policies: Redistributive economics; national infrastructure investment; trade unionism; workers’ control; raise tax-free allowance to £21,200; scrap nuclear weapons; exit NATO; oppose EU; join BRICS/SCO; Chinese mixed-economy model; repeal authoritarian laws; self-determination for Scotland/Wales; Irish reunification; “socialism in British characteristics.”
Cost: Uncosted. Claimed “hundreds of billions” from scrapping nuclear weapons.
BUILD UK comparison: Some overlap on infrastructure investment and anti-outsourcing. Diverge sharply on international alignment (WPB wants BRICS/SCO; BUILD UK is sovereignty-focused without anti-Western alignment). WPB wants to scrap nuclear weapons; BUILD UK is building a nuclear energy fleet. Both anti-establishment but from very different positions. WPB has no equivalent to BUILD UK’s transparency/dashboard infrastructure. WPB’s leader is literally in exile; BUILD UK’s is in a caravan in Kent.
11. SOCIAL DEMOCRATIC PARTY (SDP)
Leader: William Clouston
Position: “Big state” economics + social authoritarianism
Presence: ~21 candidates in Sheffield; 1 in Wales
Key policies: Post-liberal; combines economic intervention with social conservatism; opposes 20mph limits; pro-union; traditional family values.
BUILD UK comparison: SDP shares BUILD UK’s interest in state economic intervention, but diverges on social conservatism. BUILD UK is explicitly secular and doesn’t frame policy around “traditional values.” SDP has no tech sovereignty, transparency, or democratic accountability programme.
12. HERITAGE PARTY
Leader: David Kurten (ex-UKIP London Assembly)
Founded: 2020
Position: Socially conservative right
Candidates: 17 in Senedd 2026; 6 in 2024 GE Wales
Key policies: Socially conservative; Christian values; anti-lockdown origins; oppose gender self-ID; traditional family structure.
BUILD UK comparison: Virtually no policy overlap. Heritage is values-based conservatism; BUILD UK is systems-based reform. No Heritage equivalent to Utilico, Transitco, Dashboard, FlameOS, or any structural programme.
13. UKIP
Status: Near-defunct
Candidates: ~9 in England (2026 locals); ~15 in Scotland
Leader: Ben Walker
Key policies: Anti-immigration; Eurosceptic (now largely redundant post-Brexit); anti-net zero.
BUILD UK comparison: UKIP is a spent force with no substantive policy platform remaining. No meaningful comparison possible.
14. TRADE UNIONIST AND SOCIALIST COALITION (TUSC)
Position: Far-left electoral alliance (Socialist Party, RMT, etc.)
Key policies: Democratic public ownership; end youth debt; anti-war; anti-climate disaster; jobs, homes and services for all.
BUILD UK comparison: TUSC shares BUILD UK’s interest in public ownership (Utilico aligns with TUSC’s nationalisation position). Both anti-outsourcing. TUSC is ideologically socialist; BUILD UK is pragmatic-reformist. TUSC has no tech sovereignty or digital programme. TUSC is an alliance, not a party with a costed programme.
15. SCOTTISH GREENS
Position: Left-wing / eco-socialist (Scotland-specific)
Key policies: Climate emergency response; land reform; rent controls; free public transport; wealth tax; independence support.
BUILD UK comparison: Similar to England/Wales Greens comparison. Anti-nuclear disagreement. Shared concern for housing, transport, and inequality. Scottish Greens support independence; BUILD UK works UK-wide.
16. PROPEL (WALES)
Key policies: Abolish sugar/alcohol taxes; women’s sex-based organising rights; independent Covid inquiry; electoral reform (STV).
BUILD UK comparison: Minimal overlap. Propel is a niche Welsh party; BUILD UK is a UK-wide programme.
17. OTHER REGISTERED PARTIES
English Democrats: English parliament; anti-immigration; English nationalism. No BUILD UK overlap.
Yorkshire Party: Yorkshire devolution; regional identity. Limited overlap (both support decentralisation in principle).
Women’s Equality Party: Gender equality focus. No structural overlap with BUILD UK.
Advance UK (Ben Habib): Ex-Reform splinter; hard Brexit; anti-immigration. No meaningful BUILD UK overlap.
Reclaim Party: Laurence Fox; anti-woke culture war focus. No structural overlap.
Animal Welfare Party: Animal rights focus. No structural overlap.
Rejoin EU Party: Single-issue pro-EU. No structural overlap.
Communist Party of Britain / CPGB-ML: Various far-left positions. Some overlap on public ownership; diverge on everything else.
MASTER COMPARISON TABLE
Where BUILD UK is UNIQUE (no other party offers this):
- National Spending Dashboard — statutory, real-time, line-item transparency. No other party proposes anything close.
- Annual Confidence Vote — direct democratic mandate renewal every November 5th. Unprecedented in UK politics.
- FlameOS GOV — sovereign, in-house government tech stack replacing outsourced IT. No other party has a tech sovereignty programme.
- Utilico Air Gap Doctrine — physically air-gapped critical infrastructure. No other party even discusses this.
- Flame NHS — single lifetime health record, birth to death, never destroyed. No other party proposes this architecture.
- Flame Social — speech-to-text for social workers, police, NHS; permanence principle on records. Unique.
- “Save Power Save Lives” Distributed Energy Programme — universal home solar+battery for every household (Phase 1: medical priority, Phase 2: regional battery mega-banks, Phase 3: all homes). Combined with 20GW nuclear fleet, creates a three-layer energy resilience system (nuclear baseload + regional banks + home batteries) with no single point of failure. No other party proposes anything at this scale or with this architecture.
- Consumer Protection — 5-year mandatory warranties; planned obsolescence criminalisation; anti-shrinkflation (products must maintain declared weight/volume). No other party goes this far.
- Reformed 1922 Committee — incapacity-only process, defanging party machine. Unique constitutional reform.
- ISP Watershed — content management without age verification or surveillance. Unique approach.
- Environmental policy — covers decarbonisation, biodiversity, water, and planning reform as a comprehensive framework, not just energy.
- The fiscal model with sliders — at builduk.club/model, the public can stress-test the numbers. No other party offers interactive fiscal modelling.
Where BUILD UK OVERLAPS with others:
| Policy Area | Parties with Similar Position |
|---|---|
| Public ownership of utilities | Greens, TUSC, Plaid Cymru, Workers Party |
| Higher minimum wage (BUILD UK: phased to £15/hr + £25/hr emergency services) | Greens, Workers Party |
| Carer pay reform (BUILD UK: £125/pw / £500/pcm + annual increases) | Lib Dems (weaker), Greens |
| Nuclear energy | Conservatives, Labour (weaker), Reform (weaker) |
| Housing quality reform | Greens, Lib Dems, Plaid Cymru |
| Transport reform | Greens (free buses), Lib Dems (devolved ticketing), Plaid Cymru |
| Democratic/electoral reform | Lib Dems (PR), Greens (PR), Plaid Cymru (STV) |
| Digital rights | Lib Dems (weak), Greens (weak) |
| Anti-outsourcing | TUSC, Workers Party |
Where BUILD UK DIVERGES from the field:
| Issue | BUILD UK Position | Field Position |
|---|---|---|
| Foreign aid | 0.15% GNI (domestic redirect) | Labour 0.7% (target); Lib Dems 0.7%; Greens higher; Conservatives 0.5%; Reform cut |
| Nuclear energy | 20GW fleet, standardised, air-gapped | Greens oppose; Labour/Con tepid; Reform vaguely supportive |
| Government IT | Sovereign in-house stack (FlameOS) | Every other party: outsource to Serco/Accenture/etc |
| Annual public vote on government | Yes, constitutional | No other party proposes this |
| Transparency | Total, statutory, real-time | All parties claim transparency; none propose statutory real-time dashboards |
| Justice — pharmacological intervention | Mandatory for high-risk sex offenders | No other party proposes this |
| Speech-to-text public service reform | Core efficiency mechanism | No other party proposes this |
| Fast food density caps | 1 per 5,000 pop; cuisine mix frameworks | No other party proposes this |
SUMMARY VERDICT
BUILD UK occupies a genuinely unique position in UK politics. It combines:
- Left-wing economics (public ownership, high minimum wage, carer pay, Utilico, Transitco)
- Libertarian digital rights (ban facial recognition, right to disconnect, anti-surveillance)
- Pragmatic fiscal policy (cut taxes but fund through structural savings, not borrowing)
- Radical democratic reform (annual confidence vote, total transparency)
- Technocratic delivery mechanism (FlameOS GOV, speech-to-text, sovereign digital infrastructure)
- Nationalist sovereignty (digital sovereignty, in-house capabilities, foreign aid reduction)
No existing UK party combines all of these axes. The closest partial overlaps are:
- Greens on public ownership, transport, and ambition on renewables/decarbonisation (but diverge on nuclear — BUILD UK goes further by combining nuclear + universal solar + storage; different tax approaches; and BUILD UK deliberately depoliticises its environmental programme by framing it as resilience rather than climate activism, even though the actual carbon reduction is comparable or greater)
- Lib Dems on democratic reform and carers (but weaker on every measure)
- Reform on foreign aid reduction and sovereignty (but diverge on virtually everything else)
- Labour on public services (but BUILD UK goes structurally further)
The Master Charter’s ~140+ policies, its ten-year phased implementation, its interactive fiscal model, and its challenge mechanism (“tell us where it breaks”) make it the most comprehensively documented political platform in the UK — including from parties that actually hold seats.
Compiled August 2026 from party websites, manifestos, BBC analysis, IFS assessments, Factually.co fact-checks, LGA manifesto summaries, and builduk.club. Parties not included either have no published policy platform, are deregistered, or have fewer than 5 candidates nationally.