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The UK Election: 3. What Difference Does a Manifesto Make?

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Importance of Costing in Election Manifestos

The chapter emphasizes the necessity of establishing fiscal boundaries before deciding on policies in UK election manifestos to ensure affordability and approval from external experts. It explores the dilemma between fiscal responsibility and big spending items to win voter support, as well as the need for smaller parties to highlight their political distinctiveness in manifestos to attract specific voter demographics.

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