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Statute Book · United Kingdom
National Policy
50 statutes · 16 titles
last enacted 2013
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Economic
Center-Left
-0.77
Social
Center-Liberal
-0.73
code
record
Titles
Taxation
+1.2
Economic
-1.0
Education
-3.0
Environment
+1.0
Governance
-1.0
Healthcare
-1.0
Infrastructure
-3.0
Defense
+1.0
Foreign Policy
+3.0
Immigration
0.0
Media & Information
-1.5
Public Safety
-0.3
Social
-1.8
Agriculture
-3.0
Technology
-3.0
Trade & Tariffs
—
Title I — Taxation
6 statutes
leans center-right +1.2
▾
Income Tax Rate Act
— 16%
enacted 2009 · Jul 6 · per Tax Reform Act
↑
Small Businesses
↑
~Median Income
↓
~Poverty Rate
↑
~GDP Growth
↑
~Income Inequality
↓
~Cost of Living
Economic
Center-Right
National Insurance Rate Act
— 9.6%
enacted 2007 · Jul 1 · per Tax Reform Act
↑
Small Businesses
↑
~Median Income
↑
~nhsWaitingTime
↑
~Life Expectancy
↑
~Social Mobility
Economic
Center-Right
VAT Rate Act
— 16%
enacted 2013 · Jul 14 · per Pro-business tax cuts Act
↓
Small Businesses
↓
~Cost of Living
↑
~GDP Growth
↓
~Poverty Rate
↓
~Food Insecurity
Economic
Center-Left
Domestic Corporation Tax Rate Act
— 10%
enacted 2013 · Jul 14 · per Pro-business tax cuts Act
↑
Small Businesses
↑
~GDP Growth
↓
~Unemployment
↑
~Median Income
Economic
Right
Foreign Corporation Tax Rate Act
— 13%
enacted 2009 · Jul 6 · per Tax Reform Act
↑
Small Businesses
↑
~GDP Growth
↓
~Unemployment
↓
~Cost of Living
Economic
Right
Social
Moderate
Excise and Customs Duties Act
— 15%
enacted 1998 · Jun 13 · per Tax Reform Act
Economic
Centrist
Title II — Economic
8 statutes
leans center-left -1.0
▾
Fiscal Spending and Economic Policy Act
— Economic Stimulus and Jobs Act
enacted 1998 · Jun 13 · per Eliminate the Deficit Act
↑
GDP Growth
↓
~Unemployment
↓
~Poverty Rate
Economic
Left
−£1,335,409,606/yr
Local Government Funding Act
— Council Self-Reliance Act
enacted 1998 · Jun 13 · per Eliminate the Deficit Act
↓
~devolutionSatisfaction
↓
~Social Cohesion
Economic
Center-Right
Social
Center-Trad
−£573,113,289/yr
Subsidy
— +7.5% margin subsidy
active subsidy · National | Economy-wide | Domestic only
+7.5% margin active
Subsidy
— +7.5% margin subsidy
active subsidy · National | Agriculture sector | Domestic only
+7.5% margin active
Subsidy
— +7.5% margin subsidy
active subsidy · National | Entertainment sector | Domestic only
+7.5% margin active
Subsidy
— +7.5% margin subsidy
active subsidy · National | Logistics sector | Domestic only
+7.5% margin active
Subsidy
— +7.5% margin subsidy
active subsidy · National | Real Estate sector | Domestic only
+7.5% margin active
Subsidy
— +7.5% margin subsidy
active subsidy · National | Retail sector | Domestic only
+7.5% margin active
Title III — Education
5 statutes
leans left -3.0
▾
Tuition Fees and Higher Education Act
— Tuition Fee Reduction Act
enacted 2012 · Jul 12 · per Education Standards & Free Tuition Bill
↑
universityEnrollment
↑
~Social Mobility
↓
~Income Inequality
↑
~Workforce Skills
Economic
Left
Social
Liberal
−£1,788,758,143/yr
Education Standards and Schools Act
— Education Equity Act
enacted 2012 · Jul 12 · per Education Standards & Free Tuition Bill
↑
gcseAttainment
↑
~Test Performance
↑
~Literacy Rate
↑
~Social Mobility
Social
Liberal
−£1,788,758,143/yr
National Schools Budget Act
— Schools Funding Expansion Act
enacted 2011 · Jul 10 · per Education Funding Act
↑
Education Spending
Economic
Left
Social
Liberal
−£1,788,758,143/yr
Research and Science Funding Act
— Scientific Discovery Expansion Act
enacted 2004 · Jun 27 · per education reform
↑
rdIntensity
↑
~GDP Growth
↑
~Small Businesses
Economic
Left
−£1,786,110,348/yr
Workforce Development Act
— National Workforce Expansion Act
enacted 1993 · Jun 4 · per Education & Workforce Reform Act
↑
apprenticeshipRate
↓
~Unemployment
↑
~Social Mobility
Economic
Left
Social
Lean Liberal
−£1,252,522,113/yr
Title IV — Environment
2 statutes
leans center-right +1.0
▾
Climate and Net Zero Act
— Pragmatic Climate Act
enacted 2007 · Jul 1 · per British Energy Act
↑
Carbon Emissions
↓
~Renewable Energy
↓
~Climate Resilience
↑
~GDP Growth
Economic
Center-Right
Social
Center-Trad
−£200,311,441/yr
North Sea Energy and Resources Act
— Energy Security Act
enacted 2007 · Jul 1 · per British Energy Act
↓
Renewable Energy
↑
~GDP Growth
↓
~Protected Land
Economic
Center-Right
Social
Center-Trad
−£261,517,715/yr
Title V — Governance
4 statutes
leans center-liberal -1.0
▾
Devolution and Local Powers Act
— Enhanced Devolution Act
enacted 1998 · Jun 14 · per Democratic Renewal and Devolution Act
↑
devolutionSatisfaction
↑
~Transparency
↑
~Civic Participation
Social
Liberal
−£389,494,468/yr
Government Ethics and Transparency Act
— Government Accountability Expansion Act
enacted 1998 · Jun 14 · per Democratic Renewal and Devolution Act
↑
Transparency
↑
~Public Trust
↑
~Civic Participation
Social
Liberal
Electoral Reform Act
— Election Integrity Act
enacted 2000 · Jun 18 · per Voting Security Act
↓
Voter Turnout
↓
~Civic Participation
↓
~Public Trust
Social
Center-Trad
Surveillance and Civil Liberties Act
— Security Enhancement Act
enacted 1995 · Jun 8 · per The Great Reform Act
↓
Press Freedom
↓
~civilLiberties
↓
~Transparency
↓
~Crime Rate
↑
~Social Cohesion
Social
Center-Trad
−£211,439,854/yr
Title VI — Healthcare
4 statutes
leans center-left -1.0
▾
NHS Budget Act
— NHS Enhancement Act
enacted 2008 · Jul 4 · per The Big Beautiful NHS Bill
↑
Health Preparedness
Economic
Center-Left
Social
Center-Liberal
−£36,037,409,682/yr
Social Care and Elderly Services Act
— Social Care Framework Act
enacted 2008 · Jul 4 · per The Big Beautiful NHS Bill
↓
socialCareQuality
Economic
Centrist
Social
Moderate
−£1,835,727,722/yr
Mental Health Services Act
— Mental Health Parity Act
enacted 2013 · Jul 13 · per Mental Health Services (Mental Health) Bill 2026
↑
mentalHealthAccess
↓
~Preventable Mortality
↑
~Unemployment
↑
~Crime Rate
↑
~Social Cohesion
Economic
Left
Social
Liberal
−£5,006,174,322/yr
Public Health and Prevention Act
— Public Health Services Act
enacted 2004 · Jun 26 · per National Health Service Reform Act
↓
Health Preparedness
Economic
Centrist
Social
Moderate
−£1,499,112,405/yr
Title VII — Infrastructure
2 statutes
leans left -3.0
▾
National Transport and Rail Act
— Rail and Motorway Modernisation Act
enacted 1994 · Jun 6 · per National Infrastructure and Public Investment Act
↑
Public Transit
↑
~Road Condition
↑
~GDP Growth
Economic
Left
−£2,086,577,510/yr
Energy and Grid Infrastructure Act
— Energy and Digital Infrastructure Act
enacted 2006 · Jun 30 · per Energy Grid Infrastructure Act
↑
Grid Reliability
↑
~Broadband Access
↑
~Renewable Energy
Economic
Left
−£2,086,577,510/yr
Title VIII — Defense
3 statutes
leans center-right +1.0
▾
Defence Spending Act
— Military Readiness Act
enacted 2005 · Jun 27 · per Defence Renewal and Security Act
↑
Public Trust
↑
~Unemployment
Economic
Center-Right
Social
Center-Trad
−£2,064,320,683/yr
Trident and Nuclear Deterrent Act
— Trident Renewal Act
enacted 2005 · Jun 27 · per Defence Renewal and Security Act
↑
Public Trust
Economic
Center-Right
Social
Center-Trad
−£1,680,390,421/yr
National Service Act
— Reserve Expansion Act
enacted 2005 · Jun 27 · per Defence Renewal and Security Act
↑
~militaryReadiness
↑
~nationalPride
↓
~civilLiberties
Economic
Center-Right
Social
Center-Trad
−£1,557,977,874/yr
Title IX — Foreign Policy
1 statute
leans right +3.0
▾
Foreign Policy and International Aid Act
— Foreign Aid Reduction Act
enacted 1997 · Jun 12 · per Britain First Act
↑
Public Trust
↓
~Transparency
↓
~Social Cohesion
Economic
Right
Social
Traditional
−£289,338,748/yr
Title X — Immigration
2 statutes
leans moderate 0.0
▾
Immigration and Asylum Act
— Enhanced Border Security Act
enacted 2006 · Jun 30 · per Immigration Reform Act
↓
Migration Rate
↑
~Social Cohesion
↓
~Public Trust
↓
~Safety Confidence
↓
~housingAffordability
Social
Center-Trad
Work Visas and Legal Immigration Act
— Immigration Modernisation Act
enacted 2006 · Jun 30 · per Immigration Reform Act
↑
Migration Rate
↑
~Unemployment
↑
~Workforce Skills
↑
~GDP Growth
↑
~housingAffordability
Social
Center-Liberal
Title 11 — Media & Information
2 statutes
leans lean liberal -1.5
▾
BBC and Public Media Act
— Public Broadcasting Standards Act
standing law
↓
bbcTrust
Social
Moderate
Digital and Broadband Regulation Act
— Digital Accountability Act
enacted 2005 · Jun 29 · per Broadband investment bill
↑
Broadband Access
↑
~Press Freedom
↑
~Small Businesses
↓
~nationalPride
Social
Liberal
−£834,631,004/yr
Title 12 — Public Safety
3 statutes
leans moderate -0.3
▾
Policing and Crime Act
— Tough on Crime Act
enacted 2006 · Jun 30 · per Policing and Crime Act
↓
~Social Cohesion
Social
Traditional
−£940,350,931/yr
Prison and Rehabilitation Act
— Comprehensive Rehabilitation Act
enacted 1998 · Jun 13 · per Public safety
↓
Incarceration
↓
~Recidivism
↓
~Crime Rate
↑
~Social Mobility
Social
Liberal
−£1,118,405,545/yr
Drug Policy and Reform Act
— Cannabis Reform Act
enacted 1999 · Jun 16 · per Security Spending Reform Bill
↓
Crime Rate
↓
~Incarceration
↑
~mentalHealthAccess
↑
~Social Cohesion
Social
Center-Liberal
Title 13 — Social
6 statutes
leans lean left -1.8
▾
Universal Credit and Welfare Reform Act
— Welfare Enhancement Act
enacted 2006 · Jun 30 · per social reform act
↓
childPoverty
↓
~Poverty Rate
↓
~Food Insecurity
↓
~Homelessness
↑
~Social Mobility
↓
~Income Inequality
Economic
Center-Left
Social
Center-Liberal
−£1,111,613,376/yr
State Pension Act
— Pensioner Protection Act
enacted 2007 · Jul 1 · per bill
↓
Poverty Rate
↑
~Social Mobility
↑
~Cost of Living
↓
~laborParticipation
Economic
Center-Left
Social
Center-Liberal
−£1,174,239,481/yr
Workers' Rights and Employment Act
— Fair Work Act
enacted 2007 · Jul 1 · per bill
↑
Median Income
↓
~Income Inequality
↓
~Small Businesses
↑
~Social Mobility
Economic
Center-Left
Social
Center-Liberal
−£747,599,136/yr
Housing and Planning Act
— Affordable Housing Expansion Act
enacted 2006 · Jun 30 · per social reform act
↑
housingSupplyGrowth
↑
~propertyValueIndex
↑
~Urbanization
Economic
Left
Social
Liberal
−£1,855,298,381/yr
Leasehold and Property Reform Act
— Leaseholder Protection Act
enacted 2005 · Jun 29 · per Broadband investment bill
↓
housingAffordability
↑
~propertyValueIndex
↑
~Public Trust
Social
Center-Liberal
−£731,942,610/yr
Childcare & Family Support Act
— Childcare Expansion Act
enacted 2006 · Jun 30 · per social reform act
↑
birthRate
↑
~laborParticipation
↑
~Social Mobility
Economic
Left
Social
Liberal
−£1,855,298,381/yr
Title 14 — Agriculture
1 statute
leans left -3.0
▾
Agricultural Policy and Rural Development Act
— Agricultural Reform Act
enacted 2007 · Jul 1 · per Food Security Bill 2006
↑
foodSecurity
↑
~ruralRevitalization
↑
~Small Businesses
Economic
Left
−£1,251,946,506/yr
Title 15 — Technology
1 statute
leans left -3.0
▾
Digital Innovation and Technology Act
— Innovation Expansion Act
enacted 2012 · Jul 11 · per Technology Investment Act 2011
↑
rdIntensity
↑
~Small Businesses
↓
~Small Businesses
Economic
Left
−£2,086,577,510/yr
Title 16 — Trade & Tariffs
4 statutes
no axis positions
▾
Tariff
— 25% tariff
active tariff · Imports from Ireland
25% active
Tariff
— 100% tariff
active tariff · Imports from Germany
100% active
Tariff
— 100% tariff
active tariff · Imports from China
100% active
Tariff
— 0% tariff
active tariff · All other imports
0% active