Lib Dems go big on care and self-employment in election manifesto

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

52% : Maley said the Lib Dems had "thrown down the gauntlet to the other parties, with a manifesto that will resonate with many freelancers, contractors and self-employed workers.
51% : The proposal hopes to benefit "the vast majority of families" and is part of a tax shake-up which also targets self-employed workers.
50% : It also committed to stopping retrospective tax payments including the Loan Charge, as well as reviewing the IR35 reforms so people who work for themselves "are treated fairly".
48% : In what Seb Maley, Qdos CEO, hailed as "radical" changes for self-employed people, the manifesto also included forming a new 'dependant contractor' employment status for when you're between employment and self-employment.

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