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The Conservatives promised to cut taxes for the rich by thousands and slash benefits by billions last election , but that's not the way Jeremy Corbyn operates. His sprawling vision for a new, fairer Britain has – instead – taken aim at the many.

“Most working people in Britain today are earning less, after inflation, than they did ten years ago. Too many of us are in low-paid and insecure work. Too many of us fear our children will not enjoy the same opportunities that we have,” the manifesto states.

“Labour’s economic strategy is about delivering a fairer, more prosperous society for the many, not just the few.”

But what measures have actually been announced to save families from the damage years of austerity and rising prices have inflicted.

Here are his 12 key pledges in the Labour manifesto:

1. Taxes – the rich beware

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Promises to freeze taxes mean any extra money has to be made up by cutting spending on things like schools, benefits and more to ribbons. That's not Corbyn's way.

Instead, he promises to freeze taxes for the man on the street, but offers no guarantees for those already coining it in who have benefited the most from Tory tax cuts.

“A Labour government will guarantee no rises in income tax for those earning below £80,000 a year, and no increases in personal National Insurance Contributions or the rate of VAT,” the manifesto reads.

“Only the top 5% of earners will be asked to contribute more in tax to help fund our public services.”

It's the same with business tax.

Large corporations will be asked to “pay a little more”, but at the same time they will “protect small businesses”.

2. Better banks

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A decade ago bankers took billions in profits then broke the economy. Corbyn plans to stop that by creating a banking system that helps people rise, rather than sinking them with debt.

First, he plans to make a national bank – to lend to small businesses that need it and others investing in the future and their communiites.

Second, RBS will be changed to work for customers, not shareholders.

“We will take a new approach to the publicly-owned RBS, and launch a consultation on breaking up the bank to create new local public banks that are better matched to their customers’ needs.”

And more than that, RBS will be made to work for customers.

“Labour will change the law so that banks can’t close a branch where there is a clear local need, putting their customers first,” the manifesto adds.

3. Owning the means of production – and your own jobs

Some of Britain's most successful firms are owned either by their staff (John Lewis) or their customers (Nationwide). Jeremy Corbyn plans to let more people get the chance to benefit from this.

“Labour would give more people a stake – and a say – in our economy by doubling the size of the co-operative sector and introducing a “right to own,” making employees the buyer of first refusal when the company they work for is up for sale,” the manifesto reads.

4. Bringing down bills the old fashioned way

Huge price rises, poor service and shares traded at profits despite all this, are the fruits of privatisation of our key services, Corbyn explains.

“Water bills have increased 40% since privatisation, and our private energy providers overcharged customers by £2 billion in 2015.”

And enough is enough. The 2017 Labour manifesto promises to:

Bring private rail companies back into public ownership as their franchises expire.

Regain control of energy supply networks through the alteration of operator license conditions, and transition to a publicly owned, decentralised energy system.

Replace our dysfunctional water system with a network of regional publicly-owned water companies.

Reverse the privatisation of Royal Mail at the earliest opportunity.

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“Public ownership will benefit consumers, ensuring that their interests are put first and that there is democratic accountability for the service,” the manifesto reads.

Oh, and there will also be an immediate price cap on domestic energy bills and insulate 4 million homes as well.

5. Loans to improve your home

As well as the plan to insulate homes, Labour will offer homeowners interest-free loans to improve their properties.

Renters aren't forgotten either, with landlords forced to implement higher efficiency standings and given an allowance to make even more energy-efficient properties.

6. Parents given help with children

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The time after maternity leave ends and before free school begins can be a huge struggle for families.

To bridge this gap the Labour party promises to “extend the 30 free hours to all two-year-olds, and move towards making some childcare available for one-year-olds and extending maternity pay to 12 months.”

They also pledge to increase the number of Sure-Start centres, offering support services for children under the age of four.

Oh, and they plan to double paternity leave to four weeks.

7. Students – no tuition fees and a return of EMA and grants

Labour wants lifelong learning for all. And that means making sure people who are less well off can afford to keep going to school if that's what they want to do.

As such, the Educational Maintenance Allowance will return for 16 to 18-year-olds from lower and middle income backgrounds.

There are also plans to make further education courses free at the point of use, ditching upfront course fees and Advanced Learner Loans.

And there's better news for students – with plans to scrap tuition fees entirely and re-introduce the maintenance grants.

8. Making work more rewarding for all

Labour would end zero-hours contracts. They would also scrap rules that let bosses wheedle out of offering people their rights if they're part-time, temps or have only just joined a company.

That goes for the minimum wage too – with everyone over 18 getting the full amount and that full amount rising to £10 an hour by 2020.

Classing workers as “self-employed” to save money and deny them rights would become far harder, with big fines for people found to be transgressing.

Unpaid internships would also be banned and everyone would get the right to join a union.

And finally, the public sector pay freeze would end – offering millions of public sector workers a real pay rise for the first time in years.

9. Protecting pensioners

The pensions triple lock, winter fuel payments and bus passes will be protected by Labour.

Labour also promises to compensate the millions of women born in the 1950s, who were set to see their state pension age leap 6 years almost at a stroke.

Finally, Labour plans to scrap planned increases to the state pension age beyond 66, in favour of a flexible policy “to reflect both the contributions made by people, the wide variations in life expectancy, and the arduous conditions of some work”.

10. The end of Bedroom Tax...and scrapping more Tory benefits attacks

The Labour manifesto pulls no punches in blaming the Tories for the dire situation millions on the breadline are now facing.

“Poverty in Britain is rising due to the Conservatives’ attempts to balance the books on the backs of the poorest. They have slashed social security over the last seven years, leaving more people in poverty, subject to a punitive sanctions regime, and reliant on food banks,” it reads.

How does Corbyn plan to fix it? Simple, expunge the worst of the policies that have hurt poorer Britons from the books.

Labour promises to:

Universal Credit will also be reformed – ending the six-week delays in payment and eradicating the “rape clause” for good.

The ESA will be increased by £30 a week, Carer's Allowance will go up by £11 a week, replace Work Capability and Personal Independence Payment assessments with a plan aimed at individuals and end the privatisation of assessments and re-assessments of people with severe long-term conditions.

11. Actually making housing affordable

Tory plans to make housing more affordable have failed, with rents and house prices rising ever-higher while wages stay low.

So Labour plans to actually build social houses again – 100,000 a year – for people to rent and buy, and not rely on private developers to do it for them if it suits their profit margins.

It's the biggest social house building program for at least 30 years.

Help to Buy funding will be guaranteed until 2027, and local people will get “first dibs” on new homes built in their area.

Renters will get more rights too – with three-year tenancies becoming the norm, and rent rises capped.

Letting agency fees will be banned for tenants too.

There will also be new legal minimum standards for rental homes, and empower tenants to take action if their homes don't meet them.

People in council houses will also be allowed long-term tenancies again, while right-to-buy will only be allowed if the council has plans to replace the homes it sells.

And for those with no homes at all, Labour promises 4,000 additional homes reserved for people with a history of rough sleeping and to take action to tackle the root causes of homelessness, including safeguarding homeless hostels and other supported housing.

12. And an added bonus...free wi-fi

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Labour has also promised free public wi-fi in city centres and on public transport – letting people keep in touch for free when away from home.