The LibDems take a strong stand against tax cuts and a strong one in favour of public services: they would make long-term residential care for the elderly free across the UK, and scrap university tuition fees. They are in favour of a ban on smoking in public places, but would relax laws on cannabis. They propose to change vehicle taxation to be based on usage rather than ownership.
Take the test at Who Should You Vote For
― anthony, Thursday, 14 April 2005 22:39 (twenty years ago)
The Green Party, which is of course strong on environmental issues, takes a strong position on welfare issues, but was firmly against the war in Iraq. Other key concerns are cannabis, where the party takes a liberal line, and foxhunting, which unsurprisingly the Greens are firmly against.
― $V£N! (blueski), Thursday, 14 April 2005 22:54 (twenty years ago)
― j blount (papa la bas), Thursday, 14 April 2005 22:58 (twenty years ago)
― j blount (papa la bas), Thursday, 14 April 2005 23:00 (twenty years ago)
― RJG (RJG), Thursday, 14 April 2005 23:00 (twenty years ago)
― j blount (papa la bas), Thursday, 14 April 2005 23:01 (twenty years ago)
― RJG (RJG), Thursday, 14 April 2005 23:08 (twenty years ago)
― gabbneb (gabbneb), Thursday, 14 April 2005 23:09 (twenty years ago)
Imagine a militia movement made of accountants and small company directors wanting to stop a ZOG intent on banning garden gnomes and carports.
― Dave B (daveb), Thursday, 14 April 2005 23:09 (twenty years ago)
― Zog (blueski), Thursday, 14 April 2005 23:23 (twenty years ago)
― charltonlido (gareth), Friday, 15 April 2005 03:00 (twenty years ago)
I would prefer to vote for someone who has at least an elementary grasp of English grammar and syntax.
― Marcello Carlin (nostudium), Friday, 15 April 2005 05:27 (twenty years ago)
― youn, Friday, 15 April 2005 05:29 (twenty years ago)
― Marcello Carlin (nostudium), Friday, 15 April 2005 05:33 (twenty years ago)
― youn, Friday, 15 April 2005 05:35 (twenty years ago)
― Johnney B (Johnney B), Friday, 15 April 2005 06:29 (twenty years ago)
― Ed (dali), Friday, 15 April 2005 06:32 (twenty years ago)
― Ed (dali), Friday, 15 April 2005 06:34 (twenty years ago)
― Ed (dali), Friday, 15 April 2005 06:35 (twenty years ago)
― Marcello Carlin (nostudium), Friday, 15 April 2005 06:37 (twenty years ago)
http://www.whoshouldyouvotefor.com/newlogo.jpgWho should I vote for?Your expected outcome:Liberal DemocratYour actual outcome:Labour -15 http://www.whoshouldyouvotefor.com/tiny_grey_light.gifConservative -24 http://www.whoshouldyouvotefor.com/tiny_grey_light.gifhttp://www.whoshouldyouvotefor.com/tiny_grey_dark.gif Liberal Democrat 54http://www.whoshouldyouvotefor.com/tiny_grey_dark.gif UK Independence Party 10http://www.whoshouldyouvotefor.com/tiny_grey_dark.gif Green 40You should vote: Liberal Democrat
― Craig Gilchrist (Craig Gilchrist), Friday, 15 April 2005 06:37 (twenty years ago)
― Craig Gilchrist (Craig Gilchrist), Friday, 15 April 2005 06:41 (twenty years ago)
― Dave B (daveb), Friday, 15 April 2005 06:57 (twenty years ago)
― Ed (dali), Friday, 15 April 2005 07:00 (twenty years ago)
― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Friday, 15 April 2005 07:21 (twenty years ago)
― Remy (x Jeremy), Friday, 15 April 2005 07:26 (twenty years ago)
― beanz (beanz), Friday, 15 April 2005 07:41 (twenty years ago)
― The Horse of Babylon's Butler (the pirate king), Friday, 15 April 2005 07:55 (twenty years ago)
i think that because they have hijacked a couple of more socialist principles and that this poll (or, to be fair, this election) doesn't have a proper socialist option for to pick we are all skewing towards LD
― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Friday, 15 April 2005 08:32 (twenty years ago)
I think that anti-war bias is probably skewering the vote - three questions on The War and only one on transport? Reverse the proportion and I'd probably have come out a Green.
― Adherents of the Repeated Kate (kate), Friday, 15 April 2005 08:36 (twenty years ago)
― $V£N! (blueski), Friday, 15 April 2005 08:48 (twenty years ago)
The Conservative Party is strongly against joining the Euro and against greater use of taxation to fund public services. The party broadly supported the Iraq war and backs greater policing and ID cards. The Tories are against increasing the minimum wage above the rate of inflation, and have committed to abolishing university tuition fees. They support 'virtual vouchers' for private education.
― Dr. C (Dr. C), Friday, 15 April 2005 09:52 (twenty years ago)
― Dr. C (Dr. C), Friday, 15 April 2005 09:55 (twenty years ago)
*walks away shaking head slowly and sadly*
― Marcello Carlin (nostudium), Friday, 15 April 2005 09:57 (twenty years ago)
― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Friday, 15 April 2005 09:58 (twenty years ago)
― Marcello Carlin (nostudium), Friday, 15 April 2005 09:59 (twenty years ago)
― Marcello Carlin (nostudium), Friday, 15 April 2005 10:00 (twenty years ago)
i was trying consciously *not* to give LD answers but as i mentioned above, in the simplistic way it's done they are often the nearest fit...
― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Friday, 15 April 2005 10:07 (twenty years ago)
― Johnney B (Johnney B), Friday, 15 April 2005 10:07 (twenty years ago)
i won't actually vote, i don't think.
in absolute honesty i put down a lot of neutrals because the agenda was extraordinarily narrow. most issues i could not give a fuck about -- classification of cannabis or fox hunting, for example: big fucking deal.
― NR_Q, Friday, 15 April 2005 10:09 (twenty years ago)
― charltonlido (gareth), Friday, 15 April 2005 10:12 (twenty years ago)
― Marcello Carlin (nostudium), Friday, 15 April 2005 10:13 (twenty years ago)
― Johnney B (Johnney B), Friday, 15 April 2005 10:16 (twenty years ago)
― Madchen (Madchen), Friday, 15 April 2005 10:17 (twenty years ago)
― Marcello Carlin (nostudium), Friday, 15 April 2005 10:18 (twenty years ago)
xpost -- does kilroy have a chance?
― N_RQ, Friday, 15 April 2005 10:18 (twenty years ago)
― Madchen (Madchen), Friday, 15 April 2005 10:20 (twenty years ago)
― Markelby (Mark C), Friday, 15 April 2005 10:20 (twenty years ago)
― Alix with an i? (alix), Friday, 15 April 2005 10:21 (twenty years ago)
― Marcello Carlin (nostudium), Friday, 15 April 2005 10:26 (twenty years ago)
http://www.whoshouldyouvotefor.com/newlogo.jpgWho should I vote for?Your expected outcome:Liberal DemocratYour actual outcome:Labour -14 http://www.whoshouldyouvotefor.com/tiny_grey_light.gifConservative -37 http://www.whoshouldyouvotefor.com/tiny_grey_light.gifhttp://www.whoshouldyouvotefor.com/tiny_grey_dark.gif Liberal Democrat 63http://www.whoshouldyouvotefor.com/tiny_grey_dark.gif UK Independence Party 11http://www.whoshouldyouvotefor.com/tiny_grey_dark.gif Green 11You should vote: Liberal Democrat
This makes no sense, I answered neutrally to the cannabis and road tax questions and strongly against the smoking ban yet it lists those policies as a reason for voting LD.
I can't work out how I got +11 for UKIP, are they in favour of allowing asylum seekers to work? Does their lack of policy on most of these issues give them an edge with neutral answers? Do I have an inner fascist?
― Onimo (GerryNemo), Friday, 15 April 2005 10:35 (twenty years ago)
― dog latin (dog latin), Friday, 15 April 2005 10:43 (twenty years ago)
I dunno how I came out as a Tory. I voted pro-Europe, for example. I did vote strongly in favour of fox-hunting. Maybe that did it? I also wanted to abolish tuition fees. Anyway...
― Dr. C (Dr. C), Friday, 15 April 2005 10:54 (twenty years ago)
― Chewshabadoo (Chewshabadoo), Friday, 15 April 2005 10:58 (twenty years ago)
fairy nough; if i actually lived in the UK i suspect it wd probably be them or some micro-left party
― fcussen (Burger), Friday, 15 April 2005 11:07 (twenty years ago)
― emsk, Friday, 15 April 2005 11:11 (twenty years ago)
― emsk, Friday, 15 April 2005 11:16 (twenty years ago)
As I'm from NI though, I can't vote for any of 'em! Balls. I'd be more enthusiastic about the Lib Dems is the word "liberal" wasn't in their name though. I'm not a fan of economic liberalism which makes me suspicious of their real motives re. public services.
― Crackity (Crackity Jones), Friday, 15 April 2005 11:25 (twenty years ago)
― Madchen (Madchen), Thursday, 21 April 2005 14:27 (twenty years ago)
― jel -- (jel), Thursday, 21 April 2005 14:32 (twenty years ago)
― jel -- (jel), Thursday, 21 April 2005 14:33 (twenty years ago)
― Anna (Anna), Thursday, 21 April 2005 14:41 (twenty years ago)
www.http://www.politicalsurvey2005.com
― Tag (Tag), Thursday, 21 April 2005 14:44 (twenty years ago)
http://www.politicalsurvey2005.com
I am admittedly ignorant about many of these issues, their origins and the ramifications of my choices, but I'm shocked I got so much UKIP.
― M. White (Miguelito), Thursday, 21 April 2005 14:44 (twenty years ago)
― jel -- (jel), Thursday, 21 April 2005 14:53 (twenty years ago)
― Ian Riese-Moraine. To Hell with you and your gradual evolution! (Eastern Mantra), Thursday, 21 April 2005 15:46 (twenty years ago)
― Ian Riese-Moraine. To Hell with you and your gradual evolution! (Eastern Mantra), Thursday, 21 April 2005 15:47 (twenty years ago)