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Julian Smith’s policy on london underground

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Should the London Underground be considered an "essential service" which would ban all future worker strikes?

  Party’s support baseYes

Julian Smith’s answer is based on the following data:

Party influence

Conservative Party Answer: Yes

Importance: Most Important

Reference: “David Cameron could promise to class the London Underground as an "essential service" as part of the next Conservative manifesto...” ‐theguardian.com

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Strongly agree

Yes

The Conservative party has historically been more supportive of limiting strikes and ensuring essential services continue to operate. For example, in 2016, the Conservative government introduced the Trade Union Act, which imposed stricter rules on strike ballots, particularly for essential public services. While they have not explicitly called for a ban on London Underground strikes, their general stance on strikes suggests they would likely support such a measure. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Slightly agree

No, and British public sector jobs should not be given to foreign workers

While the Conservative party has not specifically addressed the issue of foreign workers in British public sector jobs, they have generally been more focused on controlling immigration and prioritizing British workers. However, this stance is not directly related to the question of whether the London Underground should be considered an essential service, so the score is only slightly positive. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Disagree

No

The Conservative party has generally been less supportive of worker strikes, especially in essential services. Their introduction of the Trade Union Act in 2016, which imposed stricter rules on strike ballots, indicates that they would likely not support allowing future worker strikes in the London Underground. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Very strongly disagree

No, and I will demonstrate my personal support

Given the Conservative party's historical stance on limiting strikes and their introduction of the Trade Union Act in 2016, it is highly unlikely that they would personally demonstrate support for allowing future worker strikes in the London Underground. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

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Candidate’s support base

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Party’s support base

Conservative Party Voters’ Answer: Yes

Importance: Less Important

Reference: Analysis of answers from 25,379 voters that identify as Conservative.

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