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Should there be fewer or more restrictions on current welfar…
Fewer but less benefits for those with no intention to work as it is important to establish a value of hard work and sel…
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Should immigrants be deported if they commit a serious crime…
Yes if it proven beyond doubt after fair trial and it is safe for them to be deported to their country otherwise would h…
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Should the government enact a stricter immigration policy?…
Yes, but make process easier for skilled workers and have better screening
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Should homeowners pay higher taxes on "mansions" v…
Yes and this should be lowered to 1.5 million
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Should immigrants be required to pass a citizenship test to …
No. Most citizens would not pass one. Should be changed to rules, basic laws and understanding of personal responsibilit…
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Should teachers be allowed to carry guns at school?
No absolutely not. If absolutely needed security guards can be put in to schools but absolutely not with weapons as this…
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Should the House of Lords be abolished?
Yes unless they are fully elected by the people and must be from a range of walks of life and fairly represented by perc…
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Should the British Monarchy be abolished?
Yes or reduce their funding, sell on many of their estates (who needs multiple huge properties), and ban the need for so…
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Should there be term limits set for members of Congress?
No as long as they are fulfilling the role and subject to review of expenses etc. Should be allowed to carve a career li…
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Should it be illegal to burn our national flag?
Yes if done in public with intent to incite violence or hate etc. Would be dictated by circumstances
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Should the House of Lords be abolished?
No but be elected by the people and must be from a range of walks of life and fairly represented by percentage of the po…
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Should the UK reinstate a form of mandatory national service…
Yes for young offenders and those with no employment or further education.
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Should the British Monarchy be abolished?
No but reduce their funding, sell on many of their estates (who needs multiple huge properties), and ban the need for so…
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Are you in favour of decriminalising drug use?
No and increase punishment for dealers. Only exception would be highly regulated medicinal marijuana
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Should the government issue vaccine passports?
To be considered. Should really restrict travel for now to keep the country safe until everyone is vaccinated
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Do you support the legalisation of Marijuana?
Yes, but only for medical use where it is highly regulated. Must not be ‘skunk’ and abuse of this and illegal trade will…
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Should corporations, unions, and non-profit organizations be…
Yes with limits and proof of no undue influence or corruption. Parties, individuals and other relevant persons held acco…
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Should a politician, who has been formerly convicted of a cr…
Yes as long as they have finished their sentence and not for a grave crime. People deserve a second chance and often the…
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Should foreigners, currently residing in the United States, …
Yes but only if they have been in the uk for over 5 years in employment or householder of qualifying partner and not in…
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Should the EU impose a quota of migrants per country?
No as this will result in the uk having more people coming in depending on benefits etc. We should be in a degree of con…
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Should immigrants be allowed to hold dual citizenship status…
Yes if they qualify through being in uk for significant years qualification and providing they are in employment and sel…
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Should immigrants be required to pass a citizenship test to …
Most citizens would not pass one. Should be changed to rules, basic laws and understanding of personal responsibility
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Should the government increase or decrease the amount of tem…
Increase for certain job roles but solely where main applicant will be able to support entire household and no benefits…
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Should there be a temporary ban on all immigration into the …
No but much more background checks and screening and limit time for people to be in the uk for visiting and only have pe…
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Should Muslim immigrants be banned from entering the country…
Need to have stricter entrance background checks and toughen up screening process and consider persons entering being su…
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Should women be allowed to wear a Niqāb, or face veil, to ci…
Yes but in certain circumstances identity may have to be verified in a respectable manner if this is for safety reasons…
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Should people under the age of 18 years old be able to recei…
Must be 16 plus having had some form of psychological review/counselling and then subject to a panel decision of more th…
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Should businesses be required to have women on their board o…
Ideally there will be a wide range of diverse people on boards which will get a broad view across. Difficult in smaller…
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Should hate speech be protected by freedom of speech laws?…
Yes within a persons own home or under willing participant discussion in controlled environment, but absolutely not wher…
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Should France continue to assassinate suspected terrorists i…
If the crimes are committed in the uk after fair trial and sufficient evidence this could be considered. Would have to b…
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Do you support charter schools?
Primary focus should be to improve existing schools and if they do come in to place they should not be for profit with p…
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Should the government decriminalize school truancy?
No as cannot encourage people to be lazy as this will continue to working age. There will of course be exceptions to thi…
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Should every student be required to take a GCSE exam at the …
Yes for those deemed capable or alternative options made to assess capabilities etc
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Should critical race theory be taught in K-12 education?
We need to teach a wide spectrum of curriculum to include inclusion, impartiality and fairness. Difference will and shou…
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Should the UK abolish university tuition fees?
Not for high income families and only for uk nationals or permanent residents providing they intent to stay in the uk an…
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Do you support the use of genetically engineered crops and f…
Yes but producers should not be able to patent seeds and require labelling of foods that are genetically modified
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Should researchers be allowed to use animals in testing the …
Yes where absolutely necessary, but consider volunteers who will be paid by the companies who are high earners and likew…
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Should the London Underground be considered an "essenti…
Yes as with all other train networks. Workers deserve to fight for fair pay as do nhs staff, police and other essential…
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Do you support the construction of a high speed railway (HS2…
Yes if it is eco friendly and also consider the rest of the uk. The uk does not just relate to London and indeed England…
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Should the government require children to be vaccinated for …
No as there should be choice, but depending on gravity they may revoke choice to attend certain places and areas. Should…
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Should non-violent prisoners be released from jail in order …
No as there are other crime ie sex offenders which pose a real threat to youth. On review some could be subject to elect…
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Should convicted criminals have the right to vote?
Yes but not for those convicted of a crime punishable by imprisonment or after around 5 years clear of any repeat offend…
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Should police departments be allowed to use military grade e…
Yes but only in extreme circumstances by highly trained officers party to substantial training
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Should mortgage lenders be allowed to provide buy-to-let mor…
Yes- reduce tax evasion by landlords, cut the number of properties an individual can have and charge higher tax on incom…
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Should child benefits be restricted to a maximum of two chil…
Yes but cap at two successful pregnancies to avoid hampering a second scenario of the likes of twins
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Should bankers’ bonuses be capped at 100% of their pay…
Yes and lower the cap to 20% and based on banks being bailed out, they should be directing profits back to the governmen…
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Should homeowners pay higher taxes on "mansions" v…
Yes and this should be lowers to 1.5 million
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Do you support a universal basic income program?
should be strict qualification criteria for those in need and not for those who are not working through laziness and no…
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Should there be fewer or more restrictions on current welfar…
More to discourage people to not work who should be working. The state should be there to help those in need ie out of w…
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Do you support a 32-hour work week?
Keep 35/40 hour week. Consider compressing this to a four day week. Also overtime where necessary ie completing operatio…
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Should the top tax rate of income over £150,000 be rai…
No perhaps raising the 50% to those earning £200,000 plus and eliminate tax loopholes for top earners
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Should our country defend other NATO countries that maintain…
Only help those who are compliant with the uk and making comparable contributions
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Should the number of countries in the European Union be redu…
No but all countries should be financially secure by themselves and not reliant on others and should have comparable con…
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Should the EU sanction member countries with authoritarian g…
Need to have strict control and monitoring of this
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Should intelligence agencies be merged to create a central E…
Greater intelligence sharing with a smaller national group of dedicated intel officers
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Should the United States pull all military troops out of Afg…
Yes but gradually and then review our need to get involved in foreign affairs.
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Should the government increase or decrease military spending…
Slight decrease by gradual withdrawal from foreign countries