Login
My beliefs
My parties
My support map
My settings
Logout
United Kingdom
Speaking English
Try the political quiz
Quiz
Issues
Elections
Parties
Ideologies
Discuss
Share
Labour
@9C2BTW8
Feed
Feed
Compare
Compare
+
Expand
23 Discussions
@9C2BTW8
answered…
2yrs
2Y
Should private firms reimburse the NHS if they exceed a 5% profit on contracts?
No, the NHS should be fully re-nationalised
@9C2BTW8
answered…
2yrs
2Y
Should the EU impose a quota of migrants per country?
The number should be in proportion to the ability to support and sustain refugees.
@9C2BTW8
answered…
2yrs
2Y
Do you support the use of genetically engineered crops and foods?
Yes where the crop is not patented and does not require a proprietary fertiliser blend. Looking at you Monsanto!
@9C2BTW8
answered…
2yrs
2Y
Should every 18 year old citizen be required to provide at least one year of military service?
National service, not military service.
@9C2BTW8
answered…
2yrs
2Y
Should intelligence agencies be merged to create a central EU agency?
Yes but allow each member state to segregate certain functions outside of the normal reporting chain where it relates to domestic affairs.
@9C2BTW8
answered…
2yrs
2Y
Should the government increase or decrease military spending?
Increase but but with a proportoon of the total going to wages, welfare, buildings and infrastructure, kits and provisions.
@9C2BTW8
answered…
2yrs
2Y
Should online payment platforms be forced to report all transactions over $600 to the IRS?
Yes but for a larger sum (think monthly salary ) and without a specified number of transactions.
@9C2BTW8
answered…
2yrs
2Y
Should the government add or increase tariffs on products imported into the country?
The question is too flawed to answer properly. It may change according to product category and point of origin.
@9C2BTW8
answered…
2yrs
2Y
Should the government use economic stimulus to aid the country during times of recession?
Yes but only on tax breaks from the bottom up and national infrastructure projects.
@9C2BTW8
answered…
2yrs
2Y
Do you support the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP)?
I support the EU, the TTIP is irrelevant by comparison.
@9C2BTW8
answered…
2yrs
2Y
Should welfare recipients be tested for drugs?
Only if every MP that votes for it agrees to the same testing for the duration of their elected career. They all live off public money and should all be treated…
@9C2BTW8
answered…
2yrs
2Y
Should the government make cuts to public spending in order to reduce the national debt?
No, end tax evasion and increase taxes on the wealthy, the highest earners and big businesses.
@9C2BTW8
answered…
2yrs
2Y
Should the government regulate social media sites, as a means to prevent fake news and misinformation?
Yes, but it should have independent oversight to avoid the Tories being ... Tories.
@9C2BTW8
answered…
2yrs
2Y
Should the government raise taxes on the rich?
Yes and raise taxes on the wealthy and the highest earners, raise corporation taxes, actively seek settlement of unpaid business tax starting with the largest f…
@9C2BTW8
answered…
2yrs
2Y
Should the government acquire equity stakes in companies it bails out during a recession?
No, public money should not be used to bail out private, profit generating businesses.
@9C2BTW8
answered…
2yrs
2Y
Should a politician, who has been formerly convicted of a crime, be allowed to run for office?
Yes as long as it is a spent conviction and the details are released openly at the start of their campaign.
@9C2BTW8
answered…
2yrs
2Y
Should the Welsh assembly be granted more devolved power from Parliament to create regional laws?
Yes, more power should be devolved across the whole of the UK.
@9C2BTW8
answered…
2yrs
2Y
Should the UK reinstate a form of mandatory national service?
No, not exclusively military. I support national service in a broader sense to include the emergency services, NHS and other 'challenging' careers in nationalis…
@9C2BTW8
answered…
2yrs
2Y
Should the government allow businesses, charities, parents or teachers to use public money to start "free schools"?
No, if people want to buy a better education for their children it should be evenly distributed across all schools. If all private tuition fees and free school…
@9C2BTW8
answered…
2yrs
2Y
Should the London Underground be considered an "essential service" which would ban all future worker strikes?
It should be an essential service but they should still be allowed to strike.
@9C2BTW8
answered…
2yrs
2Y
Should funding for local police departments be redirected to social and community based programs?
Funding should go to the agency best able to reduce the problem in question, some for community based programmes and some for policing.
@9C2BTW8
answered…
2yrs
2Y
Should transgender athletes be allowed to compete against athletes that differ from their assigned sex at birth?
Yes for F to M No for M to F if they have been through puberty as a male. It gives a lifelong advantage that's unfair on F athletes.
@9C2BTW8
answered…
2yrs
2Y
Should hate speech be protected by freedom of speech laws?
Yes but it should come with a literal warning label. People need educating about extremist ideas to understand a full picture and make educated decisions.
