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Should the United States provide military supplies and funding to Ukraine?

Yes. We cannot afford it, but neither can we afford the outcome if Russia is emboldened further by taking Ukraine.

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Should the government increase or decrease military spending?

Increase to mitigate the cuts of the previous years. For example, our Royal Navy has been decimated by successive governments.

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Should the government increase or decrease foreign aid spending?

Not decreased, but countries like India that have things like their own space programs or nuclear weapons should not receive foreign aid. Foreign aid should be…

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Should the UK renew its Trident nuclear weapons programme?

Yes, but be working towards encouraging all countries to dismantle their nuclear weapons programmes.

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Should women be allowed to wear a Niqāb, or face veil, to civic ceremonies?

Any religion or doctrine which forces women to cover themselves from head to toe whilst the men are free to wear what they want is oppression and misogyny pure…

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Should transgender athletes be allowed to compete against athletes that differ from their assigned sex at birth?

Women's sports were created as there are specific biological differences which mean men are bigger, faster and stronger. Trans identifying males are not women a…

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Should hate speech be protected by freedom of speech laws?

Gender identity is not a protected characteristic, so a person using sex based pronouns is not hate speech. Gender is a social construct designed to pigeonhole…

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Should the UK abolish university tuition fees?

They should be reduced and no interest charged. The threshold to begin paying them back should also be raised, both for past graduates and future graduates.

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Do you support the use of genetically engineered crops and foods?

Yes in very strictly regulated circumstances. Producers should not be able to patent seeds or profiteer. Everything should be clearly labelled. There is potenti…

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Should non-violent prisoners be released from jail in order to reduce overcrowding?

Yes, if they have received a sentence of six months or less. It could become a suspended sentence conditional on them performing community service and/or learni…

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Should the government implement restorative justice programs as an alternative to incarceration?

Dependent on the crime and used in addition to incarceration as there are probably few instances when it should be used instead of incarceration.

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Should funding for local police departments be redirected to social and community based programs?

Funding for the police has already been cut and we need more community based police officers rather than police sitting in offices filling out paperwork. The po…

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Should police departments be allowed to use military grade equipment?

Only in extreme situations and only by Specialist Firearms Officers, not part of everyday policing. We don't want to end up like America.

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Should the government abolish stamp duty for first-time buyers on homes worth less than £425,000?

If first time buyers can afford a home that costs £425,000 they can afford the stamp duty! More houses need to be built to reduce the prices for first time buye…

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Should the government restrict the purchase of residential properties by foreign investors?

Yes most definitely. They should also tax properties over a certain value and stop the mega rich from leaving huge properties empty.

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Should the government incentivize the construction of high density residential buildings?

Yes but only if subject to strict quality control and there should be a legal minimum size to ensure developers do not just squeeze as many tiny apartments in a…

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Should homeless individuals, that have refused available shelter or housing, be allowed to sleep or encamp on public property?

Many homeless people feel safer on the streets than they do in shelters. Shelters should be safe spaces, especially for female homeless.

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Should the government provide subsidies for first-time homebuyers?

Use the money to build more social and affordable housing. Only by increasing the supply of housing will prices come down low enough for first time buyers to be…

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Should corporations, unions, and non-profit organizations be allowed to donate to political parties?

Yes, but it should be a matter of public record and fully transparent to allow voters to decide whether they think it influences policy.

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Should a politician, who has been formerly convicted of a crime, be allowed to run for office?

Yes, as long as it wasn't a violent, sexual, fraud or financial crime and wasn't committed in office. It should also be a matter of public record for complete t…

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Should the government require tech companies to provide backdoor access to encrypted communications for national security purposes?

Yes, under certain clearly defined circumstances. However as with anything connected to technology there would always be the chance that it could be hacked or u…

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Should the government implement a national identification system to enhance security and prevent fraud?

Given the security breaches that have happened due to hacking of computer systems, I would be wary of that level of personal information being held in one place…

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Should the government use facial recognition technology for mass surveillance to enhance public safety?

Yes, but only to recognise criminals, terrorists and missing persons - not the general public going about their daily lives.

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Should the government increase spending on public transportation?

Yes. Where I live we have a bus to the nearest town five miles away. It only runs once every TWO hours and takes between 45 and 55 minutes whereas it takes 10-1…

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Should the government require public transportation systems to be fully accessible to people with disabilities?

Yes, of course. It's a no-brainer! Access to public transport for people with disabilities in this country is dire and they don't all have access to their own t…

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Should cities implement congestion pricing to reduce traffic in busy urban areas?

More useful would be improving accessibility of public transport, ie: cheaper, more frequent and easily accessible. Then fewer people in busy urban areas would…

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Should the government provide free broadband to all UK homes and businesses?

No, but the government should ensure that everyone has better access to full fibre broadband by improving coverage in all areas of the country, especially remot…

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Do you support a 32-hour work week? In November 2019 shadow chancellor John McDonnell stated that the Labour party would introduce a 32-hour work week policy if…

Assuming this is still for a five day week, there should also be an option for businesses to offer a compressed four day week of up to 36 hours.

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Should the government raise the federal minimum wage?

Yes, but also raise the tax threshold above the level of a full time minimum wage salary, so they are not paying tax on minimum wage.

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Should cities open drug “safe havens” where people who are addicted to illegal drugs can use them under the supervision of medical professionals?

Yes if the 'safe havens' were also able to offer advice and support to come off drugs and also offer pathways to rehab centres.

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Should foreign visitors have to pay for emergency medical treatment during their stay in the UK?

Yes, on a like for like basis. If the country they are from would charge someone from the UK for emergency treatment in their country.

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