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Do you support the construction of a high speed railway (HS2…
Improve the standards of northern railways and transportation services.
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Should immigrants be required to pass a citizenship test to …
Yes— covering viably understandable aspects—and be able to be passed by the majority of common Britons.
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Should funding for local police departments be redirected to…
Funding for both should be bettered, though social and community programmes should be a focus, alongside neighbourhood p…
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Should the government attempt to influence foreign elections…
We should not try to influence countries elections or policies, but we should acknowledge human rights violations and ad…
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Should hate speech be protected by freedom of speech laws?…
No, however, freedom of speech laws induced solely by one formative government could have underlying epistemological iss…
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Do you support the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partne…
Yes, though it should be more transparent; environmental, social, cultural etc protective measures in place, to make sur…
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Should the UK renew its Trident nuclear weapons programme?…
Encourage the dismantling of nuclear weapon programmes and focus funds on health, education and welfare initiatives, and…
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Should the EU impose a quota of migrants per country?
Depending upon the situation—e.g. refugees fleeing war and political conflict, etc there should be a degree of rational…
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Should immigrants be allowed to hold dual citizenship status…
Yes, as long as they do not have a long history of criminal activity or acts of terrorism.
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Should immigrants be required to learn English?
Immigrants should be given access to viable services to learn English, though multilingual documents and services, along…
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Should immigrants be deported if they commit a serious crime…
Only if it has been deemed that their judicial system is viable to deal with said persons; said individual does not have…
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Should the UK deport immigrants who are considered to be pro…
Whilst terrorism promoted by foreigners within the country should be addressed, judicially and internationally, we also…
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Do you support the legalisation of Marijuana?
Address differential policies which benefit those in upper spheres, whilst criminalise those from more disadvantaged com…
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Should England establish a devolved Parliament?
Yes, more power to regional governments and organisations who give voice to the working-class majority, groups impacted…
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Should all state schools be required to follow a standard cu…
To a degree, but allow flexibility for the curriculum— and flexibility for those deemed ‘non-core’, alongside less stand…
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Should every student be required to take a GCSE exam at the …
Vocational and skill-based programmes should also be made available, though there should be a general goal for which stu…
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Should the government allow businesses, charities, parents o…
Whilst it will likely increase standards and local competition, it will also cause an array of sociological issues which…
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Should critical race theory be taught in K-12 education?
We should raise issues and acknowledge that our social institutions, laws, etc are institutionally and systematically bi…
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Should the government increase spending on public transporta…
Yes, increase access to public transformation—with a particular focus on northern England, of which is generally ignored…
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Should the London Underground be considered an "essenti…
Whilst it should be declared an essential service, there should be an understanding as to why said workers are striking—…
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Do you believe labor unions help or hurt the economy?
Both, though, regardless, labour unions do greatly help in understanding underlying issues and exploitative circumstance…
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Should the government allow businesses, charities, parents o…
Whilst it will likely increase standards and local competition, it will also cause an array of sociological issues which…
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Should all state schools be required to follow a standard cu…
Yes, to a degree, but allow flexibility for the curriculum— and flexibility for those deemed ‘non-core’, alongside less…
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Would you support the return of a selective education system…
No, focus on bettering state education system rather than privatising education, alongside the accessibility of educatio…
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Do you support charter schools?
We should be focused on funding state schools and improving the educational opportunities for the masses—programmes for…
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Should the UK abolish university tuition fees?
No, however, they should be reduced and HE should be made more accessible. Structural and institutional issues should be…
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Should the government make cuts to public spending in order …
Decrease privatisation, increase taxation of corporations and the wealthy; better social and cultural services, decrease…
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Should citizens be allowed to save or invest their money in …
As long as they are reported and taxes are still payed—regulated and those trying to create offshore accounts to evade t…
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Should the top tax rate of income over £150,000 be rai…
Help to prevent loopholes to tax and tax evasion, transparently discuss the evasion of taxes by corporations and those w…
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Should the government provide free broadband to all UK homes…
Increase accessibility to broadband, especially within economically depressed areas.
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Do you believe labor unions help or hurt the economy?
Both, though labour unions do greatly help in understanding underlying issues and exploitative circumstances for which t…
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Should funding for local police departments be redirected to…
Funding for both should be bettered, though social and community programme should be a focus.
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Should the UK abolish the Human Rights Act?
No, though they can be bettered and possibly replaced with a bettered scheme/act.
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Should all state schools be required to follow a standard cu…
Yes, but allow flexibility for the curriculum— and flexibility for those deemed ‘non-core’, alongside less standardisati…
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Should the government decriminalize school truancy?
Yes, and increase wider sociocultural and sociohistorical factors which play into truancy, whilst bettering social servi…
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Should free meals be offered to all primary school students?…
For families who lack the funds to feed said children, and on occasions when those who are able to are unable too.
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Would you support the return of a selective education system…
No, focus on bettering state education system rather than privatising education, alongside the accessibility of educatio…
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Should there be more or less privatisation of the NHS?
Less, nationalise health services, education, etc—focus funding on the betterment of said services rather than privatisi…
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Should the government require children to be vaccinated for …
Especially for contagious diseases. However, this is likely to cause wide social unrest. Increased funding into wider so…
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Should England establish a devolved Parliament?
Yes, more power to regional governments and organisations who give voice to the working-class majority, groups impacted…
@Elyspethian
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Do you support the use of Antisocial Behaviour Orders (ASBOs…
Even those on the hard-right have decried ASBOS as impacting the WC vs those in higher social positions—the judicial sys…
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Should the government regulate social media sites, as a mean…
Yes, as misinformation is widely impactful upon the understandings and perceptions of the wider public, though this shou…
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Should social media companies ban political advertising?
Political advertising should be independently monitored, and should not be able to be monopolised through bias algorithm…
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Should it be illegal to burn our national flag?
No, understanding into such occurrences should be studied within the social sciences and humanities should be prompted,…
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Should the House of Lords be a wholly elected body?
Those qualified should be in such positions, and shouldn’t be generational—furthermore, groups of individuals from exter…
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Should the British Monarchy be abolished?
No, as they—at present—positively influence tourism, charity and international relations—though public funding of such p…
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Do you support the use of zero hour contracts?
Yes, but guarantee minimum hours of work for those seeking zero hour contracts, etc—and regulate said contracts to a deg…
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Are you in favour of decriminalising drug use?
Decriminalise drugs which afford the user medicinal benefits, and not just in the medically granted sphere, given issues…
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Do you support the use of genetically engineered crops and f…
Yes, though production monopoly should be regulated; such foods must be made knowable of being modified and further test…
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Should researchers be allowed to use animals in testing the …
Surely, we have new forms of testing by which to test such needs in the contemporary? If not, there should be further st…
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Should disposable products (such as plastic cups, plates, an…
No, due to the issues with regards to disability and wider access to biodegradable products. However, tax incentives upo…
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Should the government increase environmental regulations on …
There would need to be a ‘global’ regulatory understanding to ‘actually’ implement environmental regulations upon corpor…
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Should corporations, unions, and non-profit organizations be…
Leaning more towards no, furthermore, public funding should also be regulated. If the ability is allowed, there should b…
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Should Canada switch to a proportional representation voting…
In the current system—all eligible persons votes should be counted, however, said persons should have some degree of und…
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Should the minimum voting age be lowered?
Yes, and all voters (regardless of age) should be taught about politics and have some degree of understanding of the imp…
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Should women be allowed to wear a Niqāb, or face veil, to ci…
Yes, out of respect for ones cultural traditions and multiculturalism, though, if needed, the identity of such persons s…
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Should hate speech be protected by freedom of speech laws?…
Yes, however, freedom of speech laws induced solely by one formative government could have underlying epistemological is…
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Should the military allow women to serve in combat roles?
Yes, as long as they pass the same physical, psychological and physiological tests as their male compatriots—alongside t…
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Should terminally ill patients be allowed to end their lives…
Yes—though this is largely to due my western understanding of the self as an individual— due to ones own agency of life…
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Should businesses be required to have women on their board o…
The persons on the boards of directors should be there due to their qualifications—and not solely due to economic/social…
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Do you support the death penalty?
No, with regard to how said forms of punishment seems to be lacklustre as a deterrent for crime—for example: statistical…