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I've just done a political 'what party to support' survey and I'm horrified!

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Umlauf · 01/03/2013 10:14

I've only voted in 2 elections, Labour when I was 18 and Lib Dem at the last one, although I was heavily leaning towards Tory but was taken in by the Lib Dem student friendly lies!

The survey has come out as 80% UKIP. This is the last thing I would ever have expected being a Euro fanatic and relying on the EU for h2bs employment and living abroad! The other 20% was LibDem for my views on education. I though I could spot the UKIP policies a mile off but clearly I was very wrong...

So who do I bloody vote for?!

The survey was this one voteforpolicies.org.uk/ anyone else care to share results vs expectations?



Additional information: I have never been politically minded and its only now whilst I'm starting a new family that I've begun to take an interest and learn more about politics, so I am, I suppose, quite naive in the area. From a very Tory town on London commuter belt and family half strong Tory supporters with a little bit of labour thrown into the mix.

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Flobbadobs · 01/03/2013 10:21

50% Labour!!
That was unexpected...

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OddBoots · 01/03/2013 10:37

40% Green, 40 UKIP, 20% Lib Dem. Hmm.

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SarkyPants · 01/03/2013 10:39

Even split: labour, libdem, green

Thought all the welfare policies were shit tbh.

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Minkypinky · 01/03/2013 10:58

60% green, 30% labour, 10% lib dem. Not too surprising, I thought it was an interesting test.

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BeyondTheLimitsOfAcceptability · 01/03/2013 10:58

78% green
11% lib dem
11% tory! Shock

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Pilfette · 01/03/2013 11:01

33.33% Lib Dem, 33.33% Labour, 33.33% Green. Quite surprised.

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ModreB · 01/03/2013 11:02

75% Labour, 25% Lib Dem. Not suprised.

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AMumInScotland · 01/03/2013 11:02

33% Green (Crime, health, democracy)
33% Labour (Education, Immigration, Europe)
22% LibDem (Environment, Economy)
11% UKIP (Welfare)

Of course, it didn't actually give me the choice of voting SNP Grin

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Umlauf · 01/03/2013 11:08

Gah why did I come out so UKIP?! I only chose 5 categories, is it cheating if I do it again with all 9?! I can't vote UKIP anyway as I disagree with their EU stance enough for it to be a deal breaker.. Don't trust LibDem after last time... Labour?

It does show how much personality comes into it. My constituency has never not been Tory but it shows Tory as 4th choice after green, LibDem and labour for the constituency based on this anonymous vote.

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LifeSavedbyLego · 01/03/2013 11:10

40% Tory
20% green/labour/ lib dem

About right

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gregssausageroll · 01/03/2013 11:12

50 labour
25 green
25 ukip.

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tinkletinklestar · 01/03/2013 11:14

I am really shocked..

50% labour
25% ukip
25% bnp... Shock

Im obviously a hidden racist!

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Galena · 01/03/2013 11:20

50% lib dem
25% UKIP
25% labour

Only chose 4 areas though as I'm pushed for time.

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SarkyPants · 01/03/2013 11:21

tinkle you will have to leave MN immediately :)

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Galena · 01/03/2013 11:22

To be fair, once I pushed the 'show more policies' button there were some extra bits on ones I nearly selected which were not at all my opinions, including some very racist-y ones. You do need to make sure you check all the policy bits.

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AMumInScotland · 01/03/2013 11:23

The thing is, it doesn't put any weighting on the questions. So, I picked out the UKIP Welfare section (though I didn't actually read the longer version, which might have changed it), but, even if I agreed with them on three or four sections, there are things about them that are a total and utter deal-breaker for me.

I guess it proves that even people I massively disagree with on something very important might still have the occasional good idea on other areas, where we probably don't disagree. But the overall UKIP policies - the ones that make them most "distinctive" as a party - are the ones about immigration and Europe. And those are the ones that mean, even if they have some good ideas here and there, those are minor in comparison with the areas where I disagree with them.

You could pick UKIP on everything except immigration and Europe, and not be someone who would ever consider voting for UKIP.

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OptimisticPessimist · 01/03/2013 11:26

71% Green
29% Lib Dem

I did 7 categories, I missed out health and education because they're devolved (should've missed out crime too but I forgot Grin)

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pigsinmud · 01/03/2013 11:26

50% green
25% lib dem
25% conservative

I have never voted green, always vote lib dem.

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UseHerName · 01/03/2013 11:27

I got an equal 25% for each! What does that mean!? How would I describe that political opinion?

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Pilfette · 01/03/2013 11:27

I did all categories and selected the show more policies every time as there were some quite Shock gotchas in them.

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UseHerName · 01/03/2013 11:30

ah...Pilfette - I selected four categories and did not select 'show more policies' - obviously this has a bearing on results.

might do it again, seeing as i've nothing better to do Grin

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PootlePosyPerkin · 01/03/2013 11:39

25% BNP Shock
25% Labour
25% Green
25% UKIP

Quite surprised as I voted Lib Dem last time!

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winemakesmeclever · 01/03/2013 11:45

60% labour (am ok with that) 20% lib dem (ok...) 20% BNP??????????? Am now going into the garden to thrash myself with twigs Shock

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UseHerName · 01/03/2013 11:46

Pootle mine was similar

25 UKIP Shock
25 Conservatives
25 Labour
25 Green

I've never voted as I think it's all corrupt - and I'm the least environmentally friendly person ever

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ArbitraryUsername · 01/03/2013 11:47

I'm clearly a wishy washy do-gooder type. 85% green, the remainder labour.

I agree the welfare policies are all terrible.

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