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UK GENERAL ELECTION 2010: ENGLAND • WALES • SCOTLAND
OTHER: POLITICAL LEANING (short version) • POLITICAL LEANING (long version) • ELECTORAL REFORM • LONDON MAYOR 2012

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Tax and the economy
Cuts in public spending should start immediately to reduce government debt (info)The Tories propose this approach, it is opposed by Labour and the Lib Dems. We have not been able to identify a categorical view from UKIP, but given their view that public spending should be dramatically cut we have scored them as supporting this position. The Green Party gives no real steer on this point, so has a neutral score
National Insurance should be increased by 1% in 2011 to reduce spending cuts (info)It is a Tory policy not to increase National Insurance - contrary to Labour plans. The Lib Dems have not been explicit in their stance, but belittled the Tory funding of the move through 'efficiency savings' - we have scored them neutral until they declare otherwise. UKIP want to abolish National Insurance, so we feel it is safe to assume that they wouldn't want to increase it. The Greens give no clear position on this point.
Stamp duty should be increased to 5% for house purchases over £1,000,000 to fund the removal of stamp duty for those under £250,000 (info)A Labour policy - stealing Tory thunder to an extent as they would remove stamp duty for properties less than £250k, but would rather fund it through spending cuts/other tax rises, rather than an explicit increase on £1m+ properties. There is no clear stance on this point from UKIP, but we assess from their general policy positions that they would be against such a move, likewise we assess that the Greens would be for it, given their redistribution of wealth philosophy. We have assumed the Lib Dems support a progressive policy of this kind.
The threshold for inheritance tax should be increased from £325,000 to £1,000,000 funded by spending cuts or other tax rises (info)Fairly straightforward Tory policy. We have scored UKIP as supporting (as they would abolish inheritance tax), Labour anti, Lib Dems anti and Greens anti.
The tax-free income threshold should be increased to £10,000 funded by removing higher rate pension contribution tax relief and other tax increases (info)This is a Lib Dem policy, and one which it widely portrayed as being funded by a 'mansion tax' on properties worth £2m+ (1% of the property value per year, so £10k on a £2m property). In reality this increase would only provide £1.7bn of the £16.5bn required each year to fund this tax cut - the remainder comes from a host of other tax increases, the most significant (£4.6bn) from the removal of higher rate tax relief on pension contributions. We have scored all the other parties as against this policy, other than the Greens given their agenda of wealth redistribution - and have scored them strongly given the significance of this point within their overall philosophy.
Tax incentives should be given to couples who are married or in civil partnerships funded by spending cuts or other tax rises (info)A Tory policy, not supported by any other party, though UKIP would remove the 'couple penalty' in benefits for married couples.
Law, order and society
Cannabis should be legalised for personal use (info)The Lib Dems, SNP and Greens would legalise, the other (including UKIP despite Nigel Farage's recent comments on 'Any Questions') would not.
Foreign nationals wishing to remain in the UK for more than six months should have compulsory ID cards (info)Sounds like a UKIP policy you might think? Well, actually it is a Labour one - in line with their general support of ID cards. All of the other parties are against.
The Trident Nuclear Defence system should be retained to ensure national security (info)Labour, the Conservatives and UKIP favour retaining Trident - the other parties would scrap it altogether.
There should be a minimum price per unit of alcohol to reduce alcohol abuse (info)This is a specific SNP policy, to tackle binge drinking. No other party has backed it.
ID cards should be introduced for UK citizens (info)An issue that most people should be familiar with - only Labour want to introduce ID cards, none of the other parties do.
Europe and immigration
A points based system should be used to manage down immigration, rather than applying a fixed inflexible quota (info)This is the Labour approach to managing immigration, and one which they would argue has contributed to decreasing immigration levels from 237k in 2007 to 147k in 2009. The Conservatives would take a fixed quota approach - a hard number of immigrants which could not be exceeded, though they have yet to specify the number. UKIP take an even more draconian approach to immigration, and their score reflects this. The Lib Dems support a regional points-based system, so have been scored as pro, as have the Greens
The UK should withdraw fully from the EU (info)Fairly obviously a UKIP policy, not supported by any of the other parties. The weighting given reflects the extent to which this is a cornerstone of the party's philosophy. Worth noting that the Green party 'is committed to the fundamental reconstitution of the current European Union, including its present institution'
Education
Tax rises or spending cuts should NOT be used to fund the abolition of university tuition fees (info)A Lib Dem policy (one which has yet to have explicit detail on funding), supported by the Greens & UKIP
National testing for 10 and 11 year olds should be abolished (info)National Testing (better known as SATs) - Labour and Tories would keep, though both suggest some changes required. The Greens would abolish, as they consider damaging. UKIP, no clear view on this point, but would have a 'Comprehensive Test' for 11 year olds, so we rate as mild support for ongoing Sats. Lib Dems would also retain
Teacher training courses should limit entrants to graduates with degrees of a 2.2 level or better (info)This is a Tory policy, the broad philosophy of UKIP supports but, but there is nothing to suggest that the other parties do
Health
Everyone between the age of 40 and 74 should have the right to a free health check (info)A Labour policy, one which no other party has a clearly identifiable policy on, so we have rated them as neutral
NHS Targets should be scrapped to increase local freedom and flexibility (info)A Labour policy, which we assume that the Tories would oppose as they pledge to abolish centralized targets, and the Lib Dems would scrap targets in favour of 'entitlements'. Some might debate whether these target removals should be interpreted as meaning they would not support this specific policy. We can however see no way in which a commitment to treat within a timeframe could be seen as anything other than a target, and therefore unsupported. The other parties we have scored as neutral on this point
Patients should have a maximum two week wait for a cancer referral (info)Both the Tories and Lib Dems would scrap centralized targets in favour of 'outcomes' and 'entitlements' respectively. Labour would clearly retain, UKIP ditch and Green we have rated as neutral
Transport and the environment
A third runway should NOT be built at Heathrow (info)Only Labour support this move; due to the environmental considerations the Green party have a heavy scoring on this point
Spending on rail should be significantly increased, funded by reduced spending on roads (info)The Lib Dems would divert £3bn on this, the Greens more, and their scorings reflect this. None of the other parties support this
Constitutional change
The number of MPs should be reduced by 10% (info)The Tories have said they would reduce the number of MPs by 10% to elp balance constituency sizes (and reduce the number of Labour seats...) - the LibDems meanwhile say they will reduce the number of MPs by 150 (ie about 23%). We have rated Greens and UKIP as neutral on this point.
Voters should be offered a referendum to abolish Britain's first-past-the-post electoral system and to create an elected second chamber (info)A newly announced Labour policy, opposed by the Conservatives, but supported by the smaller parties due to the potential prospect of proportional representation
Experience and background
The next Prime Minister should have experience of senior government office (info)Clearly this question relates to Gordon Brown, and, depending upon your viewpoint competence/accountability. The scoring maps as you would expect.
The next Prime Minister should have NOT been involved in running the country in the lead up to the recent recession (info)Clearly this question relates to Gordon Brown, and, depending upon your viewpoint competence/accountability. The scoring maps as you would expect.
The party I vote for should be capable of forming a majority government or playing a significant role in a coalition in the event of a hung parliament (info)Any party can promise the moon on a stick, but can they really deliver? This question takes into account the ability of a party to have influence on the basis of the current number of MPs.
Scotland
Scotland should remain part of the United Kingdom (info)The SNP wants a referendum where the people of Scotland can choose between independence, greater powers for the Scots parliament, or maintaining the status quo.
£150m of Scottish Lottery receipts should be spent on the London 2012 Olympics (info)A specific SNP policy, of course.
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