@wsyvf updated: now with extra policy detail

[matgb]

Now the manifestos are out, the guys behind the Who Should You Vote For test have updated the question set to try to make it more accurate. Here's mine:

Take the Who Should You Vote For? England quiz

Liberal Democrat				102
Green				88
Labour	-18
UK Independence	-26
Conservative	-32

You expected: LIB

Your recommendation: Liberal Democrat

Click here for more details about these results

Now, it's better than it was, and has given me a stronger distinction between LD and Green, which is good. But, I don't think that distinction is strong enough, and there's very little to nothing in there about science and technology policy (where, naturally, I agree with Evan), nor is there much in there about Green specific policies. You might be of the opinion that a deliberate policy of stunting economic growth, a massive increase in the overall taxation take, a 50% hike on alcohol and tobacco duty (which is already high) and a substantial increase in food costs are good ideas. I don't, at all. But this test doesn't ask me anything on those ideas, ergo it looks like I'm a moderate supporter of the Woo, which, y'know, I'm not.

But given my local Green candidate came as close as she can to saying vote Lib Dem tactically, I think we're doing OK:
How I learned to stop worrying and love Nick Clegg « Kate Sweeny

Now, remember, just a bit of fun, but, y'know, useful fun.

Comments

[andrewhickey.livejournal.com]

My results were just *weird* - Green 90, Lib Dem 88, Racist UKIP -3, Tory -34 and Labour -36.
Obviously Green and Lib Dem would be the other way round were there more distinctive questions, but I'd say the order of the last three should be reversed as well - I'd be moderately more likely to vote Labour than Tory, and I'd never vote for Racist UKIP under *any* circumstances.

[matgb]

Difference is, you know they're racist. But on a lost of policy issues, Farage has deliberately made them fairly liberal/libertarian, so on other issues you care about, like ID cards, they're sound.

But yeah, I've met too many overtly racist members, and the anti-immigrant rhetoric is bollocks, we both know how restrictive the system is, but they actually believe all the tabloid bullshit.

[andrewhickey.livejournal.com]

Yeah, it comes down to that stuff you were saying last time you did this, about who you trust to actually deliver on the promises, as much as anything else.

As far as I'm concerned, Racist UKIP are to liberals as the Bastard Nazis are to socialists...