@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

[davidnm.livejournal.com]

This time I got LD 70, Green 62. In fairness, I *am* concerned by environmental issues, but I find the Green Party just a bit of a mess on many things. (Plus there's basically zero chance of them getting elected where I am, short of someone spiking the tapwater with LSD on polling day or something.)

Now if they'd just ask a question on nuclear power or something, I'm sure I could put some luminous-blue reactor effluent between me and the Greens...

[burkesworks]

This is a bit more like it;

Take the Who Should You Vote For? England quiz

Liberal Democrat				81
Green				69
UK Independence	-11
Labour	-17
Conservative	-29

You expected: LIB

Your recommendation: Liberal Democrat

Click here for more details about these results

There are a few points, no doubt, where my own views don't chime with LibDem orthodoxy (I'm not in favour of an elected second chamber or SATs for 11-year-olds, for a start) but there's more than enough to keep it on track.

xposted to LJ

[andrewhickey.info]

Just realised I commented on LJ rather than here before. Sorry...

Fame at last!

[(Anonymous)]

http://www.hebdenbridgelist.com/news/lib-dem-councillors-mostly-toothless-says-campaign-activist

[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.

[burkesworks.livejournal.com]

This is a bit more like it;

Take the Who Should You Vote For? England quiz (http://www.whoshouldyouvotefor.com)

You expected: LIB

Your recommendation: Liberal Democrat (http://www.libdems.org.uk)

Click here for more details about these results (http://wsyvf.com/uk/6fzXRD0k8TGOcq0U)

There are a few points, no doubt, where my own views don't chime with LibDem orthodoxy (I'm not in favour of an elected second chamber or SATs for 11-year-olds, for a start) but there's more than enough to keep it on track.

[theweaselking.livejournal.com]

My results are similar to last time:

Take the Who Should You Vote For? England quiz

Green				44
Liberal Democrat				40
Conservative	-4
UK Independence	-12
Labour	-14

Your recommendation: Green

Click here for more details about these results

But they're skewed by the fact that a whole lot of the issues amount to "I don't care" because they're UK-specific and, well, I don't live there.