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Let’s face it, the only way we’re ever going to know everything the parties are promising to do is by reading their manifestos! So here they are. England, Scotland and Wales Below are links to the 2017 manifestos for the parties we included in our survey covering England, Scotland and Wales. Where available, we have…

With the general election called at late notice, getting the 2017 survey ready in time was always going to throw some challenges. What we have ended up with isn’t perfect, but given the time limitations and need to keep the policy summaries as relevant as possible, we’re pleased to be able to have made some improvements. Categories We…

Update: our crowdfunder has now closed, but you can still support our 2017 campaign by donating here. Thanks.  The election announcement may have caught us a little off guard but I am fired up and excited about getting Vote for Policies up for the run up to June 8th! With so little time, it’s not going…

This page documents our approach to extracting and summarising the policies from the 2017 political manifestos for inclusion in the Vote for Policies 2017 UK general election survey. Our method was discussed with and consulted on by Ben Worthy at Birkbeck College. Objectives For the 2017 survey, our objectives were based on improvements we wanted to…

When you take the Vote for Policies survey you’ll most likely choose policies from more than one party, so how do you decide which party to vote for? Here are a few tips to help you make your decision, starting with some questions… Which issues are most important to you? Do you care most about Health,…

Vote for Policies is a volunteer-run, independent, and politically neutral service with the aim of helping more people to vote – and know exactly what they’re voting for. Our website enables people to compare policies without knowing which party they belong to. It’s our method of increasing turnout, and the results are really surprising. Over…

Whether today’s election result brings delight or dismay, we can all agree it’s a surprise. Not only is the result different to the polls’ predictions, it is also vastly different to the results we see on Vote for Policies when people choose parties based on policies. Why is this? Before answering that we need to recognise how…

What an amazing few months it has been. We’ve worked closely with so many brilliant people on the 2015 campaign and we want to thank you all for contributing and working so hard to help Vote for Policies reach so many people. We’re looking forward to building on this – creating an even better service and reaching more people…

Which one would steal your food? Which one would clip their toenails in the lounge? Who could deal with a rat in the kitchen? This snappy Friends-inspired parody mash-up video asks the leaders interview questions as they vie to be your new housemate for the next five years. Some very kind creatives made this mash up video for…

We’re delighted to say that we have finally got all of the policies from the main political parties in Northern Ireland updated in the survey. Please tell your friends and family in Northern Ireland to get going with the site! From Health and the NHS to Immigration and the Economy, each policy comes straight from the main…