Back to basics: end of an era, start of a new one
July 8, 2021
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Matt CMAs many of our supporters know well, funding has been the nut we’ve been trying to crack for a while. Personally I’ve been trying to balance growing Vote for Policies with earning a living, and for many years I have been working only part time (or not at all!) to make space for the work […]
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Does Voter ID mean Voter Suppression?
May 12, 2021
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Matt CMThe stats suggest it does. We all want to protect the integrity of elections. After all, voting is the 'flagship' act of democracy. That's why it is a real concern that from 2023 voters will be required to show ID for all UK-wide and English elections. Evidence shows voter impersonation is a minor problem. Trials […]
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A policy tracker for your organisation
May 11, 2021
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Matt CMHolding the government to account should be something any organisation can do, not just those with large budgets and policy teams. When we have complete transparency on government progress for issues we care about, we can better focus or efforts on the areas that make the biggest difference. Just like the tracker we created for […]
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Embed democracy (in your website!)
February 25, 2021
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Matt CMYou can now embed our live youth policy tracker directly into your website! Our mission is to provide UK citizens with the tools and support they need to engage and actively participate. We do that through partnerships with organisations who work with specific communities, just as we did with the British Youth Council (BYC) in creating our […]
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2019 wrap-up: Good result for VfP, bad result for democracy
January 9, 2020
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Matt CMLooking back at the 2019 general election, how did it go from the perspective of an organisation committed to improving participation in elections? One of the more surprising outcomes was that the Vote for Policies survey was taken 1.1 million times in the 12 days it was live. This is more than any other election […]
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The 2019 survey: what's changed...
November 29, 2019
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Matt CMAs with the 2017 survey, we made some changes to the categories we used. It's always a compromise, but our aim is to do what provides the most value for most people. Categories The changes we made were based upon reading through the manifestos and seeing areas of consistency across parties. The change we made […]
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2019 general election manifestos
November 29, 2019
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Matt CMLet'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 […]
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Top tips for voters in 2019
August 18, 2019
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Matt CMWhen 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? Ultimately there is no substitute for reading the manifestos in full (gulp!), but if that idea fills you with dread, here are a few tips to help you […]
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Open source code for manifesto trackers around the world
December 2, 2018
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Matt CMManifesto trackers (sometimes also called 'policy trackers' or 'promise trackers') can play a vital role in increasing accountability of governments, and increasing engagement and participation in democracy. Yet there are very few of them worldwide. That's why we are making our website code available for anyone that want's to use it. Our code is already […]
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