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Our survey is now updated with the Northern Ireland policies

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! … Read More

In the media

11 May 2015 Huffington Post. Election Response – What’s Next for Digital Democracy? by Matt Chocqueel-Mangan. “Digital democracy organisations need to work together if we are to attract the level of funding – and support from the mainstream press – required … Read More

Register to vote by midnight tonight!

At midnight tonight (20th April 2015) voter registration will close and those who have not registered will have no say in who runs their country for the next five years. The Electoral Commission has suggested there are as many as … Read More

Please register to vote! “Reading about what some parties want to do to your country has a miraculous way of igniting a passion that you never realised you had.”

Alicia Caley is 21,  from Mansfield, and she volunteers with Vote for Policies. No one has ever sat down with me and explained the way our political system works, and yet, I am expected to go out of my way to: … Read More

Our survey has been updated with the latest policies!

The parties have finally released their manifestos this week and we’ve now fully updated the survey with any new or updated policies for each issue. From Welfare and Housing to Education and Crime, each policy comes straight from the main … Read More

Announcing “Group Surveys”. Get your free custom link today!

It is now possible to take the Vote for Policies survey as a group with your own free custom link for your organisation, club, school or even family or group of friends. Your group does the survey as normal, and … Read More

Guest Blog Post: “In the end trust and emotional connection are most effectively created in the real world.”

Rosie Parkyn is Senior Projects Manager, Africa Programme at BBC Media Action (We asked one of our guests at this week’s debate, Policies or Personality: Can the internet change the way we think about voting?, to write up their thoughts … Read More

Vote for Policies Placement

Vote for Policies is looking for a volunteer for a part-time 1-month placement to support the campaign, culminating in our election night party on May 7th. We are an independent, non-profit organisation that helps people to compare policies without knowing … Read More

Why I set up Vote for Policies

This post was originally published in The Huffington Post on the 11th March 2015 with the title “How Voting for Policies can Increase Political Engagement.”   This may seem surprising for someone who started a policy website, but I’ve never had much … Read More