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 … Read More
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Top tips for voters in 2019
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? Ultimately there is no substitute for reading the manifestos in full (gulp!), but … Read More
The 2017 survey: summary of changes
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 … 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
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
And we’re live!
After months of hard work and brilliant support from our community of users, crowdfunders and supporters, the new Vote for Policies website is now live. We really look forward to hearing your feedback – please email us at info@voteforpolicies.org.uk. At … Read More