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The Guardian - UK
Politics
James Walsh

Quiz: which party's general election manifesto are you?

General Election 2017 Manifesto Quiz
General Election 2017 Manifesto Quiz Composite: Illustration: Hey studio; Composite: The Guardian design team

Are you still making up your mind on how to vote in this year’s general election? The quiz below might help you figure out with which party your own personal views most closely align.

Taking policies from the Conservative, Labour, Lib Dem, Green party and Ukip manifestos, we picked 12 policy areas for you to choose from. Will you match with the party you were expecting?

If you’re still unsure which way to vote, our interactive guide to party manifesto policy might be of help.

  1. How do you feel about Brexit?

    1. I want a smooth and orderly Brexit. No deal whatsoever is better than a bad deal. I just want them to get on with it and not worry me with the details too much

      Add a point in A

    2. I really don't want Brexit to happen. I want another referendum at the end of the negotiations so that the great British public will vote Remain this time

      Add a point in C, F

    3. 'No deal' sounds kind of worrying. I want transitional arrangements negotiated if necessary, and Parliament to have a meaningful vote on the final Brexit deal

      Add a point in B

    4. We should have left already. Article 50 is a trap by the bullying EU

      Add a point in D

  2. What about the economy?

    1. Let's work towards having a balanced budget by 2025 and keep taxes as low as possible

      Add a point in A

    2. Brexit will give us lots of free trade opportunities - let's embrace them

      Add a point in D

    3. We should eliminate the deficit in day-to-day spending by 2020 - but invest in key public services

      Add a point in C

    4. Let's create a million new jobs through revitalising the green economy and reinvesting in public services

      Add a point in F

  3. What would you do to sort out the UK housing crisis?

    1. Let's end council housing sales and scrap Right to Buy. Build 100,000 social rented homes a year by 2022

      Add a point in F

    2. I want a million new homes by 2020 - 100,000 of them a year should be genuinely affordable council or housing association homes to rent or buy

      Add a point in B

    3. We should roll out high quality, low cost factory- built modular homes, affordable on the national average wage

      Add a point in D

    4. We need a million new homes by 2020 - and half a million more by 2022. Let's build fixed-term social houses, which we can sell off after 10-15 years with automatic Right to Buy

      Add a point in A

    5. 300,000 new homes a year, sustainably planned

      Add a point in C

  4. How much extra money should be invested in the NHS?

    1. £6bn a year additional revenue for the NHS and social care, paid for by a penny on income tax

      Add a point in C

    2. Increase NHS funding by £8bn in real terms over the next five years

      Add a point in A

    3. £11bn a year, every year, invested into the NHS and social care by the end of the next parliament

      Add a point in D

    4. £30bn over the next parliament. Tax high earners and private medical insurance to pay for it

      Add a point in B

    5. Close the NHS spending gap and introduce an immediate cash injection. Don't give me an exact figure, but make sure I can see my GP, that hospitals run properly, and staff get properly paid

      Add a point in F

  5. What do you think about renationalisation?

    1. We should take energy, water and the postal service back into public hands, and renationalise the railways

      Add a point in B

    2. I'm against it in all cases, but I'd introduce a safeguard tariff cap to help consumers struggling with energy bills

      Add a point in A

    3. We should roll back the privatisation of parts of the NHS

      Add a point in F

    4. Someone should provide start-up grants to help community-run buses in rural areas

      Add a point in D

  6. What should we be doing about our nuclear deterrent?

    1. Get rid of it. Scrapping Trident will save us £110 billion over the next 30 years, which we can spend on more useful things

      Add a point in F

    2. Let's keep our nuclear deterrent to the minimum. Let's procure three Dreadnought submarines instead of four

      Add a point in C

    3. It's extremely important to maintain a continuous-at-sea nuclear deterrent. Being able to fire nuclear missiles at other countries at any given time is the ultimate guarantor of our security

      Add a point in A

    4. Given the existence of rogue states like North Korea, it would be most foolhardy to get rid of our nuclear weapons

      Add a point in D

    5. I think we should keep Trident, but also fulfil our obligations under the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. With great power comes great responsibility.

      Add a point in B

  7. What's your stance on immigration?

    1. We should aim to reduce net migration to zero within five years

      Add a point in D

    2. Annual net migration should be less than 100,000 a year

      Add a point in A

    3. Growth, jobs and prosperity are more important than arbitrary targets. Let's have a new immigration system based on our economic needs

      Add a point in B

    4. I want a humane immigration and asylum system which recognises and takes responsibility for Britain's role in causing the flow of migrants worldwide

      Add a point in F

    5. The rhetoric around immigration has become toxic in the wake of Brexit. Discrimination is not patriotism. But yes, let's have strict control of borders

      Add a point in C

  8. Are university tuition fees a good thing?

    1. Absolutely not. Let's get rid of them. And bring back maintenance grants while you're at it

      Add a point in F

    2. It's only fair for students to pay their way, but universities hoping to charge maximum tuition fees should become involved in academy sponsorship or the founding of free schools

      Add a point in A

    3. They are if you're planning to study something pointless like History of Art. But let's get rid of them for proper subjects like science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and medicine

      Add a point in D

    4. A necessary evil. Poorer students should get maintenance grants so that living costs are no barrier to going to university. Tuition fees should stay, though

      Add a point in C

  9. What's your priority in terms of primary education?

    1. Extend free school meals to all children in primary education and extend school breakfast programmes

      Add a point in C

    2. Let's have free school meals for all primary school children, paid for by removing the VAT exemption on private school fees

      Add a point in B

    3. Giving school lunches to all primary school children regardless of parental income is a silly use of public money. Get rid of them

      Add a point in A

    4. There should be free universal early education and childcare for all children, but don't start formal education until children are seven

      Add a point in F

    5. We need to end sex education for primacy school children

      Add a point in D

  10. And for secondary school?

    1. A grammar school in every town! And a more flexible 11+, so you can transfer schools up til the age of 16 if you pass the transfer examination

      Add a point in D

    2. Let's build at least 100 new free schools a year. Also I'm worried about local councils having control over schools, so prohibit them from creating new places in schools ranked 'inadequate' or 'requires improvement' by Ofsted

      Add a point in A

    3. I don't want money wasted on grammar schools and free schools. Schools shouldn't be forced into becoming academies - democratically accountable local authority oversight is a good thing

      Add a point in B

    4. Bring Academies and Free Schools into the local authority system. Abolish SATS.

      Add a point in F

  11. What are your priorities on the environment?

    1. We need to develop the shale industry, but let's make sure local communities get the economic benefit for it. Let's meet the 2050 carbon reduction target

      Add a point in A

    2. Defend and extend existing environmental protections. Ban fracking and introduce a new Clean Air Act

      Add a point in B

    3. Let's have an An Environmental Protection Act as part of a comprehensive commitment to restore our environment, enhance biodiversity, and promote sustainable food and farming

      Add a point in F

    4. Ensure UK meets its climate commitments and pass five green laws covering transport, carbon emissions, nature, green buildings and waste. End fracking

      Add a point in C

  12. What extra rights should workers get?

    1. I think employers should have to advertise jobs to British citizens before they offer them overseas. I don't want leaving to EU to lead to a 'race to the bottom' on workers' rights

      Add a point in D

    2. All workers should have equal rights, regardless of their contract. Get rid of zero-hours contracts and have four new bank holidays a year

      Add a point in B

    3. Let's move towards a four day working week and work towards introducing a universal basic income

      Add a point in F

    4. I want to make sure the self-employed and people working in the 'gig economy' are properly protected

      Add a point in A

    5. Let's encourage the creation and adoption of a ‘good employer’ kitemark covering areas such as paying a living wage, avoiding unpaid internships and using name-blind recruitment so customers and investors can make more informed choices

      Add a point in C

Buckets

  1. You got the Conservative Manifesto

    You want a strong and stable country, a sensible and orderly Brexit, and a degree of vagueness when it comes to costed pledges

  2. You got the Labour manifesto

    Renationalisation, heavy investment in the NHS and education, plus a "soft" Brexit: Corbyn's Labour might be the best to suit your needs

  3. You got the Lib Dem manifesto

    Are you a Remain voter who believes in balancing the books, investing in the green economy, and raising tax to fund the NHS? The Lib Dems would like to hear from you

  4. You got the Ukip manifesto

    Brexit very much means Brexit; you are excited to take advantage of the economic opportunities that will come once Britain has left the EU

  5. You got the SNP manifesto

  6. You got the Green party manifesto

    A four day week, a universal income, and massive investment in the green economy and public services: you and the Green party are a match made in heaven

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