Interesting Election Game

[Couldn't Be Hyypia]

Simple yes/no decisions on policy questions determines who wins - I was surprised by my winner!!

http://www.whodoivotefor.co.uk

 

[Stumpy Tim]

All four parties within 4% of each other. And there lies the problem

 

[Couldn't Be Hyypia]

I had the Lib Dems out in front, but I know a lot of the policies so I'm not really the target for the game. If you don't know who to vote for then it might help - but as you say, it's damn hard to tell them apart.

Big differences? Euro, Trident, Taxation - all the rest a bit interchangeable.

 

[ROKERITE]

It just shows how misleading surveys can be. It had me with The Conservatives in first place, but only 2% ahead of Labour, and I'm a dyed-in-the-wool anti-socialist(cue the "so are Labour" comments). In truth, I'm almost 100% in agreement with UKIP's manifesto.

 

[shoreham moonraker]

interesting, 31 % each for libs and greens, christ i need to man up

 

[coventrygull]

28% each for lib dems and greens

 

[sparkie]

The problem with this is there's no 'don't care' option for each question.

So issues you have no view on are equally weighted with those you may feel are very important.

 

[WATFORD zero]

What sort of idiot would make a decision based on policies ? Onwards with X-Factor round 3

 

[Couldn't Be Hyypia]

What sort of idiot would make a decision based on policies ? Onwards with X-Factor round 3

Lol.

For me it did show how fandamentally all the parties seem tobe driffing to the middle "don't offend anyone, don't represent anyone" ground. No doubt UKIP and BNP will gain because of this. For me, only the Lib Dems are at least trying to differentiate.

 

[ali jenkins]

I got Lib Dems first, then Green, Conservatives and Labour last.

I dont think Labour will win another term to be honest.


For me the General Election is pretty much chosen, its the Local ones that I dont have a clue about.

Im pretty happy with the way Southwick and the surrounding area is being run, I just dont have a clue who is doing it!

Id be more intrested in who is Running the council in Brighton & Hove.

 

[WATFORD zero]

Lol.

For me it did show how fandamentally all the parties seem tobe driffing to the middle "don't offend anyone, don't represent anyone" ground.

It's interesting how your view of the parties movement is defined by your starting point. Mine was aroud 1976 and since then :

Conservatives - Significant move to the right mid-late 70's then stayed in similar place
Labour - Slight move to right early 80's followed by major move to right with 'New Labour' leaving very little room between them and the Tories
Lib/Dems - Have moved to the left since 'New Labour' as there is now no room between Labour and Conservative
Green - Sitting close to where Labour were late 70s
UKIP - Say what most conservatives think
BNP - Away with the fairies trying to pick up any votes wherever.

and i wouldn't trust any of the bastards as far as i could throw them

 

[Eddie Bee]

Not very green me...It seems (13 percent). Scary thing is Labour 36 and Tory 30 percent (Shows they are quite similar in my eyes...scary though).
New Lib only 21 percent even with everyones sweetheart Mr Clegg! Mind you he is good on Telly so that must increase them by 50 percent!!!
Have to vote Lib....or NOT.....

 

[withdeanwombat]

I love board games.

Labour storms home !

 

[The Wizard]

I should vote Green apparently.

 

[corkster]

I love board games.

Labour storms home !

luckily its only a game, real life will be much different

 

[Westdene Seagull]

Hmmm ..... 27% for the Tories, Lib Dems and Greens - that's really helped !!! Well I guess it has at least excluded Labour

 

[GYM]

11% majority for the Torrie's 35% followed by Lib dem 24%, Labour 22%, green 19%

 

[The Large One]

37% - LibDem
33% - Green
19% - Conservative
12% - Labour

Where did it all go wrong?

 

[turienzo's lovechild]

they should have bnp and ukip on there if they have green to be honest


i was green and lib dem, which sounds about right

what a POOF i am

 

[Hatterlovesbrighton]

The trouble with these sort of things is that they present options with no thouughts of the consequences. Rather simplistic but if you put up "give out free ice-creams on a Friday" you would probably get quite a few ticking yes as that sounds like a good idea, without any thought that it might raspberry ripple the economy.

That always makes it more likely that more socialist parties will do better in this type of thing because they are able to put forward nice ideas that sound nice, because they have taxed on order to have the money