I have always considered myself instrinsically a labour voter, and am concerned that although I, like many traditional labour supporters, have become disillusioned with the party, and have decided that I will not vote for them again, I will find it hard to vote for anyone else. For many of us, our politics are such a defining characteristic that it feels like betraying ourselves to change them.
But the fact is that I have made the decision: we have been betrayed, and unfortunately socially-motivated, left-thinking, underdog-championing, non-racist, anti-Western dominationist, fair-trade desiring, immigrant-supporting, non-homophobic people seem to have fewer and fewer choices politically. I took the test at the Political Compass website years ago, and it placed me conclusively in the left, libertarian quadrant. Today Busy emailed me a link to a site called Who Should You Vote For (something makes me think she must be less busy at work than previously), and this is what it told me. Funnily enough, despite having decided that I should vote Green as it was the party closest to me on the first test, I had recently been thinking that I would end up deciding on the Lib Dems. And not just because Charles Kennedy appears to have timed the birth of his child impeccably!
Your expected outcome:
Liberal DemocratYour actual outcome:
Labour -12  | |
| Conservative -75 | |
 Liberal Democrat 94 | |
| UK Independence Party -24 | |
| Green 40 |
You should vote: Liberal Democrat
The LibDems take a strong stand against tax cuts and a strong one in favour of public services: they would make long-term residential care for the elderly free across the UK, and scrap university tuition fees. They are in favour of a ban on smoking in public places, but would relax laws on cannabis. They propose to change vehicle taxation to be based on usage rather than ownership.