An online survey to find out where people stand on political issues revealed its latest results yesterday. The survey showed that, of the 19,000 people who took part in the online poll on, a majority shared the views of the Labour and Lib Dem parties.
Participants answered a questionaire at politicalsurvey2005.com and the results were then compared with the rest of the participants and the data obtained from the YouGov survey. The survey summarises people’s political views based on two different axis. The first axis, describes people’s views on crime and punishment, Europe, immigration and international law. The second axis, is mainly about economics and related issues: free markets, Iraq and the model of government. These two axis determine where you stand in the political debate; left, centre or right wing.
The survey also measured the extent to which the electorate is informed on political issues. It showed that supporters of the three major parties are relatively well and equally informed as the election day gets closer.
On taking the test today I was surprised to be positioned in the free-market pro-war category, when in reality I am strongly opposed to the war. My overall result, however, described me as a person in the centre. This led me to believe that the survey might have some weak points. How can one axis measure my views on public and private involvement in the economy, international trade, taxation and Iraq? It does not make sense.
If you wish to take the test to find out your political tendencies go to: politicalsurvey2005.com