
In last week’s election the split of votes was
Tory 36%, Labour 29%, Lib Dems 23%
yet the share of seats won (excluding others)
Tory 49%, Labour 42%, Lib Dem 9%
Proportional representation would mean the seats won are in proportion to the vote share – yet the argument against is it would likely lead us to permanent hung parliaments.
Should we switch to proportional representation?
9 May 2010

Poll Started 26 April 2010: Should we starve the jobless back to work? Lord Jones, former head of business institute the CBI (and for a while an independent Labour minister), recently said we should ‘starve the jobless back to work’ by making benefits not pay in a discussion about the young unemployed. Yet others say that’s both against human rights, and if there aren’t the jobs we'll simply see more crime if benefits are cut. What would you say is roughly the right benefit to give an able single person seeking work? We'll assume rent is £50/week to reduce regional variance. (Vote based on the overall level of benefit for all payments including rent/mortgage and living)
25 April 2010

Poll Started 22 April 2010: Is it fair for Ryanair to pay compensation? Ryanair’s boss was mooting while it will give flight refunds, the EU regulations of covering people’s food and accommodation for days of volcano delays are absurd for it (though it will follow them). His argument is it’s ridiculous that people only bought super-cheap £20ish tickets, yet the airline should then have to pay out £100s in hotel bills. Which of these is closer to your opinion?
21 April 2010
















