So there's a survey on the Independent's website.
You answer a series of questions and it tells you which party you are most in tune with.
I took the test.
Within the margin of error I was 20% in favour of each of the 5 main parties available in England.
To be honest that didn't surprise me because I've never considered myself to be loyal to any party.
Then I spotted the flaw.
I'd answered each question truthfully (some people might answer questions knowing what party they want to come out with at the end) but I'd also answered them in isolation.
For example I might have said yes I want to limit the number of immigrants coming into the country, but I might also have answered no I don't want to leave the EU. But the two aren't mutually exclusive.
Do I want to pay more tax? No
Do I want to see cuts in public services? No
So how am I going to pay for it?
So it looks like politics is a question of compromise. The trick is figuring out which things to compromise on.
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