Liberal Forum

[Leftwing and Liberal]

Whilst surveys can lead to spurious conclusions I'd be interested in responses / outcomes from Liberal party members stand. Try www.politicalsurvey2005.com

It says I am internationalist, believe in rehabilitation rather than retribution through the criminal justice system, I'm anti Iraq War, to the left of 92% of Lib Dem respondants and have more commonalities with the Greens than anyone else,

My support for an economic model that is redistributive sees me described as 'slightly socialist' !!

In short, despite being a LD member, I'm unhappy at the shift to the right by the Lib Dems (following Labour's earlier abandonment of their traditional values), so feel pretty disenfranchised and for the first time in my adult life politically ill-motivated.

I think my views might well chime equally as well with those in the Liberal party. Of course, it could be the survey is deeply flawed and dated, but fun nonetheless !

Barrie Wood (Torquay)
www.leftleaningpolitics.blogspot.com

[newliberal]

I've just taken the test! It says that I have more in common with Greens than LibDems, that I am very internationalist and redistribuitivist, fairly socialist and anti-war. On intenationalsim and crime and punishment I am -5 = very left-wing!

[billbournemouth]

I am developing a list of policy suggestions to forward to the National Executive Committee. I want to formulate one on NHS dentistry and am looking for helpful comments as to what a liberal policy should be. The situation is this:

1 Many people cannot find a NHS dentist
2 Those that do cannot afford NHS treatment
3 Those that do receive treatment that is inferior to private practice
4 Dentists still prefer private practice
5 Dentists in private practice if compelled to offer NHS treatment would be likely to offer this as a basic service

The next issue for dentistry is amalgam fillings containing mercury. Very few Private Dentists would do mercury fillings for fear of litigation. Mercury is an extremely toxic element. The policy of the party should be that amalgam fillings should be banned.

I want to know from members what sort of policy they think the Liberal Party should adopt to NHS Dentistry to ensure universal provision, treatment no worse than private treatment and attracting dentists back to the NHS - This could range from one end to banning all private practice to the other paying dentists whatever it takes for them to provide treatment. Should the state pick up the tab for Dental Insurance schemes?

Any comments appreciated.

Regards Bill.

[Botfield]

My results were:

You are likely to be slightly internationalist and rehabilitationist.

You are likely to be slightly socialist and anti-war.

So not too bad. I am a pacifist, so definitely anti-war, but not sure about the 'slightly socialist' part!

[TomWilde]

[Citizen Stuart]

That is probably the weirdest political test I've ever taken. I knew there were going to be problems with it when it started by asking a lot of irrelevant questions about my age, sex and where I live. Then it asked me to rate various people on a left-right scale (I don't even believe in that left-right stuff, it's meaningless).

Apparently, I'm basically a centrist (whatever that means) with a slight tendency to euroscepticism (true) hanging (false) and flogging (there might be a case for that, but it wasn't even in any of the questions).

I'm also very free market (true) and therefore also apparently pro-war!

Ludicrous.

[northwarkslib]

i've just done it and it said i was slightly left of centre with socialist leanings.just wait till my rabidly tory Dad finds out.he'll disown me.