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It's a truism of contemporary politics that 'All the candidates are the same'. This isn't quite true - I doubt you'd have much difficulty in telling the difference between Boris Johnson and Ken Livingstone in the dark - but there's a lot to be said for the argument that you can't tell the difference between candidates based on their policies.
As political engagement wanes in the wake of the great ideological fights of the twentieth century being won or lost, a lot comes down to the 'feel' of a candidate. Do they seem decent, trustworthy and like one of us?

It's an interesting view, especially as there's an election for the Mayor of London today. The campaigning has got down and dirty and really it's a two-horse race, and most of it has been personal rather than on policies. I, naturally, have read the manifesto statements of all the candidates for the position of mayor of London, and I thought this would be a good opportunity to test whether you can tell the difference between candidates based solely on their policies, sight unseen.

With that in mind, a poll. No peeking at the results. Can you tell which candidates of which political persuasion support which policies, according to their manifesto promises?

[Poll #1837842]



More affordable homes for Londoners.
All the candidates pledge this.

More police on the beat
All the candidates pledge this.

Improve the healthcare system
Only the BNP pledge this.

Create more jobs
All candidates except the LibDems and Labour support this.

Improve the public transport network
All candidates except UKIP pledge this.

Create more green spaces
This is policy for the Conservative and Green parties only.

Reduce Tax
This is policy for UKIP, the BNP, Conservative and Labour.



How did you do?

Date: 2012-05-09 08:28 am (UTC)
From: (Anonymous)
I see the Moonwalk pavilion is going up in Hyde Park again *nudge nudge*

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