Political stance

Centre - Left.

Pretty solidly left. I just think it's usually fairer, more intelligent and more progressive. If you don't engage your brain at all you'll default to the populist right.

But I also think the terms "left" and "right" are used clumsily at times. For example, I would say UKIP, sometimes described as "far-right", have always been left of the Tories and arguably also the current Labour Party. People mistake populist or authoritarian views for right-wing ones when they're not necessarily the same thing.

Classical Liberal

To me it’s having a small government and allowing for greater individual freedom. I feel we are taxed too highly and that our money is wasted. That’s what really pushed me towards liberalism.

My preferred stance is Gladstone's take on liberalism which advocated for lower taxes as well as pushing towards other economic policies such as free trade. We can also point towards liberalism as the turning point in this country for a fairer society as state schools became more prominent. This is an important thing to note, despite liberalism advocating for smaller government and less taxation, it doesn’t leave the working class out to dry.

In the modern age it’s clear to see that we have civil liberties curbed everyday, only recently Switzerland announced that if you have your heating above 19 degrees you could face jail. In this country there was that bill that could effectively ban protests that the government didn’t agree with and I felt we were sleep walking into the extremes of fascism and communism.

Another reason for my liberal beliefs is that I’m dissatisfied with the two main parties in this country. Two sides of the same coin yet our society is deeply divided because we demonise anyone we disagree with. Of course I could never bring myself to be a Tory as they seem hellbent on destroying our society and taking away many of our freedoms. I used to be a Labour supporter but the Labour Party is so divided between centre-left/centrist politics and hard left politics that I no longer can support either side of the argument.

Personally if I could have my society it would be something to the tune of
• Lower taxation on income and see that local councils lower council tax
• Remove unnecessary tariffs on international trade and attempt to get us back into the single market as we are disadvantaged in my opinion. However this should only be done through a vote
• The transfer of certain powers from the central government to local government such as county councils and town councils
• A reformed prison system that focuses on rehabilitation rather than punishment as it is imperative that we reduce the number of prisoners
• Encouraging more local business by reducing tax on small to medium businesses, as we can only have strong local government with strong local economies

Of course there is more but that is a quick overview of my beliefs

A detailed and coherent answer, to be fair. My views aren't that structured or coherent.

I'm quite radical economically. I just don't think what we're doing works or ever will. I'd like to see a worldwide, concerted effort towards getting us all to do less pointless work and enjoy our lives more, with nobody stressing about not having enough money. I don't really think that should be that difficult. If aliens landed on our planet they would think the way we do things is stupid.

Socially, I live by the "don't be a dick" rule, while being aware that as a straight white male I'm in a position of privilege.

They have the same basic human rights, in this country at this time, having fought for them. But if you think that's the end of the debate, you're not thinking about it very deeply.

You could start by listing all the places in the world where you can be sentenced to death for being straight.

You can go for a run without fear of attack, being followed or harassed.

You can get pulled up by the police and know its probably not because of the colour of your skin.

You can move to a brand new area and be sure your new neighbours will be nice and warm towards you.

You can be in the company of other white, straight males in public without fear of attack or being harassed.

You can go most places, start a new job etc and not worry about being isolated, outnumbered, judged or even feared.

You can go to public places, restaurants or hotels without fear of rejection or being mistreated.

You can face rejection without wondering whether it's because of your race, gender, sexual orientation etc etc etc.....


You have it easier. Maybe privilege is the wrong word, maybe dominance is more apt.

I'm very much here, i felt devolution was a huge error as it was done in a nationalistic way rather that a more federal which would have curbed the current risk is nationalism. Theres no reason why county lines could not have been considered to create a stronger local government. 

Tariffs were only ever important to protect national jobs/trade, as we are seeing currently in the Steel industry. I think there is a real conversation to be had regards a global economy and whether this is the the detriment of UK workers. Of course, it can and will always be cheaper to build/create/assemble in poorer countries so tariffs can be important. That said, between equal countries they of course can be suspended, including freedom of movement. The problem came when this was expanded to poorer countries which skewed all benefits. 

A low-tax economy is unfortunately often abused as another poster states, however the alternative stifles growth - the classic debate!

As far as I can tell, if anything, the evidence suggests the opposite. Norway's economy outperforms the UK's on growth in spite of the fact that they have much higher taxes. The UK's tax burden is low compared to most European nations and yet our economy is growing slower than a lot of our European counterparts. 

Where tax cuts do tend to work is with those on lower incomes as they are almost certain to spend the extra money in the economy, thus more likely to lead to economic growth. The UK instead insists on giving hand outs to the rich who don't need the extra capital and don't even put very much of it to use growing the economy. 

Norway is an interesting example because their high taxes result in very high standard public service infrastructure and it is one of the happiest countries on the planet. You get what you pay for. So not only is the suggestion that lower taxes leads to economic growth seemingly a bit of a fallacy, accepting that argument means that you must accept that our public services should be of a lower standard than our counterparts. 

Like Brits, Norwegians want world-class public services. The difference is, they are willing to pay for them. 

U.K. Corporation Tax has never been so low yet the U.K. economy has never been less innovative. Explain that one .
Exports have fallen off the edge of a cliff and the ERG lunatics who brought us Brexshit have now manoeuvred their very own Stepford Wife into No. 10. We are well and truly doomed.