Summary of political beliefs

[TheTide]

This is in a UK context, although obviously a lot of it can be applied globally.

Social Policy

Abortion: Pretty much entirely pro-choixe. Slightly dubious about 'partial birth abortion'.
LGBT Rights: In favour.
Drugs: Decriminalisation coupled with ad campaigns about the dangers etc.
Alcohol: Minimum age of 18 seems okay. Support and promote good breweries.
Death Penalty: Pointless and emotive.
Gun Control: Guns should generally be banned.
Affirmative Action: In places where discrimination is a proven issue.
Euthanasia: Support with the necessary regulation.
Prostitution: Not a fan of pimps. Individual choice is okay.
Pornography: The consensual aspects should be legal.
Immigration: Ideally for open borders, but not yet.
Criminal justice: Emphasise on trials, innocent until proven guilty, lots of legal aid. Also a right to anonymity until charged.
Surveillance: Roll back most of it. Warrants very much required.
Police: Very dependent on the locality. Some forces are a credit, others are full of corruption.
Eminent domain: Pretty much entirely against.
Covid-19: Not a fan of lockdowns, mask and vax mandates etc. Would have accepted a mass propaganda campaign (which was more or less on place anyway and ensured a lot of social distancing). Individualism should have been more of a focus given vast differences in risks between groups.

Economic Policy
Minimum Wage: Raising it too fast isn't a smart idea.
Unions: Generally supportive. Not sure health care workers should be going on strike though.
Tax Rates: Emphasis on inheritance tax, with high rates. No one should leave more than a good starting point.
Healthcare: Prevention needs to be discussed as much as treatment. Incentives for people who improve their health. For example, a cash reward for someone who reduces their BMI from 40 to 30. Also, less of this strange religious happy clappy nonsense.
Pensions: A generous safety net for those who aren't rich or have a lot of assets.
Trade: Prefer actual free trade to trade agreements.
Environment: More practicalities rather than constant emotive nonsense.
Education: Abolish private schools. Not necessarily opposed to selection. Less university. More scholarships.
Transport: National rail and bus networks. Discourage cars.
Nationalization: Water, gas, electricity should be in state ownership. Wouldn't be opposed to national broadband either.

Foreign Policy
Foreign intervention: Only if in defense of a nation of a group of people.
Russia: Good music, cold climate, bad politics.
China: Good food, bad politics.
Israel: Supportive of a Jewish state. Would prefer if they had better governments.
NATO: Kind of a necessary anachronism at the moment.
UN: Mostly symbolic.
EU: Pretty useless bureaucracy with some merits.
Defense budget: Cut to the necessities.


Electoral and Constitutional issues

First Past the Post: Replace with AV.
Home of Lords: Replace with a similar body that isn't called that. Elected via list PR, maybe half up every two years.
House of Commons: Crack down on announcing things to the media first. Current size should gradually increase as the population grows.
Term limits: None.
Voter ID: Just show the polling card.
Voter registration: Should be fairly easy.
Voting age: 18 seems okay.
Compulsory voting: Definitely not.
Local government: Support regional assemblies with a lot of powers. Councils should also have more power than they currently do (which isn't saying much).
Supreme Court: Pretty useless but usually harmless.
Ireland: Supportive of democratic reunification.
Scotland/Wales: Independence if either or both want it. Not sure how it would go but maybe not well.