{"id":1451,"date":"2006-10-28T19:34:00","date_gmt":"2006-10-28T23:34:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.allyngibson.net\/?p=1451"},"modified":"2006-10-28T19:34:00","modified_gmt":"2006-10-28T23:34:00","slug":"on-how-id-vote-in-scotland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.allyngibson.com\/?p=1451","title":{"rendered":"On How I'd Vote In Scotland"},"content":{"rendered":"

With politics on the brain, I wondered. If I lived overseas how would I vote? So, after much digging, I found Who Should You Vote For<\/a>, a website that quizzes you on political and personal beliefs and then matches you to a UK political party.<\/p>\n

Scotland, I decided. If I were a Scot, if I wore a kilt, how would I vote? Scottish National Party? The Liberal Dems? How? Enquiring minds want to know!<\/p>\n

Who should I vote for in Scotland?<\/h1>\n

Your expected outcome:<\/h2>\n

Liberal Democrat<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

Your actual outcome:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Labour -21\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/font><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Conservative -36\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/font><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Liberal Democrat 63<\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
UKIP -8\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/font><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Green 81<\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Scottish National Party 93<\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Scottish Socialist Party 99<\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n

You should vote: Scottish Socialist Party<\/b><\/p>\n

The SSP<\/a> is an anti-capitalist party that seeks to create an independent Scottish state. Unsurprisingly it would introduce higher marginal tax rates than the LibDems and have a strong focus on the welfare state. It supports reduction of CO2 emissions, and is anti both the European Constitution and the Euro.<\/p>\n

Take the test at Who Should You Vote For<\/a><\/p>\n

Doesn't really help with the elections here in Maryland in a week and a half, but if I'm ever confronted with a ballot in Scotland I'll know what to do. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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