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The Baseline map

The Baseline is the level no one in the UK should fall below, from self-reliance (0) to a comfort floor for everyone (100). Here's where the parties, the polls and base voters put it.

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Party and poll positions are worked out from the answers each backs on the 11 questions that touch the Baseline.

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Democracy

5 national polls

Electing MPs

How should MPs be elected?

  • First past the postNow
  • Proportional
  • Referendum on PR

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Proportional system

Which proportional system?

  • Single transferable vote
  • Regional top-up seats
  • Party lists

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House of Lords

What should happen to the House of Lords?

  • Appointed for lifeNow
  • Appointed with age limit
  • Fully elected
  • Smaller democratic chamber
  • Abolish

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Voting age

What should the voting age be?

  • 18Now
  • 16

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National digital ID

Should there be a national digital ID?

  • NoNow
  • Mandatory
  • Optional

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The monarchy

Should the UK keep a monarch as head of state?

  • Constitutional monarchyNow
  • Elected head of state

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Europe and the world

3 national polls

EU relationship

What should the UK's relationship with the EU be?

  • Outside, seeking new dealsNow
  • Join a customs union
  • Rejoin the EU
  • Move further from EU rules

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ECHR membership

Should the UK stay in the European Convention on Human Rights?

  • Stay with stricter rulesNow
  • Leave
  • Stay, no change

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Overseas aid

How much should the UK spend on overseas aid?

  • Cut to 0.3%Now
  • Restore to 0.7%
  • Halve it

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Defence

2 national polls

Defence spending

How much should the UK spend on defence?

  • 2.5% rising to 3.5%Now
  • 3% this parliament
  • No increase

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Nuclear weapons

Should the UK keep nuclear weapons?

  • Keep and renewNow
  • Scrap

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National service

Should young people do national service?

  • Voluntary gap yearNow
  • Compulsory

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Immigration

1 national poll

Migration levels

How should the level of immigration be set?

  • No overall capNow
  • Legally binding cap
  • Net zero immigration

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Channel crossings

What should happen to people who cross the Channel by small boat?

  • Protection, longer pathNow
  • Remove illegally
  • Deport to centres
  • Safe routes and work

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Economy and tax

1 national poll

How to pay for it

How should the government pay for what it does?

  • Main income and VATNow
  • Raise tax-free allowance
  • Wealth tax
  • Electronic payment charge
  • Land value tax
  • Borrow to invest
  • Tax to manage inflation
  • Public money creation

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Payment dividend

Should a payment charge also pay a dividend to every citizen?

  • Replace taxes only
  • Pay dividend to adults

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Work and pay

2 national polls

Minimum wage

What should the minimum wage be?

  • £12.71, single adult rateNow
  • £15 an hour
  • Keep youth rates

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Zero-hours contracts

Should zero-hours contracts be allowed?

  • Right to guaranteed hoursNow
  • Ban them
  • Keep flexible

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Four-day working week

Should the standard working week be four days?

  • No standard weekNow
  • Phase in four-day week

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Welfare and pensions

3 national polls

State pension rises

How should the state pension rise each year?

  • End triple lock in 2030Now
  • Keep triple lock
  • Targeted link to pay
  • Private savings, means-tested floor
  • Personal pension fund

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Two-child benefit limit

Should benefits for children stop at the second child?

  • Support every childNow
  • Keep limit

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Universal Credit floor

What should Universal Credit's basic amount guarantee?

  • Today's rate, risingNow
  • Essentials Guarantee
  • Cut the welfare bill
  • Basic income for all

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Housing

2 national polls

Green belt development

Should we build on the green belt?

  • Grey belt and near stationsNow
  • Release near commuter hubs
  • Protect it

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Rent controls

Should rents be controlled?

  • No controlsNow
  • Council-led caps

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Right to buy

Should council tenants keep the right to buy their homes?

  • Reduced discountsNow
  • End it

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Health and care

3 national polls

Private providers in NHS

What role should private companies play in NHS care?

  • Buy in spare capacityNow
  • Fully public, no profit
  • Vouchers and tax relief

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Social care funding

Who should pay for social care?

  • Means-testedNow
  • Free personal care
  • National Care Service

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Phase out smoking

Should smoking be phased out by age?

  • Age-based banNow
  • Repeal

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Education and children

3 national polls

Free school meals

Who gets free school meals?

  • Universal Credit householdsNow
  • Every primary child
  • Every child

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University costs

Who should pay for university?

  • Student loansNow
  • Free tuition
  • Scrap interest

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Children on social media

Should under-16s be allowed on social media?

  • Ban for under-16s
  • Ban for under-18s
  • Make safer instead

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Energy, environment and water

4 national polls

Net zero target

When should the UK reach net zero?

  • 2050 targetNow
  • Earlier than 2050
  • Repeal target

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New nuclear

Should the UK build new nuclear power stations?

  • YesNow
  • No

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Petrol car sales

When should sales of new petrol and diesel cars end?

  • 2030 targetNow
  • Scrap ban

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Water company ownership

Who should own the water companies?

  • Private, with public optionsNow
  • Public ownership
  • Not-for-profit mutuals
  • Mixed public/pension fund

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Crime and justice

2 national polls

Trial by jury

Who should decide guilt in criminal trials?

  • End for minor crimesNow
  • Protect jury trials

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Short sentences

Should short prison sentences be served in the community?

  • Community serveNow
  • More prison time

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Live facial recognition

Should police scan crowds with live facial recognition?

  • Legalise and expandNow
  • Ban

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Rights and conscience

2 national polls

Assisted dying

Should assisted dying be legal?

  • Keep illegalNow
  • Legal for terminally ill
  • Legal for incurable

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Abortion law

What should the law on abortion be?

  • 24-week limitNow
  • Decriminalise
  • 22-week limit

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Cannabis law

What should the law on cannabis be?

  • IllegalNow
  • Legal for adults
  • No record for small amounts

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Cannabis supply

If cannabis is legal, who should sell it?

  • Licensed private shops
  • Members' clubs
  • State pharmacies

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Culture and countryside

1 national poll

The BBC

How should the BBC be paid for?

  • Current licence feeNow
  • Extend to streaming
  • Abolish the fee

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Right to roam

Should people have a right to roam the countryside?

  • Open land and pathsNow
  • Scottish-style access

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Trail hunting

Should trail hunting be banned?

  • Keep legalNow
  • Ban

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