Your results

By analysing your answers in comparison to the answers we got from an opinion poll of the whole British population, we can show you how your views compare to those of the population as a whole. When we did this poll — in March 2005 — we discovered that there are two different axes which are important in describing British people's political views.

The first and much more important axis descibe's people's views on crime and punishment, Europe, and other transnational issues including immigration and international law. This is an identifiably left-right axis, but it is not the traditional left-right scale of economic views.

The second axis, which is much less important is about economics — among other things. People who believe in free markets are also likely to support the war in Iraq and prefer an American to a European model of government. This too might be called left-right, but questions about international relations and other issues are mixed in with the economic issues.

This graph shows where your views place you by comparison with the rest of the population. Your horizontal position is affected by your views on crime and punishment and internationalism, and your vertical position by your views on the economy and (among other things) military intervention overseas.

Each coloured dot on the graph shows the position of a single voter for one of the major parties as identified from our opinion poll. Overall, the distribution of those dots shows how the views of the British public as a whole are arranged, and how people of different views vote.