Side by side
Compare the parties
All six answer the same ten questions, so their answers can be read against each other rather than one at a time. Pick an issue, or put two parties head to head.
By issue
Every party on one question, ordered left to right by where we place them.
Immigration & asylum
6/6Who gets to come here, who gets to stay, and what happens to people who arrive without permission.
Tax & the economy
6/6Who pays what, and what the state can afford as a result.
NHS & social care
5/6How healthcare and care for older and disabled people are funded and delivered.
Housing
5/6Whether enough homes get built, who builds them, and who can afford one.
Crime & justice
6/6Policing, sentencing and prisons — how much punishment, and how much prevention.
Energy & net zero
5/6How fast Britain cuts carbon emissions, what it costs, and who bears the cost.
Education
2/6Schools, universities and skills — funding, standards and who pays for what.
Defence & foreign policy
4/6Military spending, NATO, the nuclear deterrent and Britain's alliances.
Europe & the constitution
5/6The relationship with the EU, membership of international courts, and how power is distributed within the UK.
Media & culture
3/6The BBC, broadcasting, and contested questions of national identity and religious practice.
The fraction is how many of the six have a position we could source on that subject.
Head to head
Two parties across all ten areas. Fifteen pairings.
The order used throughout
Spectrum positions are editorial judgements, not measurements. How we place parties.