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Today I received both my polling card and a letter to confirm my appointment as poll clerk on election day. Good. At least that bit is done.

But I am still unsure how to vote on 5 May.

Initially, I thought about voting Respect. But I know definitely that they will neither form a government nor a strong opposition. Tactically, voting for them will not create much benefit.

Then I thought about Lib Dem. But their emphasis on individual’s freedom to do things that I disagree with is worrying. I do like their plan to replace council tax with local income tax. And I admire their consistent opposition of the war on Iraq. But I dislike their policy on immigration.

I then thought about voting for a party that favour businesses. A party that would allow free market to flourish. But there is not much difference between Labour and Conservatives on this matter.

I personally feel that immigration is a serious issue and that Britain do need a limit on immigration. Labour claims that they are already taking actions to fix the immigration problem. Tories are saying that they could do better. If the election is a one-issue thingy, than I am almost certain to vote for the Tories.

Still undecided, I took the political compass, Times political compass and WhoShouldYouVoteFor tests.

In the political compass test, my scores are:
Economic (left/right): 1.63
Social (libertarian/authoritarian): 1.23

In the Times political compass, I scored:
Social 26
Economic 36

On Who Should I Vote For, I scored:

Labour -20
	Conservative 19
Liberal Democrat -8
	UK Independence Party 16
Green -24

It seems that I am probably a centrist but with a degree of right-wing authoritarian views and that I should vote Conservative. Let’s see if I change my mind within the next two weeks.

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