Respondents were asked to “Please put this list of twenty
ideas in order of importance for winning the next election”.
HERE'S THE TOP TEN…
Number 1: Stricter control of immigration, especially from
Bulgaria and Romania
2: Lower taxes on the businesses that will create
tomorrow’s jobs and wealth
3: Cuts in petrol tax and elimination of expensive
subsidies of renewable energy
4: Lower taxes on the low-paid and those families
struggling to pay their bills
5: Replacement of European human rights laws with a
British Bill of Rights
6: A clear, compelling plan to restore British
competitiveness over the next decade
7: Legislation in this parliament for an In/Out referendum
that would guarantee a referendum in the next
8: Holding an EU referendum on same day as the next
General Election
9: A shift of money from the aid budget to the defence
budget
10: A housebuilding programme to revive the economy,
create jobs and help first-time buyers
…AND THE NEXT TEN OF TWENTY POLICIES TESTED
11: An agenda for England that would include no unfair
subsidies for the rest of the UK and a guarantee that laws that only affect
England are decided by MPs from English constituencies
12: A pro-family programme including a married couples'
allowance and support for relationship counselling and education charities
13: More money and resources for the NHS frontline, less
for bureaucracy
14: Continued protection of all pensioners’ benefits
15: A new consumer rights agenda that will help customers
of banks, energy companies and train operators to get fair, transparent and
honest service.
16: Policies to reduce the cost of childcare
17: Withdraw all troops from foreign wars, including
Afghanistan
18: Higher pay for good teachers and retraining or
dismissal for under-performing teachers
19: Scrap the High-Speed 2 rail project
20: A religious liberty bill that would protect the core
freedoms of churches and other places of worship, faith schools and individual
believers.
1,844 took part in the survey.