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Economy and redistribution
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Closer to broader public services: taxes and redistribution already weigh more than a drive to cut tax.
Position 6: Public services already weigh more than further tax cuts — for example affordable childcare or transit funded by tax, even if the tax bill does not fall.
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Families with children, people without a car, and those who could not otherwise afford a service benefit most. All taxpayers pay, including those who never use the services themselves. A council would then invest in new nurseries, bus routes or libraries rather than in lowering local charges.
Lower taxes, less redistribution
Higher redistribution, broader public services
Change on this axis since 26 Sep 2026
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Public finance
56
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Investment and spending weigh more; a deficit is an acceptable price for concrete goals.
Position 6: Investment already weighs more — new infrastructure or crisis spending yes, even when the budget sometimes ends in a mild deficit.
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This approach assumes good investment can pay back through economic growth and higher tax revenue. The price is higher interest costs and a thinner cushion for the next crisis. For towns it can mean easier access to money for modernising stations, sewers or sports grounds.
Priority on a balanced budget
Investment and spending even at a deficit
Change on this axis since 26 Sep 2026
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Housing
55
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Public construction and market rules already sit strongly beside private developers.
Position 6: Beside developers, municipal housing or market rules already matter — for example milder rent controls in strained districts.
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This setup protects tenants where price pressure is highest without slowing construction elsewhere. The council might, for example, build flats for key workers such as nurses or bus drivers. The risk is that regulation in one district pushes pressure into neighbouring areas and landlords invest less in repairs.
Private construction and looser rules
Public construction and market regulation
Change on this axis since 26 Sep 2026
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Climate and energy
57
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Cutting emissions has greater priority; short-term energy price gives way to climate targets.
Position 6: Emissions take greater priority — for example an earlier end to coal or tighter standards, even if bills rise a little.
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Faster change benefits renewable-energy businesses, the building trade through renovations, and people in areas with poor air. Costs fall mainly on households and firms with high energy use. This view usually also means support for community energy, sharing electricity between neighbours, or solar panels on council buildings.
Short-term price and slower change
Faster emissions cuts
Change on this axis since 26 Sep 2026
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European integration
55
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Shared EU decision-making already weighs more; national opt-outs are not the main priority.
Position 6: Shared EU decision-making already weighs more — fewer national opt-outs, more common policies in practice.
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Acting together can give the country more weight in dealing with large economies and make cross-border business easier through uniform rules. The price is that some decisions will be taken even against a single government's wishes. This view is usually open to adopting the euro or to joint purchasing of energy or medicines.
More decision-making at national level
More shared decision-making in the EU
Change on this axis since 26 Sep 2026
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Defence and security
57
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Stronger collective defence and higher spending already outrank holding back on the military.
Position 6: Stronger collective defence — higher spending, joint purchases with allies, less holding back on the military.
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Buying together with allies can lower prices and make shared training easier, but it also means depending on joint decisions and suppliers. A larger defence budget has to come from somewhere — higher revenue, borrowing or savings elsewhere. This position usually also backs closer ties with the domestic defence industry and involving local firms in contracts.
Lower military commitments and spending
Stronger collective defence and higher spending
Change on this axis since 26 Sep 2026
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Migration and integration
50
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Managed admission with an emphasis on limits — integration yes, but without a clear opening of entry.
Position 5: Managed admission with a middle openness — clear entry rules and integration support, without full closure or wide opening.
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This approach usually rests on a clear mix of rights and duties — permits based on labour-market needs, alongside courses and advice. The upside is predictability for employers and towns; the cost is that people wanting a stricter regime and those wanting a looser one both stay partly dissatisfied. It often includes efforts to speed up official procedures.
Restrictive admission of foreigners
More open admission with integration support
Change on this axis since 26 Sep 2026
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Social values
56
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Individual autonomy and equal rights already weigh more than protecting traditional forms.
Position 6: Greater individual autonomy — more equal rights for couples, less state oversight of private life than emphasis on traditional forms.
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This concerns, for instance, whom people form a union with, how their relationships appear in official documents or how they decide on their own medical care. People who don't fit traditional forms gain; part of society may see it as weakening family and traditional values. It often comes with simpler official procedures, for example for name changes or registering partnerships.
Traditional rules and institutions
Greater individual autonomy and equal rights
Change on this axis since 26 Sep 2026
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Education
52
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Strong public schooling and more equal access already outrank selectivity and private alternatives.
Position 5: Public schooling and private alternatives complement each other — choice and basic equal access, without extreme selectivity or flat levelling.
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Decisions would often be pragmatic: build public schools where places are short, and don't block alternatives where there is interest. The upside is variety without big swings; the cost is a compromise that may satisfy neither supporters of selection nor supporters of full equality. In a big city this may mean new municipal schools running alongside private projects.
Smaller state role, selectivity, and private alternatives
Strong public schooling and equal access
Change on this axis since 26 Sep 2026
