Tuesday, 14 July 2015

Ideology, values and politics

You could ask it as a GCSE maths question, probably.

Candidate A will make life 20 per cent better and fairer than now. There is a 20 per cent chance he will be elected as Prime Minister by the British people.

Candidate B will make life 80 per cent better and fairer than now. There is a 1 per cent chance she will be elected as Prime Minister by the British people.

Candidate C will make life 10 per cent better and fairer than now. There is a 60 per cent chance she will be elected as Prime Minister by the British people.

Let's say A, B, and C are standing for the leadership of a political party.

Which one should you support, if you want the best and fairest outcome for the country?

I mean if you really, really care?

I mean you're not just grandstanding, or point-scoring in some abstract political debate.

I mean you actually want to make a difference to the lives of other people.

Which one should you choose?

And if your answer isn't C, then why?


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