On 08/12/10 13:26, Edmund von der Burg wrote:
As it would appear that politicians have nothing to gain and everything to lose from pledges is there anything we can learn for the next election quiz?
They have plenty to gain from pledges - the votes of people who believe in what the politician is pledging.
I'd suggest: * Avoid specifics and question them on general concepts - eg not "Vote against tuition fees" and instead "Try to keep the cost of education to a minimum".
The difficulty with that sort of question is that every single politician will answer "yes", just like every one will say "I want Britain to have a world-class health system" and "I will take measures to reduce crime". The more general the question, the less it helps you to differentiate between the candidates.
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