British General Election 97

<table border=0 width=480> <tr><td> <H3>The Issues</H3> Here, you can see how the parties compare on a range of important issues. Select an Issue and a Party in the boxes - then click the 'Submit' button below. The other parties' policies are available underneath. (These summaries are taken from the parties' own documents.)  <FORM METHOD="POST" ACTION="/cgi-bin/election97/issues.pl"> <TABLE BORDER=1 WIDTH=480 CELLSPACING=2> <TR> <TD ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=-1><B>Issues</B></FONT></TD> <TD ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=-1><B>Parties</B></FONT></TD> </TR><TR> <TD> <input type="radio" name="issues" value="all"> <FONT SIZE=-1>All Issues</FONT></TD> <TD ALIGN="RIGHT"> <FONT SIZE=-1>Main Three Parties</FONT> <input type="radio" name="parties" value="all"> </TD> </TR><TR> <TD> <input type="radio" name="issues" value="1"> <FONT SIZE=-1>Constitution</FONT> </TD> <TD align=right> <FONT SIZE=-1>Conservatives</FONT> <input type="radio" name="parties" value="1"> </TD> </TR><TR> <TD> <input type="radio" name="issues" value="2"> <FONT SIZE=-1>Devolution</FONT> </TD> <TD align=right> <FONT SIZE=-1>Labour</FONT> <input type="radio" name="parties" value="2"> </TD> </TR><TR> <TD><input type="radio" name="issues" value="3"> <FONT SIZE=-1>Defence</FONT> </TD> <TD align=right> <FONT SIZE=-1>Liberal Democrats</FONT> <input type="radio" name="parties" value="3"> </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD> <input type="radio" name="issues" value="4"> <FONT SIZE=-1>Economy</FONT> </TD> <TD align=right> <FONT SIZE=-1> </FONT> </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD> <input type="radio" name="issues" value="5"> <FONT SIZE=-1>Education</FONT> </TD> <TD align=right> <FONT SIZE=-1> </FONT> </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD> <input type="radio" name="issues" value="6"> <FONT SIZE=-1>Environment</FONT> </TD> <TD align=right> <FONT SIZE=-1> </FONT> </TD> </TR><TR> <TD> <input type="radio" name="issues" value="7"> <FONT SIZE=-1>Europe</FONT> </TD> <TD align=right> <FONT SIZE=-1> </FONT> </TD> </TR><TR> <TD> <input type="radio" name="issues" value="8"> <FONT SIZE=-1>Health</FONT> </TD> <TD> </TD> </TR><TR> <TD> <input type="radio" name="issues" value="9"> <FONT SIZE=-1>Law and Order</FONT> </TD> <TD> </TD> </TR><TR> <TD> <input type="radio" name="issues" value="10"> <FONT SIZE=-1>Taxation</FONT> </TD> <TD> </TD> </TR> </TABLE> <P> <INPUT TYPE="submit" VALUE="Submit"> <INPUT TYPE="reset" VALUE="Clear"> </FORM>  The policies of the other parties on these and other issues can be found below: <P> <TABLE BORDER=0 WIDTH=480 CELLPADDING=0> <TR> <TD VALIGN="TOP"><FONT SIZE=-1> <A HREF="/election97/background/issues/snp.htm">Scottish National Party</FONT></A></TD> <TD VALIGN="TOP"><FONT SIZE=-1> <A HREF="/election97/background/issues/green.htm">Green Party</FONT></A></TD> </TR><TR> <TD VALIGN="TOP"><FONT SIZE=-1> <A HREF="/election97/background/issues/plaid.htm">Plaid Cymru</FONT></A></TD> <TD VALIGN="TOP"><FONT SIZE=-1> <A HREF="/election97/background/issues/liberal.htm">Liberal Party</FONT></A></TD> </TR><TR> <TD VALIGN="TOP"><FONT SIZE=-1> <A HREF="/election97/background/issues/uup.htm">Ulster Unionist Party</FONT></A></TD> <TD VALIGN="TOP"><FONT SIZE=-1> <A HREF="/election97/background/issues/ukip.htm">United Kingdom Independence Party</FONT></A></TD> </TR><TR> <TD VALIGN="TOP"><FONT SIZE=-1> <A HREF="/election97/background/issues/sdlp.htm">Social Democratic and Labour Party</FONT></A></TD> <TD VALIGN="TOP"><FONT SIZE=-1> <A HREF="/election97/background/issues/natlaw.htm">Natural Law Party</FONT></A></TD> </TR><TR> <TD VALIGN="TOP"><FONT SIZE=-1> <A HREF="/election97/background/issues/dup.htm">Democratic Unionist Party</FONT></A></TD> <TD VALIGN="TOP"><FONT SIZE=-1> <A HREF="/election97/background/issues/soclab.htm">Socialist Labour Party</FONT></A></TD> </TR><TR> <TD VALIGN="TOP"><FONT SIZE=-1> <A HREF="/election97/background/issues/ukup.htm">United Kingdom Unionist Party</FONT></A></TD> <TD VALIGN="TOP"><FONT SIZE=-1> <A HREF="/election97/background/issues/social.htm">Socialist Party</FONT></A></TD> </TR><TR> <TD VALIGN="TOP"><FONT SIZE=-1> <A HREF="/election97/background/issues/pup.htm">Progressive Unionist Party</FONT></A></TD> <TD VALIGN="TOP"><FONT SIZE=-1> <A HREF="/election97/background/issues/socequ.htm">Social Equality Party</FONT></A></TD> </TR><TR> <TD VALIGN="TOP"><FONT SIZE=-1> <A HREF="/election97/background/issues/sf.htm">Sinn Fein</FONT></A></TD> <TD VALIGN="TOP"><FONT SIZE=-1> <A HREF="/election97/background/issues/socgb.htm">Socialist Party of Great Britain</FONT></A></TD> </TR><TR> <TD VALIGN="TOP"><FONT SIZE=-1> <A HREF="/election97/background/issues/allianc.htm">Alliance Party of Northern Ireland</FONT></A></TD> <TD VALIGN="TOP"><FONT SIZE=-1> <A HREF="/election97/background/issues/third.htm">The Third Way</FONT></A></TD> </TR><TR> <TD VALIGN="TOP"><FONT SIZE=-1> <A HREF="/election97/background/issues/udp.htm">Ulster Democratic Party</FONT></A></TD> <TD VALIGN="TOP"><FONT SIZE=-1> <A HREF="/election97/background/issues/bnp.htm">British National Party</FONT></A></TD> </TR><TR> <TD VALIGN="TOP"><FONT SIZE=-1> <A HREF="/election97/background/issues/refer.htm">Referendum Party</FONT></A></TD> <TD VALIGN="TOP"><FONT SIZE=-1> <A HREF="/election97/background/issues/prolife.htm">Pro-Life Alliance</FONT></A></TD> </TR><TR> <TD VALIGN="TOP"><FONT SIZE=-1> <A HREF="/election97/background/issues/natdem.htm">National Democrats</FONT></A></TD> <TD VALIGN="TOP"><FONT SIZE=-1>  </FONT></A></TD> </TR><TR> </TABLE> <P> In addition, <A HREF="/election97/background/issues/issfacs.htm">click here</A> for a range of factual material on these issues which will help put the parties' policies in context. <P> </td></tr></table>