This page contains the views of the MP candidates for Beverley and Holderness on a wide range of issues

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Graham Stuart
(Conservative Party)

Ron Hughes
(Independent)

Andy Horsfield
(UK Independence Party - UKIP)
because we couldn't contact them

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• A waste incinerator should not be built at Saltend near Hedon.

  Select what YOU think to reveal their answers:	strongly agree	agree	neutral	disagree	strongly disagree
  Craig Dobson (Liberal Democrats)	strongly agrees
  Bill Rigby (Green Party)	strongly agrees
  	“This scheme is ill-judged, unnecessary and a complete distraction from the real problems the region faces with its waste issue.”
  Neil Whitelam (British National Party)					strongly disagrees
  	“the risk of potential toxic fallout is to greater risk to take”
  Ian Saunders (Labour Party)			is neutral

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• Many people think taxes will have to rise in the next parliament to cut Britain's budget deficit. If they do, any increases should disproportionately be paid by higher earners.

  Select what YOU think to reveal their answers:	strongly agree	agree	neutral	disagree	strongly disagree
  Craig Dobson (Liberal Democrats)	strongly agrees
  Bill Rigby (Green Party)	strongly agrees
  	“At least to the extent that the balance of taxation moves away from lower income groups”
  Neil Whitelam (British National Party)		agrees
  	“im not in favour of additional or high taxation at all -but if money has to raised through taxation then i feel it should be raised through those who are in a better position to afford it”
  Ian Saunders (Labour Party)	strongly agrees

• The British government interferes too much with business.

  Select what YOU think to reveal their answers:	strongly agree	agree	neutral	disagree	strongly disagree
  Craig Dobson (Liberal Democrats)	strongly agrees
  Bill Rigby (Green Party)				disagrees
  	“I have a problem with the word interfere. Government should be in partnership with businesses. Our complex society cannot function any longer with a laissez faire approach”
  Neil Whitelam (British National Party)				disagrees
  	“excessive red tape - and a simpler tax system would help business. Britsih government needs to interfere more with the blue chip brigade - and get them to pay their share of tax instead of letting them slide away unchecked.”
  Ian Saunders (Labour Party)			is neutral

• Government should tackle climate change aggressively even if it means energy bills go up.

  Select what YOU think to reveal their answers:	strongly agree	agree	neutral	disagree	strongly disagree
  Craig Dobson (Liberal Democrats)		agrees
  Bill Rigby (Green Party)	strongly agrees
  	“srong leadership in this area can only be beneficial to society and our standing in the world”
  Neil Whitelam (British National Party)					strongly disagrees
  	“i dont buy into the climate change fraud. this has been manufactured to raise enviro taxes and prop up all the industries cashing in on the global warming scam.”
  Ian Saunders (Labour Party)		agrees

• It would be a big problem if Britain became more economically unequal over the next 5 years.

  Select what YOU think to reveal their answers:	strongly agree	agree	neutral	disagree	strongly disagree
  Craig Dobson (Liberal Democrats)	strongly agrees
  Bill Rigby (Green Party)	strongly agrees
  	“I assume this question refers to inequalities of income within society. The Greens feel strongly that more equal societies are more sustainable, productive and law abiding”
  Neil Whitelam (British National Party)				disagrees
  	“equal to who ?”
  Ian Saunders (Labour Party)	strongly agrees

• Despite the recession, Britain should increase spending on public sector services.

  Select what YOU think to reveal their answers:	strongly agree	agree	neutral	disagree	strongly disagree
  Craig Dobson (Liberal Democrats)				disagrees
  Bill Rigby (Green Party)		agrees
  	“the shift to privatisation has already gone too far”
  Neil Whitelam (British National Party)					strongly disagrees
  	“Britain should trim off the fat and become more efficient then invest money into the areas that need it most.”
  Ian Saunders (Labour Party)			is neutral

• People should provide for their own retirement, and not demand the state to help them do so.

  Select what YOU think to reveal their answers:	strongly agree	agree	neutral	disagree	strongly disagree
  Craig Dobson (Liberal Democrats)				disagrees
  Bill Rigby (Green Party)		agrees
  	“this question fails to address the issue of those have not been able to make such provision”
  Neil Whitelam (British National Party)					strongly disagrees
  	“why dont we just jump in a time machine and go back 100 years to work houses.how can anyone have faith in pension schemes when Mr Brown plundered £ 150 billion off pensions.”
  Ian Saunders (Labour Party)				disagrees

• Immigration levels are too high.

  Select what YOU think to reveal their answers:	strongly agree	agree	neutral	disagree	strongly disagree
  Craig Dobson (Liberal Democrats)			is neutral
  Bill Rigby (Green Party)			is neutral
  	“the thing which is too high is the hyping up of the issue by the media”
  Neil Whitelam (British National Party)	strongly agrees
  	“if we do not act now we may well become a minority within 20 - 50 years- our culture and way of life lost forever. i like Britain just the way it is.”
  Ian Saunders (Labour Party)			is neutral

• There are too many CCTV cameras in Britain.

  Select what YOU think to reveal their answers:	strongly agree	agree	neutral	disagree	strongly disagree
  Craig Dobson (Liberal Democrats)		agrees
  Bill Rigby (Green Party)	strongly agrees
  	“It has yet to be establishes that the glut of information from CCTV makes much difference to public order or police efficiency”
  Neil Whitelam (British National Party)				disagrees
  	“if you got nothing to hide then you will have nothing to worry about. cctv is essential for crime and missing person investigations”
  Ian Saunders (Labour Party)				disagrees

• A married, heterosexual couple provide the best environment in which to raise a family.

  Select what YOU think to reveal their answers:	strongly agree	agree	neutral	disagree	strongly disagree
  Craig Dobson (Liberal Democrats)		agrees
  Bill Rigby (Green Party)			is neutral
  	“The nurture of children is best conducted in a society with loves them. Sexual orientation of the carers or formal status has less to do with it”
  Neil Whitelam (British National Party)		agrees
  	“i would this is the ideal situation - but as a one parent family single parents can still provide a good enviroment to raise children”
  Ian Saunders (Labour Party)			is neutral

• In general, politicians in Britain are honest.

  Select what YOU think to reveal their answers:	strongly agree	agree	neutral	disagree	strongly disagree
  Craig Dobson (Liberal Democrats)				disagrees
  Bill Rigby (Green Party)			is neutral
  	“The integrity of individual politicians reflects that of society as a whole”
  Neil Whitelam (British National Party)				disagrees
  	“well the proof is in the pudding ! however i feel sorry for those sincere politians who have entered politic to really make a positive change and who have been painted with the collective brush.”
  Ian Saunders (Labour Party)	strongly agrees

• The arts in Britain should pay for themselves, and not rely on Government subsidy.

  Select what YOU think to reveal their answers:	strongly agree	agree	neutral	disagree	strongly disagree
  Craig Dobson (Liberal Democrats)				disagrees
  Bill Rigby (Green Party)			is neutral
  	“the morality of politicians reflects that of the society we share”
  Neil Whitelam (British National Party)	strongly agrees
  	“the tate gallery and that cack they call art should not be subsidised in any which way shape or form.”
  Ian Saunders (Labour Party)				disagrees

• The new British government should begin negotiations to leave the European Union.

  Select what YOU think to reveal their answers:	strongly agree	agree	neutral	disagree	strongly disagree
  Craig Dobson (Liberal Democrats)					strongly disagrees
  Bill Rigby (Green Party)					strongly disagrees
  	“the EU is not perfect but we reform it - not leave it”
  Neil Whitelam (British National Party)	strongly agrees
  	“100% agree for a start we will save <> £ 40 million per day, that would be better spent on our own domestic projects.”
  Ian Saunders (Labour Party)					strongly disagrees

• Even if Iran develops a nuclear weapon, Britain should not support any military action against Iran.

  Select what YOU think to reveal their answers:	strongly agree	agree	neutral	disagree	strongly disagree
  Craig Dobson (Liberal Democrats)		agrees
  Bill Rigby (Green Party)				disagrees
  	“Britain needs to abandon the practice of resorting to violence as an instrument of foreign policy”
  Neil Whitelam (British National Party)		agrees
  	“and what action is proposed ? once countries go nuclear they get a place at the table in the big game - Iraq and Afganistan are not nuclear powers so we can take a chance- we have done little to stop Pakistan, India or North Korea”
  Ian Saunders (Labour Party)				disagrees

• British troops should stay in Afghanistan as long as they are needed.

  Select what YOU think to reveal their answers:	strongly agree	agree	neutral	disagree	strongly disagree
  Craig Dobson (Liberal Democrats)			is neutral
  Bill Rigby (Green Party)					strongly disagrees
  	“British troops are not needed in Afghanistan”
  Neil Whitelam (British National Party)					strongly disagrees
  	“110% disagree - not one drop of British blood is worth sacrificing on the barron dust bowl. let them have it and lets get our soldiers home safe to defend our own borders.”
  Ian Saunders (Labour Party)	strongly agrees

• Britain spends too much money on foreign aid.

  Select what YOU think to reveal their answers:	strongly agree	agree	neutral	disagree	strongly disagree
  Craig Dobson (Liberal Democrats)				disagrees
  Bill Rigby (Green Party)					strongly disagrees
  	“The lack of support for the developing nations is a scandal”
  Neil Whitelam (British National Party)	strongly agrees
  	“the so called £ 9 billion spent on foreign aid would be better spent on our own people, let the third world experience the same learning curves as us British, instead of treading water and waiting for the annual handouts from the UK.”
  Ian Saunders (Labour Party)					strongly disagrees

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