This page contains the views of the MP candidates for Ealing, Southall on a wide range of issues

To see how their views compare with yours, pick any quote below and select your view.

Stop press: 4 of your candidates haven't gone on the record!

Gurcharan Singh
(Conservative Party)

Sati Chaggar
(English Democrats Party)

Anil Wehboob
(Christian Party - Proclaiming Christ's Lordship)

Virendra Sharma
(Labour Party)

Let's start by looking at the local statements

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• The proposed Cycling Superhighway should run along the Uxbridge Road instead of along the A40.

  Select what YOU think to reveal their answers:	strongly agree	agree	neutral	disagree	strongly disagree
  Nigel Bakhai (Liberal Democrats)	strongly agrees
  	“I cycle along the Uxbridge Road to work. A40 is too far away from where the majority of Ealing residents live, work or want to go to.”
  Suneil Basu (Green Party)		agrees

• The proposed development of the Southall Gasworks site should not go ahead.

  Select what YOU think to reveal their answers:	strongly agree	agree	neutral	disagree	strongly disagree
  Nigel Bakhai (Liberal Democrats)		agrees
  	“I understand the need for the Southall Gasworks site to be redeveloped but I disagree with the Tory Mayor of London/Ealing Council's obsession with cramming homes and people there”
  Suneil Basu (Green Party)	strongly agrees

• Public money should be spent on the redevelopment of the cinema complex to rejuvenate the area.

  Select what YOU think to reveal their answers:	strongly agree	agree	neutral	disagree	strongly disagree
  Nigel Bakhai (Liberal Democrats)		agrees
  Suneil Basu (Green Party)			is neutral

• The third runway at Heathrow should not be built.

  Select what YOU think to reveal their answers:	strongly agree	agree	neutral	disagree	strongly disagree
  Nigel Bakhai (Liberal Democrats)	strongly agrees
  	“It will be an environmental disaster for our area which already suffers from the noise and excessive pollution levels which is damaging our health”
  Suneil Basu (Green Party)	strongly agrees

• Pollution from Heathrow Airport needs to be lowered, or else penalties should be enforced.

  Select what YOU think to reveal their answers:	strongly agree	agree	neutral	disagree	strongly disagree
  Nigel Bakhai (Liberal Democrats)		agrees
  	“I suffer from asthma which is brought on by the poor air quality in the area”
  Suneil Basu (Green Party)	strongly agrees

National statements

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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
  Nigel Bakhai (Liberal Democrats)		agrees
  	“Its about fairness - we need to cut the tax loopholes for the super rich who often pay little or no tax at all as well as making the bankers pay for the deficit they helped to create”
  Suneil Basu (Green 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
  Nigel Bakhai (Liberal Democrats)		agrees
  	“If you ask business they will say that the Government interferes too much, but when it came to the banks Government de-regulation did not work”
  Suneil Basu (Green Party)				disagrees

• 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
  Nigel Bakhai (Liberal Democrats)		agrees
  	“It must be a priority to tackle climate change”
  Suneil Basu (Green Party)	strongly 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
  Nigel Bakhai (Liberal Democrats)		agrees
  	“The gap between rich and poor has only got worse under Labour. There can be social problems/tensions if you have too big a gap between haves and have-nots.”
  Suneil Basu (Green Party)		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
  Nigel Bakhai (Liberal Democrats)				disagrees
  	“We need to have a plan to get Gordon Brown's record budget deficit down to restore confidence in the financial markets and this won't be achieved if we increase our borrowing to pay for additional spending in the public sector”
  Suneil Basu (Green Party)		agrees

• 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
  Nigel Bakhai (Liberal Democrats)				disagrees
  Suneil Basu (Green Party)					strongly disagrees

• Immigration levels are too high.

  Select what YOU think to reveal their answers:	strongly agree	agree	neutral	disagree	strongly disagree
  Nigel Bakhai (Liberal Democrats)			is neutral
  	“The growing population in London and South of England is causing a strain on schools, health and other social sevices but parts of northern England and Scotland they would welcome an influx of immigrants and the skills they will bring.”
  Suneil Basu (Green 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
  Nigel Bakhai (Liberal Democrats)		agrees
  Suneil Basu (Green 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
  Nigel Bakhai (Liberal Democrats)				disagrees
  	“It doesn't matter if someone is brought up by a heterosexual married couple - what matters is the welfare of the child and whether their parent or parents care for them”
  Suneil Basu (Green Party)				disagrees

• In general, politicians in Britain are honest.

  Select what YOU think to reveal their answers:	strongly agree	agree	neutral	disagree	strongly disagree
  Nigel Bakhai (Liberal Democrats)	strongly agrees
  	“Given the Prime Minister earns less than the Chief Executive of Ealing Council there are probably better ways of earning money than going into politics so I hope most people are doing it for community service”
  Suneil Basu (Green Party)				disagrees

• 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
  Nigel Bakhai (Liberal Democrats)				disagrees
  Suneil Basu (Green 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
  Nigel Bakhai (Liberal Democrats)					strongly disagrees
  	“Lib Dems are critical friends of the EU and want to see Britain play a full part in Europe's future rather than on the outside looking in”
  Suneil Basu (Green Party)				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
  Nigel Bakhai (Liberal Democrats)				disagrees
  	“I do not support war against Iran and do not support replacing Trident but if we had definitive proof (no dodgy dossiers) that Iran had possession of a nuclear weapon then that might be a game changer”
  Suneil Basu (Green Party)		agrees

• 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
  Nigel Bakhai (Liberal Democrats)				disagrees
  	“War in Afganistan shouldn't be an open ended commitment and we should be trying to find alternative ways to win hearts and minds of the Afghani people to bring the war to a peaceful and lasting conclusion”
  Suneil Basu (Green Party)				disagrees

• Britain spends too much money on foreign aid.

  Select what YOU think to reveal their answers:	strongly agree	agree	neutral	disagree	strongly disagree
  Nigel Bakhai (Liberal Democrats)				disagrees
  	“We only spend about 0.7% of GDP on international aid”
  Suneil Basu (Green Party)				disagrees

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In many places, key candidates have refused to go on the record (and sometimes we've been unable to get in touch with them). As a poor substitute, you can see a rough version of how each party answers on average over at our partner site, Democracy Club.

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