Re: Douglas Carswell's defection to Ukip.

upthecreekyetagain · ‎29-08-2014

His voting record seems to match UKIP quite closely:

How Douglas Carswell voted on Social Issues

Voted very strongly against equal gay rights
Voted very strongly against smoking bans
Voted moderately against allowing marriage between two people of same sex
Voted a mixture of for and against laws to promote equality and human rights

How Douglas Carswell voted on Foreign Policy and Defence

Voted moderately for use of UK military forces in combat operations overseas
Voted very strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war
Voted very strongly for replacing Trident with a new nuclear weapons system
Voted moderately against more EU integration
Voted very strongly for a referendum on the UK's membership of the EU
Voted moderately against strengthening the Military Covenant

How Douglas Carswell voted on Welfare and Benefits

Voted strongly for reducing housing benefit for social tenants deemed to have excess bedrooms (which Labour describe as the "bedroom tax")
Voted very strongly against raising welfare benefits at least in line with prices
Voted strongly against paying higher benefits over longer periods for those unable to work due to illness or disability
Voted strongly for making local councils responsible for helping those in financial need afford their council tax and reducing the amount spent on such support
Voted strongly for a reduction in spending on welfare benefits
Voted strongly against spending public money to create guaranteed jobs for young people who have spent a long time unemployed

How Douglas Carswell voted on Taxation and Employment

Voted strongly for raising the threshold at which people start to pay income tax
Voted moderately for increasing the rate of VAT
Voted moderately for higher taxes on alcoholic drinks
Voted strongly for higher taxes on plane tickets
Voted moderately for lower taxes on fuel for motor vehicles
Voted very strongly against increasing the tax rate applied to income over £150,000
Voted moderately for encouraging occupational pensions
Voted moderately against automatic enrolment in occupational pensions
Voted strongly against a banker’s bonus tax
Voted very strongly against an annual tax on the value of expensive homes (popularly known as a mansion tax)
Voted very strongly for allowing employees to exchange some employment rights for shares in the company they work for

How Douglas Carswell voted on Business and the Economy

Voted strongly for reducing the rate of corporation tax
Voted moderately for measures to reduce tax avoidance
Voted a mixture of for and against stronger tax incentives for companies to invest in assets

How Douglas Carswell voted on Health

Voted very strongly against restricting the provision of services to private patients by the NHS
Voted very strongly for reforming the NHS so GPs buy services on behalf of their patients
Voted very strongly against smoking bans

How Douglas Carswell voted on Education

Voted moderately for greater autonomy for schools
Voted very strongly for raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year
Voted moderately for academy schools
Voted very strongly for ending financial support for some 16-19 year olds in training and further education
Voted very strongly for university tuition fees

How Douglas Carswell voted on Constitutional Reform

Voted moderately for reducing central government funding of local government
Voted very strongly for an equal number of electors per parliamentary constituency
Voted strongly for fewer MPs in the House of Commons
Has never voted on a transparent Parliament
Voted moderately for a more proportional system for electing MPs
Voted strongly for a wholly elected House of Lords
Voted strongly for local councils keeping money raised from taxes on business premises in their areas
Voted moderately against greater restrictions on campaigning by third parties, such as charities, during elections
Voted moderately for fixed periods between parliamentary elections
Voted very strongly for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords
Voted moderately against transferring more powers to the Welsh Assembly
Voted strongly against transferring more powers to the Scottish Parliament
Voted moderately against more powers for local councils

How Douglas Carswell voted on Home Affairs

Has never voted on a stricter asylum system
Voted very strongly against allowing ministers to intervene in inquests
Voted very strongly against introducing ID cards
Voted strongly for the introduction of elected Police and Crime Commissioners
Voted moderately for requiring the mass retention of information about communications

How Douglas Carswell voted on Miscellaneous Topics

Voted moderately against greater regulation of gambling
Voted a mixture of for and against measures to prevent climate change
Voted very strongly against slowing the rise in rail fares
Voted very strongly for selling England’s state owned forests
Voted very strongly for capping civil service redundancy payments
Voted moderately against Labour's anti-terrorism laws
Voted very strongly for the privatisation of Royal Mail
Voted moderately against financial incentives for low carbon emission electricity generation methods
Voted very strongly against requiring pub companies to offer pub landlords rent-only leases
Voted strongly for restricting the scope of legal aid
Voted moderately for culling badgers to tackle bovine tuberculosis
Voted moderately for allowing national security sensitive evidence to be put before courts in secret sessions
Voted strongly against a statutory register of lobbyists
Voted very strongly for limits on success fees paid to lawyers in no-win no fee cases
Voted very strongly against restrictions on fees charged to tenants by letting agents
Voted moderately for the policies included in the 2010 Conservative - Liberal Democrat Coalition Agreement