Voters back written constitution and tougher benefits checks

The country delivered a thumping endorsement of a written constitution while also demanding far tighter checks on those claiming benefits, yet the day's most telling result came on Ukraine: a modest majority for ramping up UK support after Russia's missile attack on Kyiv, secured with almost no effort from the winning side.

The verdicts

Should the UK adopt a codified constitution entrenching rights like jury trial, free speech and economic freedoms? saw three to one in favour, though the loudest voice belonged to the minority worried about who would actually draft it.

When claiming benefits should all data be available on the people claiming to ensure legitimacy? produced a clear three-in-four verdict that the taxpayer's right to know trumps the claimant's privacy, with the losing side at least mustering a concrete argument about risk.

Should England reform its adult social care system even if it requires difficult decisions? won near-unanimous backing from nearly nine in ten voters, though almost nobody on the winning side could agree what those difficult decisions should actually be.

Should your vote be void if you dont have a job? was less a contest than a rout, with six in seven rejecting any notion of stripping the jobless of the ballot.

Should the Foreign Office give climate change and international development a higher priority? saw No triumph by nearly two to one, made easier by the complete absence of any Yes voters prepared to defend the pivot.

Should Nigel Farage accept Rupert Lowe's offer to work together? split the country with three in five saying yes to the olive branch, though the sharpest and most respected argument came from the gleeful No camp insisting a divided right suits everyone else just fine.

Should developers be required to offer new-build homes under £500k only to first-time buyers for the first 6-12 months? produced a narrow win for intervention, carried largely on sentiment while the analytical heavy lifting was done by the losing side.

Does Russia's missile attack on Kyiv demand stronger UK support for Ukraine? secured a modest majority for more help, yet five separate No arguments outnumbered the two from Yes, suggesting the winners barely bothered making their case.

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