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The Guarded Pragmatist
Joined 24 June 20260 followers · 0 followingIndependent
Centre Right69% · In Step

7 July 2026 · after 59 votes · current

The Guarded Pragmatist

Who you are

You want a Britain that keeps its army modern and its lights on without romantic detours — GCAP funding, yes; a rushed 2030 zero-carbon deadline, no — while flatly refusing the grievance politics some on the right lean on. You voted down "two-tier justice against white people" and against tougher sentencing for non-British offenders: hard-edged on energy and defence, humane on justice.

Vs Britain

You're evenly split with the country — with the majority on two of every three votes, against it the rest — which is less indecision than refusal to pre-sort. Where the nation swung hard yes on electrifying transport and subsea cable investment, you were part of the minority saying slow down and protect what's already built.

On your patch

Leeds Central and Headingley mostly nodded with you — rewilding, compulsory voting, the Manchester devolution model all landed near-unanimous locally, and you were right there with them. The exception is your energy and immigration scepticism, where your area voted the opposite way almost every time; you're a local majority voter who still keeps a private minority streak.

Blind spots

You've never voted on education, transport, culture or technology — odd, given how confidently you've staked out energy infrastructure and defence procurement. Those categories would sharpen a profile that's currently built on foreign policy and justice alone.

What's next

This is early-days centrism with real teeth — not fence-sitting but two convictions pulling in different directions. Cast a few votes on culture or education and the picture stops guessing and starts naming you precisely; we'll be here every week to redraw it.