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Vote yes or no on what's happening in UK politics today. Every vote updates your live political profile.
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Today's ballot
Closes at midnight- 01Should the UK lead a drive to give the Commonwealth’s poorest countries longer to repay their debts?
- 02Should the UK build a lot more new homes?
- 03Should large employers have to stagger staff start times to ease rush-hour traffic?
- 04Should adverts for betting and gambling apps be banned?
- 05Should there be a legal limit on how much the government can borrow?
- 06Is Shabana Mahmood right to water down her plan to make migrants wait longer for settlement?
- 07Is Andy Burnham's Government failing to deliver real change for living standards?
- 08Should Pride Month be cut back to a single Pride Day?
Every leaning counts the same
Members join by choice, so refnation doesn't just count heads. It works out each member's leaning from how they vote, then gives all seven, from Hard Left to Hard Right, an equal say. No side can win a result by turning up.
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recent issues where refnation came down on the same side as YouGov and other national polls
Yesterday
2,100 votes
Yes 27%
70% yes among H. Left voters, 92 of them
49% yes among Left voters, 227 of them
37% yes among C. Left voters, 218 of them
22% yes among Centre voters, 300 of them
8% yes among C. Right voters, 301 of them
2% yes among Right voters, 768 of them
0% yes among H. Right voters, 194 of them
H. Left
Left
C. Left
Centre
C. Right
Right
H. Right
The result is the average of these columns.
Read the verdict →Built from every vote, not one sitting
A test reads you once. refnation reads every vote you cast, so your profile gets more exact the longer you vote. It is the only political profile built from daily referendums.
- Where you sit, from Hard Left to Hard Right
- Which of nine UK parties your votes match
- A written read of your politics after 8 votes
- Your lean topic by topic as your record grows
Example
An example member's topics
Economy
Centre Left
Immigration
Centre Right
Health
Left
Housing
Centre
Justice
Right
Environment
Centre Left
An example member's closest parties
Liberal Democrat
3%68%
Conservative
61%
Monthly trackers
The same 26 referendums, asked once a month: the EU, migration, the ECHR, net zero, the NHS and more.
All 26 trackers →Common questions
What is refnation?+
refnation is a daily political referendum platform for the UK. 8 referendums go live every day, and every vote you cast updates your live political profile: where you sit from Hard Left to Hard Right, which of nine parties your votes match, and a written read of your politics. It's free, for anyone in the UK aged 16 or over.
How does the daily ballot work?+
Every member gets the same 8 referendums each day: one from the day's news, most of the rest asked by members, and most days one of the monthly trackers. Vote yes or no, or skip. At midnight (London time) each one closes with its result and a written verdict, and 8 new ones open.
How are refnation's results worked out?+
Members join by choice, so refnation doesn't simply count heads. It works out each member's political leaning from how they actually vote, referendum after referendum, then gives all seven leanings, from Hard Left to Hard Right, an equal say in every result, so no one side of politics can decide it by turning up. The full method is at refnation.uk/method.
How do refnation's results compare with the polls?+
Checked against YouGov and other national polls on 34 recent issues, refnation's result came down on the same side 31 times. Every comparison, including the misses, is at refnation.uk/refnation-vs-the-polls.
What is a live political profile?+
Your politics, read from your votes and updated with every one. It is the only political profile built from daily referendums. A test reads you once from fixed statements; your refnation profile reads every vote you cast, so it gets more exact the longer you vote and moves when your views do.
How do I find out where I stand politically in the UK?+
Vote today's ballot. You're placed on a seven-point spectrum from Hard Left to Hard Right, and every vote after that refines it. As your record grows it breaks down by topic, so you might sit centre-left on the economy and further right on immigration.
Does refnation write me a political profile?+
Yes. After 8 votes (one daily ballot) you get a written read of your politics in plain English, and a title to go with it. It refreshes every 16 votes early on, then less often as your record deepens.
Which parties does refnation match me to?+
Nine UK parties, including Labour, the Conservatives, Reform UK, the Liberal Democrats, the Greens, the SNP and Plaid Cymru. Each match is a percentage built from your votes, and it updates as you vote.
What is a monthly tracker?+
One of 26 referendums refnation asks again every month in the same wording, on long-running issues such as the EU, migration and net zero. Each has its own page showing every run, at refnation.uk/trackers.
What are opinions and respect?+
Under every referendum, members can post an opinion arguing their side. Other members give respect to the strongest, including from the other side. The most-respected opinions lead the page and are quoted in the verdict.
What is a verdict?+
The written read of a settled referendum: what the result was, and the strongest case each side made, quoting members' own opinions. Verdicts stay public.
Are refnation's referendums official?+
No. They carry no legal weight. Each result is how refnation members voted, worked out so that every political leaning has an equal say.
Can I see how my area votes?+
Yes. The constituency map shows all 650 Westminster seats, coloured by how many votes members there have cast, with your own seat highlighted once you add a postcode. Every referendum also splits by region.
Can I ask my own referendum?+
Yes. Members with a complete profile can ask one referendum a day. Asks are reviewed and the best are picked for the ballot, and most of each day's referendums come from members.
Is refnation free, and is it biased?+
It's free, and you never pick a party. refnation is independently built and funded and not affiliated with any party, government body or media organisation. Every result and breakdown is public, and verdicts quote both sides.
See how refnation compares with the polls, YouGov, The Political Compass and iSideWith, or how the profile differs from a political compass test.