The very nature of left-wing policies and party funding means there isn’t a Ukip of the left

Instead of asking why there isn't a feasible left-of-centre party, we should be asking why, when support for their policies is so high, only 1 per cent of voters crossed the Greens' box in May 2010.

By Clare Phipps Clare Phipps

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This article was written in response to a column by Helen Lewis asking “Why isn’t there a ‘Ukip of the left’?” Read Left Unity’s response to the column here.

This week has been a good one for the website voteforpolicies.org.uk. The team have finally hit their fundraising target meaning they will now be able to replicate their popular 2010 site for next year’s general election. As described by a Channel 4 reviewer, posted with pride on the site, “Vote for Policies is an interesting survey based on policies alone – allowing users to find out who they would vote for if the policies were anonymous.”