| Labour | Conservatives | LibDems |
| Economy | treat companies as state contractors | let business do what it wants | regulate only when necessary |
| Climate Change | make the right noises | make the right noises | do the right thing |
| International Relations | suck up to the powerful | talk tough | build consensus |
| Schools, Hospitals, Police | control | give control to the bosses | give power back to local communities |
| Freedom versus Terrorism | authoritarian government | authoritarian government | freedom |
| Taxation | lower before an election, stealth taxes after | lower, whatever the cost to the economy | fairness |
