Will British research remain world-leading? Flickr/Amy. Some rights reserved.
In what must be one of the hardest-to-predict general elections ever, it can be difficult to decide which candidates match your personal convictions. But technology is aiming to bridge that gap: The Public Whip can help you identify how elected MPs voted on multiple issues you might care about, for example. Increasingly, single-issue campaigns are building tools for voters to quiz — and lobby — their MP on anything from housing provision to digital rights.
Recently, I and other candidates were contacted by an online campaign called ‘Vote Cruelty Free’ asking us to give our support to a six-item proposal to change the way that animal research is regulated in Britain. The demands were as follows:
