The Earth is flat
The Earth is flat.
Informed aggregate Toward no
Knowledge-weighted public opinion
Current informed opinion
Public positions on consequential questions, weighted by demonstrated knowledge of the relevant facts.
All questions
24 questions
Legalising drugs in the US
Throughout the United States, people aged 21 and over should be legally permitted to possess controlled drugs for non-medical use and obtain them from licensed and regulated suppliers.
Informed aggregate Toward yes
Nuclear power
The UK should build new nuclear power stations to replace nuclear generating capacity as existing stations retire.
Informed aggregate Toward yes
Grey Belt housing
When an English local authority cannot otherwise meet its assessed housing need, national planning policy should require it to permit housing development on suitable 'grey belt' land, with at least 50% of the homes designated as affordable housing.
Informed aggregate Toward yes
European human-rights convention
The United Kingdom should withdraw from the European Convention on Human Rights.
Informed aggregate Toward no
Assisted dying
As proposed in the 2025 Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, adults in England and Wales who have mental capacity and are reasonably expected to die within six months should be legally permitted to obtain medical assistance to end their lives, subject to approval by two independent doctors and an independent review panel.
Informed aggregate Toward yes
Voting reform
Elections to the UK House of Commons should use proportional representation instead of first past the post.
Informed aggregate Toward no
Gun control
The United States should require a background check before every firearm sale, including sales by private individuals.
Informed aggregate Toward yes
Brexit
The United Kingdom should be a member of the European Union.
Informed aggregate Toward yes
Veganism
People who can live healthily without animal products should choose to avoid them.
Informed aggregate No weighted result
Moon landings
Between 1969 and 1972, NASA's Apollo programme landed astronauts on the Moon.
Informed aggregate No weighted result
Decriminalising sex work
England and Wales should remove criminal penalties that apply specifically to the consensual buying and selling of sexual services between adults, while retaining laws against coercion, trafficking and sexual exploitation.
Informed aggregate Toward yes