Last week’s poll: General Election policies

After the political parties published their manifestos for the election on 12^th December (even if the Brexit Party refuses to call its list of pledges and aspirations a manifesto), we polled our readers on the implications for engineering and technology.

Almost half of repsondents (46 per cent) backed the Conservative Party, making it the clear winner. The Tories have been accused of having a lack of detail in their manifesto, focusing instead on the headline soundbite of 'Get Brexit Done'. As far as top line policies go, Boris Johnson is promising 'Millions more invested every week in science, schools, apprenticeships and infrastructure' alongside a pledge to reach net zero emissions by 2050 through investments in green energy. Engineering is mentioned just twice across the 64-page document, but the Conservatives appear to be the party most trusted by readers of The Engineer to steer the ship.