Crossroads of Power (1760-70): Political Compass

Are you one of the adherents to the many multitude of Whig factions in the House of Commons or are you a Ministerialist committed to protecting and carrying the policies of government? Are you one of the various Independents in Parliament, a Radical seeking to implement sweeping political changes to the age old Revolutionary settlement of 1688, or are you one of the few remaining Tories in Parliament who stubbornly cling to your principles and seat in Parliament?

Find out as you take your seat in the first Parliament of the reign of the new King, George III. A multitude of political issues face you, Parliament, the government and the country as a whole. These range from whether we should seek peace in the Seven Years War, introduce some taxation to alleviate the burden on the Treasury, how to deal with the quagmire of radicalism, and that ever annoying issue of the American colonies.

Created by: Dr Gonzo

Should the government look to push for peace in the Seven Years War?
- Yes, let's abandon these Hanoverian measures and avoid continental wars.
- If the King's desires it, then I support pushing for peace.
- Yes, the longer the war goes on, the more harm to our trade and the Empire.
- Yes, but only if we have a strong and beneficial peace agreement.
- No! The war is only half-finished and we are so near to crushing the French!
- No peace without Spain! We must continue the war and make our enemies pay!
Should Parliament consider some form of Parliamentary Reform?
- Radical reform, no, but we should look to reform the election petition process.
- Abolish the most rotten of boroughs but nothing too radical.
- Add additional county seats to Parliament to preserve its independence.
- The Constitution of 1688 must stand, no tampering with it whatsoever.
- Yes. Repeal the Septennial Act and add more county seats to Parliament.
- YES! Annual Parliaments, universal male suffrage and abolish rotten boroughs!
How should we deal with the issue of America?
- The colonists must pay their fair share for their defence - enforce the taxes.
- Who cares what the colonists think, make them pay through the nose!
- The colonists have some valid concerns, perhaps reduce taxes to a bare minimum.
- If the colonists don't want to pay taxes, then why should we defend them?
- I support the colonists, these taxes are tyrannical and unnecessary.
- No taxation without representation!
Should the government introduce a cider duty tax to help pay off our war debts?
- Yes, its not a significant duty and opposition to its is largely overblown.
- Have you seen the size of the national debt? This is completely necessary!
- The government supports it, thus I support it.
- Opposing this hurts the government, so I oppose it.
- My constituents are up in arms over this, so I oppose it naturally.
- This is an infringement on individual liberty. I'll be damned if I support this!
What do you think of the influence of the Crown?
- The influence of the crown has increased and ought to be diminished.
- Toryism has been unleashed and with it the threat of monarchical tyranny!
- The King is an important figure in the executive and should remain as such.
- The King is acting well within his constitutional right!
- With recent events, what harm would increasing the King's influence be?
- *Sigh* You know, there's a King over the water...
What are your views on religious toleration?
- Look to grant some minor relief to Catholics and Protestant dissenters.
- Preserve the Protestant Constitution. No further rights to minorities.
- Grant some relief to Catholics, but draw the line as Presbyters and dissenters.
- Support further rights for all religious minorities.
- No Popery! Defend Protestantism! Down with the Pope!
- Grant some relief to dissenters, but draw the line at Papists.
How should we deal with John Wilkes?
- Wilkes is a grotesque man, but only his electors have the right to unseat him.
- Wilkes & Liberty! Support Wilkes against the crown!
- I dislike Wilkes but the Court has no authority to unseat him.
- Wilkes is a dangerous criminal, unseat and replace him.
- To hell with the electors of Middlesex, seat Luttrell instead!
- Unseat Wilkes but if the electors seat him again allow him to sit in Parliament.
What is your view on the Constitution? Is it the Ancient Constitution that defends our liberties as Englishmen, or the Protestant Constitution welding Crown-Church-Aristocracy?
- Support the Protestant Constitution, only allow some piecemeal reforms.
- To alter the Constitution in any way would be akin to an act of vandalism!
- Restore the Ancient Constitution, reject new Tory Absolutism!
- Restore the 1688 constitutional model and limited monarchy.
- This is the squabbles of constitutional lawyers. We need REAL reform now!
- The system has afforded us stability for decades. Reform only when necessary.
Should we support economical reform?
- Abolish some sinecure offices while ensuring government can still function.
- Completely abolish all sinecure offices and reduce the Crown's influence!
- This is folly, how would government function without such offices?
- Gradually abolish all offices of profit over the coming years.
- Radically restructure the system, reduce corruption and abolish such offices.
- Defend offices of profit! Maintain and increase pensions now!
What are your views on foreign policy and the Empire.
- We must reject Hanoverian Measures, our interests are at home.
- We must look diplomatically to Europe and avoid becoming entangled colonially.
- We must usher in an age of Pax Britannica, all will bow to our imperial might!
- We should expand and defend the Empire wherever threats may arise.
- We should balance our interests with Europe and in the colonies.
- Maintain our current colonies while focusing on European affairs.

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