By default, all questions are answered "maybe".

You can answer "yes" or "no" to each question, or you can simply leave the answer as "maybe".

However, you must answer every question -- "yes", "no", or "maybe" -- one way or the other.

If you agree with only part of a question or are unsure of your answer for any other reason, choose "maybe".

  

   
 

Welcome to the Touchstone test

The Touchstone test evaluates how closely your personal views match the liberal agenda using just 10 short questions.

Take care to read each question carefully and select the response that best fits with your personal views. The first nine questions are used to evaluate your personal views. The tenth question asks which political party you identify with but your answer doesn't affect your score. However, it will help us learn about the views of each party's supporters so we would appreciate it if you do answer it.

Your answers are stored in a database but are kept confidential. In any case, we do not ask for your name or email address so the information stored is of no use for anything other than analysing responses. Once you have completed the test you will be able to compare your responses with responses so far.

Question
Yes
Maybe
No
The economy would do better overall without subsidies, regulatory protection, and other forms of corporate welfare for particular business and industries
People are better off with free trade than with tariffs and industry protection
Restrictions like minimum wages, the Resource Management Act, and the Occupational Safety and Health Act do more harm than good
Taxpayer-funded social welfare does more harm than good; civil society can provide charity for those in need
Laws against "victimless crimes" like prostitution and cannabis use do more harm than good and should be repealed
The government should treat all social groups equally; all laws and policies discriminating on the basis of race, gender, religion, and so on should be abolished

Policies should be based on an objective principle; a policy isn't best just because it benefits more people than the alternatives
Change, particularly new technology, should be welcomed for the new possibilities it brings, rather than feared or resisted for the way it might change our lives
Society and the economy can never be managed perfectly and should be left to evolve on its own (even if imperfectly) rather than centrally planned
Which political party to you most identify with?
Your answer is to aid analysis only and does not affect your score