What is RTribes about?

RTribes is a social media website that is focused on connecting people based their political opinions. When the user signs up they can complete a short questionnaire about their political opinions. The questions asked mirror that of votes conducted by politicians in the UK houses of parliament. Using our algorithm we then use your answers and compare them to the voting record of politicians, allowing you to see just how their actions match your opinions.

How do you know the politicians voting record?

Every politician who votes in the UK houses of parliament has had their voting record on the issues covered in our questionnaire assessed and stored in our database. Voting records have been taken from the website,'https://www.publicwhip.org.uk/', bar one question concerning the NHS, as MPs have never voted on this in parliament, so this question is more directed towards user to user comparison. Hence, every politicians voting record on this was assigned 'not interested'. For the rest of the questions, using data from the website publicwhip.org.uk, if a politician had a voting percentage of 50% or above for a specific policy then the corresponding question in the questionnaire would be answered to reflect this, again if it was below 50% then their questionnaire answer would reflect this. If a politician did not vote at all then their questionnaire answer would be 'not interested'. If a politician has not voted on 10 or more issues raised in the questionnaire then they will not return a similarity score, instead you will see 'insufficient voting record'. This will remain the case until the politician in question amasses enough votes on the issues to assess their similarity.

Who is the website aimed at?

The website is aimed at people interested in politics.

How do I complete the questionnaire?

A user can complete their questionnaire by using the 'Questions' section of the website. This section will list two choices, a political questionnaire with 20 questions for a user to answer and submit. We know peoples opinions change, so the questionnaire section is available at all times. Therefore, if a user wishes to change their answers they can redo the questionnaire at any time.

Further information can be found in our terms and conditions and privacy policy. Our contact form can also be used if further assistance is required. Enjoy the site