This is part of a series of eighteen questions from The Democracy Club asked of the Isle of Wight candidates in the 2010 General Election (background).
National statement thirteen: Even if Iran develops a nuclear weapon, Britain should not support any military action against Iran.
| Candidate | Position | Comment | |
| Ian Dunsire (English Democrats Party) | is neutral | “Never say never – English Democrats are against aggression but circumstances may arise where action is safer than inaction.” | |
| Bob Keats (Green Party) | agrees | “Within a generation I beleive Iran will revert to being a highly educated liberal government.” | |
| Pete Harris (Independent) | strongly disagrees | “Iran is a far greater threat to world stability than Iraq ever was. The war in Iraq was wrong, Iran and its leadership however are about as dangerous as could be.” | |
| Paul Martin (Middle England Party) | agrees | “Any one who actually unleashes a nuclear weapon is assured of their own destruction – I do not believe the Iranians are that stupid. They fear us and need to make a statement of equality in this are.” | |
| Paul David Randle-Jolliffe (Independent) | strongly agrees | “Unless Iran is 1st the agressor no we should not.” | |
| Mark Chiverton (Labour Party) | strongly agrees | “Britain is itself a nuclear power and we should not go to war with a country just because it develops such weapons. There need to be multilateral talks aimed at general reduction and eventual elimination of nuclear warheads.” | |
| Michael Tarrant (UK Independence Party – UKIP) | disagrees | “We must judge the issue when it occurs – not bind the hands of our leaders in advance.” | |
| Jill Wareham (Liberal Democrats) | agrees | “Unless they threaten their neighbours or other countries” |
Those who didn’t provide responses: Andrew Turner – Conservative, Geof Clynch – BNP and Edward Corby – Independent
The idea for this whole idea came from the excellent The Democracy Club and answers are hosted by the splendid
Election issue of TheyWorkForYou.
