LP-214 — One Crisis, Two Faces CES: The 5-Minute Evidence & Accountability Check




LP-214 — One Crisis, Two Faces CES: The 5-Minute Evidence & Accountability Check supports informed decisions about the cost of living, climate emergency, political leadership and democracy.
LP-214 One Crisis, Two Faces Checklist

LP-214 ONE CRISIS, TWO FACES CES: The 5-Minute Candidate Evidence & Accountability Check
  • Designed to take just a few minutes per candidate, while keeping the evidence standards clear and allowing voters to make their own informed decisions.
  • Make informed decisions with LP-214, a 5-minute CES checklist to assess political promises, evidence, cost of living, climate action, democracy and accountability.
  • LP-214 — One Crisis, Two Faces: CES’s 5-Minute Evidence & Accountability Check helps citizens assess political promises, verify evidence and make informed decisions about the cost of living, climate action, democracy and public accountability.
Purpose: Help voters compare candidates fairly on the cost of living, climate action, democracy, human rights and public accountability.

Candidate name: ______________________________

Political party: ______________________________

Constituency / election: ______________________________

Date completed: ______________________________

1. WHAT IS THE CANDIDATE PROMISING?
  • What specific action or result is the candidate promising?
☐ Reduce household energy bills
☐ Make food, housing or transport more affordable
☐ Reduce greenhouse-gas emissions
☐ Protect nature and public health
☐ Protect voting rights and election integrity
☐ Strengthen transparency and accountability
☐ Protect human rights and equal treatment
☐ Other: ______________________________
  • Is the promise specific and measurable?
☐ Yes
☐ Partly
☐ No
☐ Not enough information

2. WHAT EVIDENCE SUPPORTS THE PROMISE?
  • Can I find evidence from original documents or independently verifiable sources?
☐ Yes — evidence checked
☐ Some evidence found
☐ Evidence is conflicting
☐ No adequate evidence found yet
  • Source URL or document: ______________________________
  • Does the evidence demonstrate results, rather than simply repeat the candidate's claim? 
☐ Yes
☐ Partly
☐ No
☐ Not yet established

3. WHO BENEFITS — AND WHO PAYS?
  • Has the candidate explained the likely effects on people's lives?
☐ Household costs and living standards
☐ Climate, energy and the natural environment
☐ Jobs, public services and local communities
☐ Human rights, equality and fairness
☐ Democratic participation and public trust
☐ Several interconnected issues
☐ Effects are unclear
  • Who is most likely to benefit, and who might bear the costs? ______________________________

4. WILL THE CANDIDATE BE ACCOUNTABLE?
  • Has the candidate provided a clear plan, timetable or measurable target?
☐ Yes
☐ Partly
☐ No
☐ Not applicable / insufficient information
  • Can voters check progress against the promise?
☐ Yes — public measures or records are available
☐ Partly
☐ No clear method identified
☐ Too early to assess
  • What evidence would demonstrate success or failure? 


5. WHAT DOES THE EVIDENCE TELL ME?
  • My provisional assessment of the candidate's claim:
☐ Supported by the available evidence
☐ Partly supported
☐ Contradicted by the available evidence
☐ Evidence is mixed
☐ Insufficient evidence to decide
  • Evidence status — tick the most appropriate:
☐ EF — Established fact
☐ OR — Official record or finding
☐ RI — Reasonable inference
☐ UA — Unproven allegation
☐ S — Speculation
  • An official record confirms what was recorded or decided; it does not automatically prove every claim made within it. An allegation is not proof of wrongdoing.
6. WHAT IS MY BEST NEXT STEP?

☐ Support the candidate's proposal provisionally
☐ Compare the proposal with other candidates' policies
☐ Check the original evidence
☐ Ask the candidate for clarification
☐ Seek measurable commitments and public reporting
☐ Wait for stronger evidence before deciding
☐ Reject the proposal because the evidence does not support it
  • What important fact or evidence could change my assessment?


MY DECISION
  • Based on the evidence I have checked, I consider this candidate's proposal:
☐ Persuasive
☐ Partly persuasive
☐ Unpersuasive
☐ Uncertain — more evidence needed

My main reason: ______________________________



CES PRINCIPLES
  • Evidence before power.
  • Accountability before ideology.
  • Democracy through informed civic participation.
  • Climate justice is cost-of-living justice.

One Crisis, Two Faces — Civic Empowerment Solutions (CES)
  • This is a voter-led assessment tool, not a party endorsement or a finding of misconduct. 
  • Apply the same questions and evidence standards to every candidate. 
  • A completed checklist records your current judgement; it does not replace further verification or your own democratic decision.
Practical use: 
  • Complete one copy for each candidate you wish to compare. 
  • Tick boxes where evidence supports your answer, leave uncertain items unresolved, and record the source URL so another person can independently check it.
NOTE: Verify AI-generated content critically.

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