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FORWARD! Autumn 2013CF members overwhelmingly think that having sexbefore marriage is acceptable (72%), compared to24.3% overall, who do not believe in sex beforemarriage. 10.1% think that sex should be exclusivelybetween those in wedlock while 14.2% intend not tohave sex until they themselves are married but ‘do notmind what others do’. 3.67% answered 'don't know /none of the above'On abortion, 42.4% define themselves as prochoice,while 21.5% of those asked believe womenshould have the right to choose despite personally beingagainst abortion. 35.6% are pro-life (23.3% againstabortion in most cases, 12.3% against in all cases)On gay marriage, 60% support the decision tolegalise gay marriage compared to 30% who are againstand 7% who have no opinion. The remaining 2.31responded with don't know / none of the above.liberal attitudes towards sex before marriage, abortionand gay marriage. Labour are seen by respondents aspresenting the biggest threat to a Conservative majorityin 2015 whilst views on Conservative Future as anorganisation are decidedly mixed.For a full breakdown of results (including don'tknow / none of the above figures) and relevant graphs,please see Mo’s blogMo Metcalf-Fisher has completed an MA in PublicOpinion and Polling. He has been a member ofConservative Future since 2006. His research interestsinclude the attitudinal drivers behind support for right-wingand minor parties. Mo tweets @mometcalffisherThe final set of questions asked respondents whichparty they believe presents the biggest threat to aConservative majority in 2015. Just over 55% believethat Labour is the biggest threat, as opposed to 32.7%for UKIP, 6% for the Liberal Democrats and 3.2% for‘others’.Last but not least, respondents were asked whatthey thought of Conservative Future. This question wasasked in light of Tim Wigmore’s article which suggestedthat the CF and other youth divisions were comprised of‘young weirdoes’. The results may amuse some, withjust over 21% believing the CF ‘to be full of weirdoes’,compared to 22.5% who believe that the CF is ‘a greatplace to meet likeminded people’. 14% of respondentslike to distance themselves from the organisation while13.8% think that the CF is ‘a great place to meet myfuture wife / husband’.Are you Oneof Us?Join CWF atOverall, CF members appear to be firmly on theright of the party with regards to most issues, but with agreater plurality of views on social affairs. They areoverwhelmingly against Britain’s membership of the EUand most would vote to leave tomorrow if given the www.conwayfor.orgchance. They are strongly against British intervention inSyria and support Gibraltar remaining British.Generally speaking, they favour reductions in foreignaid, are sceptical of global warming claims and wantimmigration reduced. Although torn on thereintroduction of capital punishment, a slight pluralityfavours the death penalty being used in cases such asmurder. On social issues, however, CF members haveForward! The Magazine of Conservative Way Forward 26