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UK voters frustrated with politicians’ ‘desperate’ culture war tactics, survey finds
(www.theguardian.com)
were shown in three focus groups, in Wokingham
Hmmmm 🤔
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I'm surprised the Tories haven't tried to rename that town.
The War on Wokingham?
It's reassuring to hear that people here are immune(ish) to culture wars
We don’t have the huge divides in culture and religiosity that’s present in places like USA, which means trying to import and apply those wars don’t stick as well here.
The only angle the Tories could really work from is immigration, but they’ve damaged their own reputation there it’s become a double edged sword.
The irony of this coming from the guardian…
I've only ever seen positive spins on trans issues from the Guardian. Radicalise me.
I don't know where you've inferred trans people from, but the UK branch of The Guardian has been pretty transphobic for years, so much so that the US Guardian wrote an op-ed criticising them for it.
Oh, well that explains it then. I must only be familiar with the American Guardian, that's why I respect them. Had no idea there was two of them.
What do you mean? They have such a great art and recipe section. They must be the good guys... right? Right?
This is the best summary I could come up with:
Voters have been left frustrated with “desperate” culture war tactics deployed by politicians and are prepared to punish those who use them at the ballot box, a survey has found.
Electoral strategies based on culturally charged and divisive issues repulse swing and undecided voters, who see politicians as “playing to the crowd” or “jumping on the bandwagon”, according to research from More in Common commissioned by 38 Degrees.
The MaxDiff experiment revealed the public were more likely to throw campaign adverts “in the bin” that focused on culture war messages rather than local issues.
The researchers highlight that for Labour to win a workable majority it needs a broad coalition of voters spread efficiently in seats across the country, rather than amassing votes among its base concentrated in a smaller number of constituencies.
Many Tories believe that Anderson speaks for ordinary working people, even after he said that the London mayor, Sadiq Khan, is controlled by Islamists or that nurses should not need to use food banks.
The research noted that knowledge of the culture wars was highest among progressive activists who took part in online debates and were highly politically engaged.
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