class remains the most important factor

Question 1

LOA

Answer 1

IT DOESNT

Question 2

1.Yes- up until 1970’s VB was very influenced by class and social status
self interest and protecting and representing diff classes

Answer 2

WC L was TU and blue collar
UMC was c and white collar
for some this remains true
Manny and LPOOL
strong wc identities
2019 still elected a L MP
2024 L did better among lower social grade 33% to 23%
class alignment

Question 3

1.NO- class dealignment since the 70’s

Answer 3

influenced by society and economy changing and emborgoisemt decrease in trad blue collar industries less pronounced diff between classes
party policies alluding to all classes
L no longer associated with WC
Age is now more important 2017 yougov age is new diving line
old vs young
over 50’s 34% of 50-59 year olds vote L
below 50’s all age groups same share 41% to 46%
TO is higher amongst elders benefiting tories
2017 65 + 25% age points higher than 18-24 year olds

Question 4

2.Yes- education could be seen as new class divide

Answer 4

lower education the less you earn
2024 election reform higher vote share among WC and lower level of education
based around Brexit
short term
may nit be not too influential In future elections
reasoning- higher educated voted remain

Question 5

2.no- education is very important

Answer 5

education is now very important
dumber vote c and smarter vote labour
2019 43% with a degree voted labour
29% conservative
yougov in 2019 58% who’s highest edu level was GCSE or lower voted C
2024 was the same
this with lower edu levels have authoritarian values and the opposite have libertarian values

Question 6

themes

Answer 6

class vs age
class vs education
class vs region

Question 7

3.no- region

Answer 7

region key determenant
heartlands in north scottland and wales- - L
T- south east and east midlands
in 1997 blair picked up middle class seats
2010 Snp knackered L
2019 tories broke the red wall
2024 return of importnance
L regianed dom in scott and north
C wiped our 121 seats
returned to being labour heartlands fro 2019
L largest in scott

Question 8

3. yes- region only matters when there isnt a landslide

Answer 8

tories being wiped out only refelcts the fact they did poorly
lost to Ld and L
region just shows the influence of class
north used to be heartland cos of higher concentration of working class voters
southeast cos of middle and upper class voters
regional divide could be seen as reflecting age and education divide as cities eg london have higher educated and younger so vote L
the rural constituencies tend to have older and less educated