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Originally Posted by Margaret Pilkington
I personally know of people who vote the way their parents voted........they do not think or consider the change in the political scene that has happened over the last 30 years....they just go ahead and put their cross in the same little box that they always have.......they feel that anything less would be a betrayal of their class.
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Thinking about it, I suppose I know a few too.
Mainly toffs, who'd consider it a sacrilege.
I still think it's much more fluid nowadays though..
Everytime there's a survey, asking people what class they consider themselves, it always reveals a majority of people who see themselves as middle class, regardless of job, income, background etc. I think people choose what they are now, and who they vote for, regardless of background.
Although I came from a home where politics was discussed, I know how my dad voted, mainly because he nearly dragged us off to Italy to open a water ski-ing school, when Thatcher was elected, but I've not got the slightest idea who my mum votes for.
So though my parents helped shaped me politically, I don't vote because of some historical lotalty. I decide who at the time I think should win.