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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsUK election head scratcher.
I am aware that there are traditional Labour areas that voted leave in the EU referendum, and had a decent UKIP share of the vote the last general election.
It seems in these Labour areas the party is getting a large share of the old UKIP vote. This seems pretty odd given the differences on policy
Any explanation?
geek tragedy
(68,868 posts)Recursion
(56,582 posts)I often argue their importance is overstated, but they exist. Class-conscious but xenophobic. That is a constituency, and they seem to be important in this particular election so far.
David__77
(23,456 posts)Note that many on the left opposed supranational entities in western Europe back in the 1970s. One can strongly uphold a concept of national sovereignty and still adhere to concepts like socialism and union power.
I have watched the trend of UK politics for awhile now and realized if I was a UK citizen I would not have a political home.