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Who still votes Conservative?

Gender, age, religion: the new faultlines in how the UK votes

An episode of the Political Fix podcast, hosted by Financial Times, titled "Who still votes Conservative?" was published on February 2, 2024 and runs 36 minutes.

February 2, 2024 ·36m · Political Fix

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The Conservatives are languishing in the polls, while Labour is riding high – but beneath the headline figures, how does the voter appeal of the main parties break down by sex, age and other factors? The FT’s Lucy Fisher is joined by Political Fix regulars Stephen Bush and Miranda Green to hear from chief data reporter John Burn-Murdoch. John also delves into the glaring ideological gap that has opened up between men and women under 30 and the team considers what his findings mean for the general election.Free links:A new global gender divide is emergingTories remain restless for excitement as the nation loses trust in their deliveryRishi Sunak’s ‘Italian Job’ moment How to heal the great education divide in UK politics The housing crisis is still being underplayed MPs pass legislation aimed at reviving Northern Ireland executive Follow Lucy on X: @LOS_Fisher, Miranda Green @greenmiranda, Stephen Bush @stephenkb, John Burn-Murdoch @jburnmurdochSign up here for 30 free days of Stephen Bush's award winning Inside Politics newsletter.Presented by Lucy Fisher. Produced by Audrey Tinline. The executive producer is Manuela Saragosa. Original music and audio mix by Breen Turner. The FT’s head of audio is Cheryl Brumley. Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Conservatives are languishing in the polls, while Labour is riding high – but beneath the headline figures, how does the voter appeal of the main parties break down by sex, age and other factors? The FT’s Lucy Fisher is joined by Political Fix regulars Stephen Bush and Miranda Green to hear from chief data reporter John Burn-Murdoch. John also delves into the glaring ideological gap that has opened up between men and women under 30 and the team considers what his findings mean for the general election.


Free links:


A new global gender divide is emerging


Tories remain restless for excitement as the nation loses trust in their delivery


Rishi Sunak’s ‘Italian Job’ moment 


How to heal the great education divide in UK politics 


The housing crisis is still being underplayed 


MPs pass legislation aimed at reviving Northern Ireland executive 



Follow Lucy on X: @LOS_Fisher, Miranda Green @greenmiranda, Stephen Bush @stephenkb, John Burn-Murdoch @jburnmurdoch


Sign up here for 30 free days of Stephen Bush's award winning Inside Politics newsletter.


Presented by Lucy Fisher. Produced by Audrey Tinline. The executive producer is Manuela Saragosa. Original music and audio mix by Breen Turner. The FT’s head of audio is Cheryl Brumley. 


Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com



Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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