New report highlights north-south divide among voters

Tuesday, 01 May 2012

New report highlights north-south divide among voters

Synopsis

"But a Policy Exchange poll suggested that people in the north hold Margaret Thatcher in higher esteem as a PM than Gordon Brown. Only Tony Blair was narrowly rated more highly.

"The polling did come up with some interesting perceptions on class, with northerners much more likely to describe themselves as working class than southerners."

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