Comments on: Re-alignment http://www.michaelmeacher.info/weblog/2010/04/re-alignment/ Labour MP for Oldham West and Royton Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:16:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2 By: Paul Evans http://www.michaelmeacher.info/weblog/2010/04/re-alignment/comment-page-1/#comment-866 Paul Evans Wed, 21 Apr 2010 22:31:57 +0000 http://www.michaelmeacher.info/weblog/?p=792#comment-866 It's interesting in the context of the creeping class dealignment that's been happening in over the past 50 years, and the partisan dealignment that's sort-of run alongside it. Fewer and fewer people seem to be voting *for* things in the way that they did before - instead of identifying with parties, they seem to be taking a more instrumental view of politics. But, interestingly, if they are voting *against* things this time, all the signs are pointing to them wanting Clegg or a Lib-Dem/Labour coalition. http://www.today.yougov.co.uk/commentaries/peter-kellner/could-lib-dems-win-outright It’s interesting in the context of the creeping class dealignment that’s been happening in over the past 50 years, and the partisan dealignment that’s sort-of run alongside it. Fewer and fewer people seem to be voting *for* things in the way that they did before – instead of identifying with parties, they seem to be taking a more instrumental view of politics.

But, interestingly, if they are voting *against* things this time, all the signs are pointing to them wanting Clegg or a Lib-Dem/Labour coalition.

http://www.today.yougov.co.uk/commentaries/peter-kellner/could-lib-dems-win-outright

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