Signs of the coming Tory apocalypse:
If you graph voting intentions against age, Labour support is high among the young but declines along the old, while Tory voting intent rises with age. The lines cross …
In 2016, the crossover age was roughly 48.
As of the beginning of this year, it had risen to 68— that is, on average only over-68s vote Tory.
This week the crossover had risen to 72.
And life expectancy in the UK is roughly 80 …
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2024-06-18 11:03:39
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