tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6606798.post1743173392266688774..comments2024-03-29T14:09:49.674+00:00Comments on Liberal England: Poor children tend to avoid school on Christmas Jumper DayJonathan Calderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00730157683743989696noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6606798.post-28124211821436717842020-10-11T16:43:44.386+01:002020-10-11T16:43:44.386+01:00Not that it makes much odds, but I suspect the dip...Not that it makes much odds, but I suspect the dip is not because children don't have a Christmas jumper, but that they don't have the £2 or whatever schools suggest giving to charity in return for wearing non-uniform.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6606798.post-946311696599165082020-10-07T15:52:08.366+01:002020-10-07T15:52:08.366+01:00This is another way about talking about the Conser...This is another way about talking about the Conservative MP who mentioned class -- take your breath away, the only way is class.<br /><br />There might be a Lib Dem way out of electoral non-existence. It is class. Poorer people.<br /><br />All of those voters in the west country. Class and cultural vote. The votes lost in West Yorkshire and East Lancs were like them.<br /><br />All of those clever and eloquent middle class people are useful at running a political party. They landed the Lib Dems in a pickle at the last election. Some of them have the ability to talk to normal people. <br /><br />But the party has to address class -- measured by poverty and inopportunity -- unless it wishes to follow identity politics. Phil Beesleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18442987962398498812noreply@blogger.com