In search of the white British voter
The most important ethnic group in British politics is the one nobody talks about
You would get a strange impression of Britain if you only watched the general-election campaign. For one thing, the country would appear to consist mainly of towns and suburbs. Party leaders trundle through pretty cathedral cities like Chichester and Winchester, commuter towns such as Bury and Harpenden, and seaside spots like Brighton, Lancing and St Ives. Few people—or, at least, few people worth visiting—seem to live in big cities.
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This article appeared in the Britain section of the print edition under the headline “Majority report”
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