[Until the early 80s, Commons observers usually thought about MPs in terms of interest groups and ideologies. And many MPs identified themselves the same way:] When you were faced with an issue, ... you often put yourself on automatic pilot. You had the guideposts of ideology, and you had groups like the [leftwing] Tribune Group to align with. |
She's democratic enough to talk down to anyone. |
There's a vast class - the poor, the underprivileged, the people least likely to vote - who are not represented any more. |