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January 14th, 2014 
FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda The divide that matters in politics today isn’t between generations – it’s still between classes. Growth might sound impressive, but it’s for chums of Dave only.
That’s what the voters think, anyway. A new ITV News/Comres poll shows that 56 per cent of ABs (the high-flyers) expect the economy to improve in 2014. But only 28 per cent of DEs (lowly skilled and casual workers and the unemployed) agree. And 41 per cent of the poorest group also expect there to be another recession in 2014.
The divide is a reminder of the toxicity of the Tory brand. 51 per cent think that “the Conservative Party only represents the interests of the rich,” so it’s little wonder that the poorest are still terrified that the recovery (if they even believe it’s here) won’t benefit them. Half as many DEs (17 and 21 per cent) “trust” George Osborne or David Cameron “to see the country through the current economic situation” as is true of the top social group.
This is very dangerous territory for the Tories. It’s not the highest earners that they need to win the next election. Hence the attraction of a substantial increase in the minimum wage: a way of making the poorest think that all the pain’s been worth it and the party has their back.
While the Conservatives have it particularly bad, working class disillusionment afflicts all the main parties. Working class people were 18 per cent less likely to vote at the last election than professionals. Apathy is not a good enough explanation. As one Labour shadow minister says: “It’s not that they don’t care – otherwise why would there be so much anger?”
Class remains the real dividing line in British politics. Come the next election, this should terrify the Tories. No amount of positive economic headlines will be able to convince the working-class that they’re going to feel any benefit from growth – and, given the collapse in the link between growth and incomes since 2004, you can understand why. But ultimately this isn’t just a Tory problem: the working-class have given up trusting anything that the three main parties say. And, until that changes, Ukip isn’t going to go away.
CAH/HJL
Source Article from http://www.presstv.ir/detail/2014/01/14/345531/class-dividing-line-in-uk-politics/
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