ChatterBank5 mins ago
Oh Dear !
Support for the Conservative Party among farmers has slipped below 50% for the first time in living memory as enthusiasm for what has traditionally been regarded as the “party of the countryside” has waned.
Farmers Weekly’s annual Sentiment Survey shows that, when asked how they would vote if there was a general election tomorrow, just 42% said they would vote Conservative.
This compares with the 57% who said they would vote that way a year ago, and 72% who would have voted Tory in 2020 – a figure that was much more in step with the farming community’s traditional voting pattern.
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Farmers Weekly’s annual Sentiment Survey shows that, when asked how they would vote if there was a general election tomorrow, just 42% said they would vote Conservative.
This compares with the 57% who said they would vote that way a year ago, and 72% who would have voted Tory in 2020 – a figure that was much more in step with the farming community’s traditional voting pattern.
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Probably the changes in the farming demographic, as the old 'gentleman farmers ' die, the younger, save the planet sustainable organic folk are slowly taking over the family businesses or buying vacant properties. They are more likely to be greens, or at a pinch lib dems. It's still a business predominantly controlled by older men but things are changing down on the farm. The other, and diametrically opposite change is the development of farming as a more industrialised process, super farms, with shed raised cattle, effectively milk factories, crop production over much bigger fields aimed at producing efficiencies of scale with much lower manpower. So a smaller number of people controlling wider areas so fewer voters. The countryside is changing and with it the voting patterns.
"Our survey, which attracted about 600 farmer responses, was conducted in late October/early November, just at the time that Liz Truss’ short leadership of the country was coming to an end, as her “go for growth” policies and uncosted tax cuts had unravelled." Still almost double the number of votes for the other two main opposition parties.
Well of course the Farmers will NOT! be voting Conservative since BREXIT.
Why should they They have suffered a loss in income . shortage of labour, thrown out of The "CAP". No oven ready Turkeys, or sunny uplands as promised by the.. CCL.
........Why on earth would they ever want to Vote Conservative again.....
Why should they They have suffered a loss in income . shortage of labour, thrown out of The "CAP". No oven ready Turkeys, or sunny uplands as promised by the.. CCL.
........Why on earth would they ever want to Vote Conservative again.....
NAOMI, "Don't get too excited. They won't be voting Labour."
The link shows that almost a quarter intend to vote Labour.
"The survey shows that departing Conservative voters have split their allegiances almost equally between Labour and the Liberal Democrats, with each attracting 23% of the farming vote if there was a snap election tomorrow."
The link shows that almost a quarter intend to vote Labour.
"The survey shows that departing Conservative voters have split their allegiances almost equally between Labour and the Liberal Democrats, with each attracting 23% of the farming vote if there was a snap election tomorrow."
