A YouGov poll for the Times revealed today what we always suspected. No party’s voters want a SpAd as their MP. Not Labour voters, Tories, Lib Dems, nor Ukippers. Especially not Ukippers. Not just SpAds actually but anyone who’s “never had a ‘real’ job outside the worlds of national politics/think tanks/journalism/local government before becoming an MP“. Which would exclude Cameron, Clegg, Ed Miliband and an embarrassing proportion of the Shadow Cabinet.

A majority of Labour voters and Ukippers don’t want old Etonians or wealthy tax dodgers either – though Tories and Lib Dems are relatively relaxed about these things. And very few people are particularly bothered about sexual or financial peccadillos, youthful indiscretions or other ‘skeletons’ for which the Daily Mail is so keen on scouring politicians’ closets. Continue reading →