... Britain, there is evidence to suggest otherwise. At least a third of the working class consistently votes Conservative. Since according to the 1961 census, two-thirds of the population were employed in manual occupations, this means that about half of the Conservative vote regularly came from the working classes. (Pulzer, 1972) Further, perhaps the Thatcher era would not have lasted quite so long if the Conservative Party did not receive so much support from the manual classes. One reason for so much working class backing may be explained with "The Right to Buy" Act. This act enabled those living in local authority accommodation to purchase their homes. Perhaps on doing so these people felt 'more' middle class and therefore felt inclined to vote Conservative. (Harrop, 1993) The mass media, one of the main pillars of society, may also have an influence on the way in which the electorate casts their vote. In ...

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