Helen Chandler-Wilde: The Establishment, and its Discontents
Peter Mandelson during his induction into House of Lords in 2008
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What does a fisherman in Aberdeenshire have in common with an out-of-work builder in England?
Well, according to our reporting over the last few days, they’re both in groups that look likely to be flirting with Reform. Yesterday, Irina Anghel reported that jobless men were a voter bloc increasingly turning to the party, while today we have a story about voters north of the border giving them a second look too.