I think that to a certain degree the political vacuum in the working class areas is being filled by people protesting against new traffic management schemes where these have been implemented. This is happening in Oxford for example and may well be in Bath? However, even if those measures have been the stimulus for more independent candidates, it is commonly overlooked that many working class people have always been priced out of car ownership. Not just the capital cost but the cost of taxing, insuring and maintaining a car, hence will always be reliant on needing good public transport.
One trend that I have become aware of is that of the WFH professional middle class turning away from the Tories in favour of the Green Party. It is as if because they can work from home, they've become 'born again' climate activists, with the electrical vehicle on the driveway maybe just being taken out at weekends. Warwick District was until the last local elections run by the Tories, now it is run by a Green-Labour coalition with the Greens the largest single group on the council. The only election we have this time is for the Police and Crime Commissioner, with just Con, Lab and LD candidates standing.
I think that to a certain degree the political vacuum in the working class areas is being filled by people protesting against new traffic management schemes where these have been implemented. This is happening in Oxford for example and may well be in Bath? However, even if those measures have been the stimulus for more independent candidates, it is commonly overlooked that many working class people have always been priced out of car ownership. Not just the capital cost but the cost of taxing, insuring and maintaining a car, hence will always be reliant on needing good public transport.
One trend that I have become aware of is that of the WFH professional middle class turning away from the Tories in favour of the Green Party. It is as if because they can work from home, they've become 'born again' climate activists, with the electrical vehicle on the driveway maybe just being taken out at weekends. Warwick District was until the last local elections run by the Tories, now it is run by a Green-Labour coalition with the Greens the largest single group on the council. The only election we have this time is for the Police and Crime Commissioner, with just Con, Lab and LD candidates standing.