David, in a first-past-the-post electoral system it’s best to vote for the party most likely to win your seat. For example, if you have a Tory MP and the Lib Dems were second last time, and you don’t want a Tory MP, it makes sense to vote Lib Dem. If we had PR then this might not be necessary.
I’ll probably vote Labour as they are second in my Tory seat.
A classic example of the ‘identity politics’ I described above has appeared on the BBC news website: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/education/8368240.stm
One way for Labour to reunite its lost working class communities would be to concentrate on raising the attainment of all pupils on free school meals rather than just pupils from a specific ethnic minority.
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