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> Among Conservative members, 47% gave the wrong answer, which is disappointing enough. But of the 44 Labour MPs who took part, 77% answered incorrectly. I did
by RcouF1uZ4gsC 5y ago
> Among Conservative members, 47% gave the wrong answer, which is disappointing enough. But of the 44 Labour MPs who took part, 77% answered incorrectly.
I did not expect such a large difference between parties. Any guesses why this would be the case?
- JamilD 5y agoOne potential hypothesis: the Conservative Party in the UK tends to be centered around a particular social and educational class; many front-bench cabinet members in the Cameron government went to the same schools for their entire lives. The traditionally working-class Labour vs aristocratic Conservative dichotomy is breaking now (as it already has in the US), but it was certainly the case in the UK in 2012.
- porjo 5y agoThe article's author hints at a possible reason: "In the Parliament elected in 2010, 34% of Tory MPs were women vs. 57% of Labour MPs." Not politically correct. Anecdotally at least holds true. My wife, who has had a good education, seems to have a poor grasp of basic maths and science - she's just not interested. For example, the other day she said she didn't know that stars are in the sky during the day! For a stay-at-home mum I guess this doesn't matter but I'd expect more from our elected politicians.
- kbelder 5y ago"Conservatives don't understand science; Liberals don't understand math."
- whatatita 5y ago"Conservatives don't understand morality; Liberals don't understand Conservatives." Fixed it for you. /s