'A lot of working-class people, they don’t want a lot', says Martin a former miner. 'They want enough to get by & to have nicer things in life. To go on holiday & to have good food and things like that. They are not bothered about yachts and aeroplanes... They are just happy enough to get through in life with a job, a secure job to pay the mortgage & to look after their family'

And the problem is the UK *doesn't* achieve even that for many!

#inequality #politics

theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

I’ve interviewed Reform UK voters – and they’re much more progressive than you might think

I’ve interviewed at length people in former mining towns. What they are crying out for is more progressive radicalism – not less, says senior research fellow Sacha Hilhorst

^{Sacha Hilhorst (The Guardian)}