Is it socially acceptable to be right wing in the UK?

Well if you hung out with the rich kids then it'd be socially unacceptable to be Labour tbf.

i find it's ok in coffee shops or cereal cafes. But like council estates, run down areas or "community" anything. Not so much.

I thought a lot of the richer middle class people (not so much upper class?) voted Labour I heard even Corbyn was quite well off

Theres a strong correlation between tweed jackets with leather elbow pads and tory support among students I've personally found.

Are there a lot of "rich/posh" students in the UK? Are you at Oxbridge if you don't mind me asking lol?

Certain professions like doctors, charity workers etc. in the UK seem very left wing, some of those are well paid idk

Nah I have some friends who study medicine in Bristol and have been to a few of their house parties. There's alot of those types there lol. They sort of stand around chortling talking about how much better their subject is than everyone else's whilst sipping absinthe lmao. Basically TSRians in real life. And this forum is quite right wing tbh so there you go lol.

I study hipster stuff in Hertfordshire. Game art.

I thought Bristol was left wing, guess I am wrong Which are the more left/right wing UK universities then? Are the London ones more left wing?

TSRians in real life just sound like neckbeards tbh

Oh Hertfordshire is quite a "posh" place isn't it? Surely your course would be full of hipster/indie type who are left wing though?

Medical students tend to be on the left of the political spectrum in my experience. The vast majority tend not to be arrogant.I wouldn't call TSR right wing. It's far from it.

Medical students tend to be on the left of the political spectrum in my experience. The vast majority tend not to be arrogant.
I wouldn't call TSR right wing. It's far from it.

I thought a lot of the richer middle class people (not so much upper class?) voted Labour I heard even Corbyn was quite well off

Yeah, isn't the Tory party trying to privatise the NHS now?

Medical students in Sweden don't seem arrogant, but a lot of the British ones I have met are (no offence..)

You've met the wrong type. We're actually not too bad


EDIT: Regarding that, he is allowing NHS patients to be treated by the private sector if they provide better services. Not exactly privatising but people despise the word "private" when it comes to health.

The Tories gained a plurality in every employed income group in 2010 but lost the C2 vote to Labour in 2015 such that they only have a plurality with those earning £20k and above now.

The middle class (home owners) are the Tory vote. If only homeowners had voted in 2015 the Tories would have a 100+ majority.

No, that's a myth.

Well if you hung out with the rich kids then it'd be socially unacceptable to be Labour or any non tory supporter tbf.

Most do, and there is this big fiasco currently going on regarding this. Yet they are trying to explain themselves as to why they've reached certain decisions as "they had to be made to create a modern 24 hour NHS".

"We are not amused, cameron"- tends to be the common mantra amongst students.

They'd be pretty stupid to support the conservative party being a uni student. Kind of like slapping yourself.

However, SE England is very mixed. I'm from London so it's half and half. They are still loathed though, no doubt.

Well I have a lot of UK medical students/doctors on FB etc. and even on the news you hear about how the Tories are "destroying the NHS" with longer junior doctor contracts etc. I might do a thread, am not too familiar with Uk politics

Especially among young people? For example if someone at university said they were a Tory would they be looked down on for it?

I am from Sweden which is very liberal, however I am wondering if the UK, being more conservative than us, is more accepting of right wingers. I heard that young people in the UK are mostly left wing though