Will you be judged for who you vote for?

Beyond Today

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4.6 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 10 December 2019

⏱️ 22 minutes

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Summary

It is two days until we go to the polls in what we are often told is a ‘divided Britain’. But, exactly how we are divided has changed. 50 years ago our social class was the biggest indicator of party loyalty, whereas nowadays our age is more likely to determine who gets our vote. That’s according to pollster Sir John Curtice, who came into the Beyond Today studio to tell us why voting trends have changed and how racist and homophobic the nation is in 2019. We also speak to Tosin Adedayo, Jenna Davis and Julie Ogiehor from the political podcast Consensus, about being judged for political views and how they could teach politicians to behave better. We also hear from Shona Craven, columnist and community editor at The National, about the political campaign in Scotland. Presenter: Matthew Price Producers: Lucy Hancock and Philly Beaumont Mixed by Nicolas Raufast and Tom Burchell Editor: John Shields

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0:00.0	BBC Sounds, music radio podcasts.
0:06.6	Hello, I'm Matthew Price.
0:08.1	This is Beyond Today from BBC Radio 4.
0:10.9	Every day we ask one big question about one big story.
0:14.0	Today will you be judged for who you vote for?
0:24.0	So here's my confession.
0:30.0	I'm going to on Thursday night, I don't know about you but on Thursday So here's my confession.
0:32.5	I'm going to on Thursday night, I don't know about you,
0:34.6	but on Thursday night I am going to sit down at 5 to 10
0:39.2	and get very excited about the election exit polls coming out. Lucy, today's producer, Thursday?
0:45.4	Where will I be on theirs? I will be at my friend in Ers's house drinking Proseco in her new
0:52.1	election party? No not the election party just the proceco.
0:58.2	Anything else actually. So not watching it? No I don't think so, no. Why?
1:03.0	Just doesn't get me going, Matthew.
1:05.0	Have you watched any of the coverage?
1:07.0	I've watched a bit of it.
1:08.0	I, um, slightly under duress, watched question Time last night.
1:13.2	That wasn't the truth.
1:14.2	I can't apologize for the truth.
1:16.7	What did you think?
1:18.2	I thought it was very just shouting
1:22.6	shout it was really good television
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