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Saturday 10 January 2009

"a very strong representation from the Tories"

Third Sector reports that:
"A survey has suggested that more voluntary sector campaigners support the Liberal Democrats than Labour, with a significant percentage supporting the Conservative Party.

The survey was carried out by recruitment consultancy The Right Ethos, which finds campaigners jobs with charities.

It looked at all 550 people on its database and found that, of the 80 who mentioned an involvement with a political party on their CVs, 45 per cent had a link with the Liberal Democrats, 31 per cent with Labour and 19 per cent with the Conservatives. Only 5 per cent favoured the Green Party.

Brian Lamb, acting chief executive of the RNID and a member of the Advisory Group on Campaigning and the Voluntary Sector, said the results defied conventional thinking. "This challenges the view that voluntary sector campaigners are biased towards the Labour Government," he said. "The Lib Dems are over-represented and there is a very strong representation from the Tories.""


Let's compare the political affiliations with the latest opinion poll:
Lib Dem - 45% v 15%
Labour - 31% v 34%
Conservative - 19% v 41%
Green - 5% v <1%

I take issue with "only 5 per cent favoured the Green Party" and "there is a very strong representation from the Tories".

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