[Vicky.]

The older vote does tend to go the tories. I expect the reason for this is quite simple..people do not vote on policies as such, they vote on who they would be better off under. Obviously poor people and younger ones are not likely to vote Tory, hwever, as they get older, get more savings, higher wages, own houses, etc...Torys look more appealing, as they tend to look after those well off and only target those very poor for cuts and such. So people turning more and more Tory as they age, makes a lot of sense to me really. I know loads will say they vote on whats best for the country, etc etc, but I do think really..most people vote on whats best for them..and I don't really see a problem with that.

Disclaimer - Not all older people are like that, etc etc. Obvioudly speaking broadly here. Given it seems I have to specify evertime I post that I do not mean every single member of a group thinks the same, and that. Even though that should go without saying..