30th October 2019
The Sun
Will Tanner – Tories must pledge more than tax cuts to win over Labour’s ‘Workington Man’ — they must end low pay and insecure work
Daily Mail
The battle for the ‘Workington Man’
The Times
General election: Converting rugby league towns is key for Tories
Matt Chorley – This. Is. Not. A. Normal. Election
James O’Shaughnessy – General election view: Brexit is not enough to get Tories over the line in rugby league towns
Financial Times: Risks for all parties as leaders battle to win over voters
New Statesman
Will Tanner – The Conservatives must break with free-market liberalism or they will perish
The Daily Telegraph: Boris Johnson will target 40 marginal seats in General Election
Daily Express: ‘Workington Man’ holds KEY for Boris swing vote: Older white men without degrees in North
PoliticsHome: Boris Johnson must target ‘Workington man’ to win general election, says Tory think tank
The i Newspaper: General election 2019 polling: voters in industrial, rugby league-playing towns ‘key to success’
Metro: How tactical voting could have a massive impact on election winners and losers
ITV: Tories must target “Workington man” to win election, says think tank
31st October 2019
Daily Mail:
The Telegraph
Matthew Lesh – Forget “Workington Man” – if the Tories want to win a majority, the only way is Essex
The Guardian
Editorial – The Guardian view on a volatile electorate: disunited and unpredictable
Lisa Nandy MP – Workington man is London’s latest stereotype for northern voters it neglects
Daily Express
Labour voters have had enough! Corbyn torn apart over Brexit strategy in party’s key town
Election 2019 odds: Will the Brexit Party damage the Tories and steal seats from Boris?
The i Newspaper
Workington Man: a history of the general election target voter from Mondeo Man and Worcester Woman
Financial Times: ‘Workington man’ is just the latest depressing political caricature
Metro: Workington men hit back at think tank for suggesting they are ‘simple northerners’
Daily Mirror: What did the Tories ever do for Workington? Voters ‘patronised’ by stereotypes
The Independent: So who is ‘Workington man’?
The Spectator: Election 2019: how the Tories plan to break Labour’s ‘red wall’
The Economist: What happened to Britain’s median voter?
New Statesman: Forget Workington Man, meet Bookcase Billy and Facebook Mum
ConservativeHome
Clark Vasey – Workington Man could make the dream of a Northern county without a single Labour seat a reality
Reaction
Jack Dickins – Winning over Workington Man will be tough for the Tories
James Blagden – Tories targeting Workington Man can’t afford to alienate the South of England
Unherd
Freddie Sayers –What about Workington Woman?
Will Tanner – Workington man must be one part of a coalition
Yahoo News: Who is the ‘Workington man’? Think tank identifies key voter Tories will target to win election
Quartz: The UK’s general election is the most unpredictable in a generation
Sky: General Election: ‘Workington man’ and other voter stereotypes
1st November
The Guardian: Rugby league is a rebel sport – its northern strongholds will never turn Conservative
New Statesman: Forget Workington Man, meet Bookcase Billy and Facebook Mum
The Times: General election 2019: Jeremy Corbyn’s Labour isn’t working for Workington man
2nd November
The Guardian – Workington is a Labour town on the brink of change. They voted Leave and they’re fed up
3rd November
The Sunday Times
In St Helens, my home town, Labour’s remain MP is shedding voters — including Dad
Adam Boulton – General election 2019: Boris Johnson eyes Labour’s rugby league towns, and prays a majority comes loose from the scrum
Rod Liddle – General election 2019: Meet Workington Man. He’s every London media prejudice made flesh
Mail on Sunday
The Spectator
James Kirkup – The hole at the heart of Tory economics
The Observer: 10 key marginal seats that may define the general election
4th November
New Statesman: The split between Rugby League and Rugby Union is the story of national class division
5th November
The Times: Ignoring women is a risky game for Johnson
Conservative Home: John O’Connell: In an age of socialist-lite spending policies, what has become of the low-tax Tory?
ITV: Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage begins his nationwide General Election campaign tour
Nigel Farage: ‘Patronising London thinktank rubbish’
Tony Blair Institute for Global Change: Do we really need to choose between Freedom and Security?
VICE: All The Voting Tribes You’ll Encounter This General Election
6th November:
The Times: Nigel Farage loses his Workington man at start of election tour
LBC: Nigel Farage accosted by angry voters on visit to meet “Workington Man”
BT: Farage labels concept of ‘Workington man’ patronising cobblers
Times and Star: Nigel Farage addresses the people of Workington
7th November
The Jewish Chronicle: How Corbyn could reach Number 10
The Week: Instant Opinion: Tories’ botched game plan ‘could cost them election
Times and Star: Brexit Party criticised for HS2 stance
8th November
New Statesman: The voters that politics forgot
The Spectator: John McDonnell’s big offer to northern voters
The Spectator: Do ‘Workington Man’ and ‘Worcester Woman’ decide elections?
10th November
The Daily Telegraph: The Tories’ failure to grasp that Workington Man wants tax cuts could cost them crucial votes
The Observer: In the Tory heartlands of the commuter belt, remainers may revolt
11th November
Daily Express: Corbyn crisis: Northern towns to ‘turn blue for the first time’ as Labour faces ‘collapse’
12th November
14th November:
I News: General election 2019: Workington Man is the most cut adrift from the digital economy
15th November
The Guardian: It’s Tory remainers – not Labour leavers – who are the real key to this election
16th November
Daily Telegraph: The split in the Remain vote could be enough to loosen Labour’s grip and hand the Conservatives a majority
18th November
I News: We have been affected by poverty, but our expertise is being ignored in this general election
International
Axios: U.K. election: Boris Johnson’s path to victory resembles Trump’s in 2016
Sydney Morning Herald: Trick or treat? Expect plenty of both in the uncertain British election
France 24: Workington Man: The swing voter in Britain’s Brexit election?
Klassekampen: De konservative vil vinne valget med arbeiderklassevelgere i Nord-England: «The Workington man»
Regional
News and Star: Tories set target Workington Man
St Helens Reporter: Northern rugby league towns should be in Conservatives sights for general election says think tank.
Warrington Guardian: Workington man election stereotype leaves locals unimpressed
Wigan Today: Northern rugby towns should in Conservatives sights for general election says think tank
In Cumbria: Look beyond the stereotype of the “Workington man”
Darlington and Stockton Times: Workington man election stereotype leaves locals unimpressed
Halifax Courier: Tory party to target ‘rugby league middle England’ Halifax men for December election
Birmingham Mail: Tories urged to focus on ‘rugby league’ strongholds to clinch poll win
Yorkshire Post: Why the North will be where Boris Johnson is handed an early election Christmas present – or a lump of coal
The London Economic: Farage accused of ‘politics of fear’ on campaign visit to Cumbria to meet ‘Workington Man’
Irvine Times: Farage accused of ‘politics of fear’ on campaign walkabout
Runcorn and Widnes World: Halton Council leader blasts Tory ‘rugby league towns’ strategy
Yorkshire Post: Tax cuts must be general election priority for Boris Johnson and Jeremy Corbyn – Sam Packer
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