There are many interesting narratives one might take from the latest Theos report, co-authored by myself and Dr Ben Clements of the University of Leicester, looking at Voting and Values in Britain.

The Tories are the Anglican Party of prayer might be one. Roman Catholics are still largely Labour is another. Muslims, like most religious minorities, remain predominantly Labour is a third. A fourth might be that the non-religious are heavily liberal-left, with high support for Labour since ‘97 and a disproportionate number voting for the Liberal Democrats at the same time.

All of these are true – broadly – but mask details that are more interesting.

So, for example, Anglicans who attend services regularly (once a month or more) have historically been more likely to vote Conservatives than those who attended less often or not at all (‘nominal Anglicans’).

However, for the first time, in 2010, this was not the case. Does this indicate a loosening of the Anglican-Tory tie?

Nick Spencer | Read the full article on thecommentator.com

This article first appeared on the Theos team blog

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