Middle England

The reforms are aimed at securing the support of so-called Middle England voters who felt penalised by legislation passed by the previous government.

Telegraph.co.uk: news, business, sport, the Daily Telegraph newspaper, Sunday Telegraph 2010

In more recent times, the former poet laureate Sir John Betjeman made his home here; that very English comedienne Pam Ayres was born nearby and when writers go in search of that mythical place called Middle England, they often gravitate to this traditionally prosperous, yet reassuringly ordinary, community nestling close to the geographical centre of the country, in the rolling Oxfordshire Downs.

Home | Mail Online 2009

The Euro elections, of course, are a different matter with UKIP more of a potent force but the kingmaker 'Middle England' are too keen to vote out Brown to not vote for Cameron in May 2010.

Archive 2009-10-01 Jeff 2009

The Euro elections, of course, are a different matter with UKIP more of a potent force but the kingmaker 'Middle England' are too keen to vote out Brown to not vote for Cameron in May 2010.

Lisbon is worse for Brown, not Cameron Jeff 2009

I guess that would be a worse problem in the rather Tolkien sounding 'Middle England'.

Populus/Times Poll - Tories lead by 14% Jeff 2009

Along the way, Labour will need to find a way to reconnect with Rotherham and still keep "Middle England" on side.

Damaged Goods 2007

Will the "Middle England" voters who warmed to Blair stay with Brown in the next election?

The Two Amigos 2007

Still if it's any comfort to those in Canary Wharf Ken Clark said recently that, 'Middle England' does not yet appreciate the scale of the burdens which will be imposed upon them by the government's economic policies - inflation, VAT, income tax increases, cuts in government transfer payments rising fuel prices, rocketing food prices to mention just a few.

The Guardian World News Nicholas Watt 2011

The present first-past-the-post system allowed Tony Blair to take our core vote for granted, ignoring the needs of safe Labour seats, instead shaping policies that might attract floating voters in a few dozen marginal seats in 'Middle England'.

Red Pepper Billy Bragg 2010

What is interesting is that the level of trust between TA "Middle England" and the central staffs has been dented a bit of late!

Army Rumour Service 2010