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In your opinion, is Mumsnet predominantly left wing, right wing, or finely balanced in the middle?

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Dumbledoresgirl · 05/09/2009 16:48

You don't have to say whether you think it is a good thing or not, just where do you think the predominant view lies?

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UnquietDad · 05/09/2009 17:11

Funny, such differing responses. Maybe people's perception of how vocal each "wing" is will depend on their own leanings and what they have encountered in real life.

I suppose what one person might see as "centrist" or normal or an everyday preoccupation someone else might label with a political affiliation.

BerylCole · 05/09/2009 17:11

Sort of@Spidermama. But people do usually have leanings, don't they? Ok, it's not all black and white 'Up Thatcher' or 'Support the miner's strike'....but when people bang on about benefits, asylum seekers and their taxes going up, I do usually think 'Right'.

Wonderstuff · 05/09/2009 17:11

Policywonk I trust that you are completely spot on. I used to consider myself left wing, but now not so sure, I think middle class liberal sums me up.

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Dumbledoresgirl · 05/09/2009 17:11

Sorry Spidermama

But I am finding the answers interesting. They say so much about the poster.

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kittywise · 05/09/2009 17:09

left for sure and very vocal with it.

Spidermama · 05/09/2009 17:08

I don't do the wing thing. It's over simplistic and dated.

policywonk · 05/09/2009 17:06

I think it's mixed. Basically, it reflects the concerns of ABC1 middle-aged women with young children. So some of its biases might be regarded as left-ish (eg very strong anti-racism), some are right-ish (pro-private schooling), and some are neither left nor right but just reflect current middle-class parenting norms (pro-breastfeeding, anti-smacking, pro-paid childcare).

BerylCole · 05/09/2009 17:02

Fairly centre-left-ish, with a few 'burn the benefit scroungers!' mentalists.

choosyfloosy · 05/09/2009 17:01

I would say majority leftish/liberal with a strong right wing representation.

pickyvic · 05/09/2009 16:59

seems quite surprisingly liberal actually - and all the boden threads made me think its quite middle class...
im scummy working class but am a guardian reader....no idea what that makes me, i think i probably lean to the left...

BitOfFun · 05/09/2009 16:55

A mixture. Overall it comes across as liberal middle class to me.

UnquietDad · 05/09/2009 16:53

It's hard to tell, of course, because we don't know who the "silent majority" are.

I love silent majorities, me. They're so talkative.

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Dumbledoresgirl · 05/09/2009 16:53

Sophable - that could describe society in general I think. Maybe that means MN is representative?

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Heathcliffscathy · 05/09/2009 16:51

majority right wing. very vocal left wing.

lots of apathetics too.

UnquietDad · 05/09/2009 16:51

I find there are a good few more "out" Tories on here than in real life. That could be because it's still seen as a dirty admission in some quarters.

Also vastly more private school users (it;s about 50-50 compared to 93-7 in the real world.)

On balance I'd say there is a fairly even split.

TheDMshouldbeRivened · 05/09/2009 16:49

both I'd say. I've not 'met' any right wing types before so it makes it interesting having a mix.

BecauseImWorthIt · 05/09/2009 16:49

I think there are a myriad of different views, which is what makes it such an interesting place to be!

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