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Dining across the divide: ‘The young have so much idealism – but for him everything was determined by getting the Conservatives elected’

The Guardian UK Sunday 13 September 2026, 11:00 UTC By Zoe Williams 1 min read
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A Tory twentysomething and a lifelong leftwinger agreed on the need for more housing stock, but did they concur on welfare and net zero?• Want to meet someone from across the divide? Click here to find out howOliver, 22, LondonOccupation Journalist for ConservativeHome Continue reading...

A Tory twentysomething and a lifelong leftwinger agreed on the need for more housing stock, but did they concur on welfare and net zero?

• Want to meet someone from across the divide? Click here to find out how

Oliver, 22, London

Occupation Journalist for ConservativeHome

Continue reading...
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