| THE REST OF US ........ | TORIES .......... |
| Get a pay slip | Have a decent investment portfolio |
| Pay P.A.Y.E every payday | Know an accountant with a good tax evasion\ avoidance scheme |
| Fight to make ends meet as pay falls behind the cost of living | Wonder what to do with the lovely big tax cut Gideon gave them |
| Want to grow old gracefully but wonder if we will live long enough to collect any pension, however inadequate | Know that whatever the job performance , there is always a good bonus pay off that shareholders can’t interfere with |
| Struggle with childcare | Employ a nanny |
| Rely on the NHS | Have a good deal with BUPA |
| Find that our local schools have been taken over by private companies and no longer respond to local demand | Go up to Eton or Harrow |
| Are terrified that the banks will crash again. | Defend Bankers bonuses |
| Can’t find work because there are no jobs to be found | Give millions to private job finding companies that make no difference to the unemployment figures . |
| Or are terrified of being made redundant | Think that sacking workers cannot be made too easy |
| Are worried that with zero hours contracts and unpaid internships that work just doesn’t pay enough to live on | Believe any innovations that increase profits are to be welcomed . |
| Think that talk about skivers and strivers is a distraction to keep people from talking about real problems and set working people against each other | Stand in front of a placard about hard working families but believe that only "people like us" are hard working .If you don’t have to worry about inheritance tax, then you are a problem family and why should we help you? |
| Lose Housing Benefit because arbitrary rules decide that the house is" too big" despite that fact it’s been home for years and there are no alternatives | Think that the new Help to Buy scheme will fund a new place for the weekend in the country. |
| Have to rely on food banks or know someone who does | Have a good knowledge of Michelin starred restaurants |
| Are worried about what Christmas is going to mean this year | Are wondering if it’s going to be sunshine in the Caribbean or skiing in Switzerland this year |
| Believe that every young person has a right to a job, or an apprenticeship leading to a job | Sit back and watch as Youth unemployment rises, slash programmes designed to help, then demonise young people and cut them off totally from assistance . |
| Want to go into higher or further education or want our children to but are terrified of the costs | Will buy young Beatrice or Benedict a place to party and give them a foot on the housing ladder – the family trust fund will take care of the rest |
| Know that women deserve equality in the workplace but also know that old prejudices are rearing their head and that rights on equal pay, maternity and abortion are under threat | Wonder if "Kinder, Küche, Kirche" should have a place in the next manifesto*** |
| Believe that we live in vibrant communities and don’t want to encourage irrational prejudice of any kind . | Wrap themselves in a Union Jack and Encourage racism and xenophobia. If they can’t beat Ukip , they can steal their clothes |
| Take news and views from a variety of sources from the Mirror to the Morning Star to Twitter and Unisonactive | Read the Daily Mail- the unthinking paper for those who prefer their opinions half baked |
| Believe in a right to protest and democratic debate | Are determined to legislate to gag and silence any critics |
So which side are you on- or can you be on?