http://www.anthonypainter.co.uk/2009/12/29/the-myth-of-the-independent-voter/ UK, EU and US politics. All stir-fried with a dash of tabasco Sat, 04 Dec 2010 20:31:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 http://www.anthonypainter.co.uk/2009/12/29/the-myth-of-the-independent-voter/comment-page-1/#comment-277 james Tue, 29 Dec 2009 21:55:37 +0000 http://www.anthonypainter.co.uk/?p=1495#comment-277 I think part of the reason for the growth in people not having party affiliation is due to the branding of political parties - where before they were often broad in terms of the range of opinions (but still ideologically distinct). I think part of the reason for the growth in people not having party affiliation is due to the branding of political parties – where before they were often broad in terms of the range of opinions (but still ideologically distinct).

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