NEWS FLASH: CATHOLICS ELECTED TONY BLAIR

[From the May 21st issue of The Tablet:]

Catholics secured Blair’s third term

Robert Worcester and Roger Mortimore

Tony Blair’s majority might have disappeared at the election if Catholic voters had not remained loyal to Labour. The results of a MORI survey for The Tablet reveals the role of religion at the ballot box.

Britain might be one of the most secular nations in Europe, but the religious vote still plays a powerful part in the life of the country. According to MORI surveys conducted for The Tablet the votes of Catholics gave Tony Blair the edge in Labour’s narrow victory.

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Michael P.