Mieka Smiles

IF I EVER need a sense check, there’s one easy way to do it. My in-laws — Babs and Geoff — are kind of like my bellwethers for common sense.

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Having worked hard all their lives, I always find that they are in touch with much of what the UK think. My theory has always held up on politics too, as they’re your typical floating voter that parties do their level best to win over. So, at a recent Sunday lunch out, I asked them who they'd be backing if there was a general election tomorrow. They looked at each other, then at me: “Reform,” they said in unequivocal unison.