2021
DOI: 10.1057/s41293-021-00191-7
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Workington Man, Brexit and populism: discussions of politics, identity and class among rugby league fans online

Abstract: In the run-up to the 2019 UK general election, Conservative think tank Onward identified Workington Man as the voter the Conservatives had to target to win seats in the Labour dominated, leave-voting north of England. Workington Man is white, working-class, with no university education, voted Leave in 2016, and he is a fan of rugby league. In this research, we explore how rugby league fans and journalists responded to this during the election period, thorough a content analysis of public websites rlfans.com, c… Show more

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