Will this crisis lead to a change in Conservative attitudes?

I was more against the generalisation of assuming that well educated people have no empathy

Oh dear! Privately educated = well educated does it?

Does that mean that all us state educated hoi polloi aren't well educated? Now who is generalising?

You are completely missing the point, Pantglas. The quality of the education has nothing whatsoever to do with it. It's the cultural attitudes that go along with a specific type of education and employment choices that I'm referring to.

And do you damn all Gransnetters who have been so ‘culturally corrupted’ MaizieD?

I make no generalisations and sincerely believe that no matter how blessed (or not) we were in our backgrounds, we can all have empathy with those less fortunate. Unfortunately you, and so many others with your political bias, find you can’t.

Oh, do stop being silly, Pantglas.

We rarely agree do we MaizieD? You can call me silly for seeing the best in everyone but in my heart I don’t damn anyone for their views and wish everyone well - tories, socialists, whatever! I’m happy with my heart on this one

Well said Alexa, although the promises to "level up" might mean that the current government might have to be pragmatic. I think it depends more whether Labour can get its act together and provide an alternative. If it doesn't, Tory attitudes will win out by default.