Bet your favourite position was right wing.
Always voted Labour/Democrat, and was a union leader for almost a decade. Don't confuse my desire for everyone to work hard to reach their full potential with some notion that I don't believe in a helping hand IN LIFE. We, however, are discussing City tickets, as if they are access to education and health care, not a nice day out doing a hobby. Believe it or not, the desire to watch City live is NOT an entitlement anyone else is, or should ever be, required to provide. To paraphrase another poster, when we used to be a Ford Ka, we were more affordable. Today, we are a Bentley, with all that provides.
One doesn't have to be a hard over Socialist to believe in the working class, nor does one have to be wealthy to have some more conservative beliefs. Most people live in the middle ground, where life pays you what you are willing to kick and scrape for through the sweat of your brow and the nous between your ears.
I believe in the social safety net, but I also believe in working your way out of poverty. I'm a living breathing example, as are my brother and older sister. We were on welfare growing up, but we educated ourselves, either formally by going to university, or informally by increasing our work skills leading to greater opportunities. My brother used to walk the streets as Postman Pat. Now, he is a director at a large company....all through hard work, putting himself out there, and taking advantage of opportunities as they arose. I'm on my third career, seeking advancement every time, and I have lived overseas, away from my entire family, trying to make things better for myself. Sacrifice is sometimes required. I know, I've been down to my last few quid ($5!) literally, while living overseas without a job. My girlfriend (now wife) was feeding me, and when we married, her ring cost a tenner!
I don't
actually have an Ivory Tower btw! Honest! :-)
P.S. Centre forward! Straight up the middle, scoring for fun! db