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Middle England

noun

  1. a characterization of a predominantly middle-class, middle-income section of British society living mainly in suburban and rural England

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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"She got the diet just right for Middle England - meat and potatoes, all the greens in the right place. And sponge pudding to follow. It's comfortable and regular. Sometimes you'll even enjoy it."

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Once a high-flying city fund manager, Mr Woodford was variously described as the man who made middle England rich and the UK's answer to Warren Buffet.

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Lib Dem leader Sir Ed Davey said the party had supplanted the Conservatives as the "party of Middle England".

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The Liberal Democrats went into the election campaign saying they aimed to replace the Conservatives as the "party of Middle England".

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Head south from here and reach Cambridgeshire County Council, where Ed Davey hopes his Lib Dems can become the "party of Middle England" by turning their current coalition into a full majority, locking out the Tories.

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