In Making Sense of Suburbia Through Popular Culture (2013) she argues that the suburbs are something we “have an intrinsic feel for” even if we struggle to specifically define them. This may be hearsay, but the Labour MP for Ealing Central & Acton seems well placed for this hypothetical dream gig, representing an area proudly styled “ the queen of the suburbs” since 1902 and having written – in her previous career as a sociologist- various books on the culture of the suburbs. We don’t quite get the vibe.Īccording to rumour, when asked what her ideal job in politics would be, Rupa Huq professed an ambition to be minister for the suburbs. The party struggles to place itself in a world more defined by Neighbourhood Watch than trade unions. Despite this, Labour has historically been on unsteady footing when it comes to suburbia, not just electorally but culturally. These days, with Barnet (pictured), Enfield, Ealing, Redbridge and Wandsworth in Labour control, the doughnut is looking distinctly holy.
This theory holds that the poorer inner city areas will be a dense cluster of red on the electoral map while the leafy outer boroughs will be consistently blue. When I started out in the capital’s politics campaigning for Sadiq Khan in 2016, the doughnut theory of London was still considered basically accurate – a rough but reliable sketch from which one could work.
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