How education became the new faultline in British politics

Many Cambridgeshire voters were disillusioned with the Conservatives, with graduate support declining at a time when the number of graduates is increasing © FT montage/Tom Pilston

Change is afoot in South Cambridgeshire, the parliamentary constituency that wraps around the entire western side of the famed university city.

In the past decade, the world-class research coming out of Cambridge’s colleges has driven a boom in industries such as pharmaceuticals and technology.