It’s hard to harness the power of singletons

In response to Gaby Hinsliff’s article and Emma Watson’s recent comment about being ‘self-partnered’, David Rimmer writes that single people are a diverse group and cannot be easily catergorised. Gaby Hinsliff identifies the various reasons why singletons can and should exert political pressure ( Will the voting power of single people turn the election?, 8 November). But, despite singletons coming on to the political radar, politicians are still wedded to the orthodoxy of