The election continued the swing of working-class voters to the Conservative Party – but also the more important trend of working-class disengagement from politics. Can Labour respond without succumbing to populism? The general election was peculiar for a large number of reasons. One of those reasons, relatively overlooked to date, is that – amid some stunning victories in affluent areas … Continue reading →
5 July 2017 by Craig Berry
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Paradoxically, the snap election is a further nail in the coffin of actually-existing British democracy – and reinforces the role of Brexit in the revival of conservative statecraft Theresa May’s decision to call a snap election for June continues Britain’s descent towards ‘undemocracy’, a trend crystallised in the 2016 EU referendum. While the notion of ‘post-democracy’ signals the marginalisation of … Continue reading →
28 April 2017 by Craig Berry
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The proletariat problem: general election 2017 and the class politics of Theresa May and Jeremy Corbyn
The election continued the swing of working-class voters to the Conservative Party – but also the more important trend of working-class disengagement from politics. Can Labour respond without succumbing to populism? The general election was peculiar for a large number of reasons. One of those reasons, relatively overlooked to date, is that – amid some stunning victories in affluent areas … Continue reading →
5 July 2017 by Craig Berry
Categories: SPERI Comment | Tags: Brexit, Conservative party, election, general election 2017, Jeremy Corbyn, Labour, Labour Party, populism, Theresa May, Tories, working class, young people | Leave a comment