An unwelcome surge of rightwing populism in Britain

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The populist-nationalist mistake was first grabbed the United Kingdom by voting in the 2016 referendum to leave the EU. Still, Britain seemed further away from her peers, having no tough electoral force. The previous parties of the Nigel Farage of the Anti-Crisis, Arch-Braggers did well the ballots of the European Parliament well. But they have never made great investments in internal election policy. The bright progress of his last project, transform the UK in England Local elections It means that the British policy is now more like EU partners. Its centuries-old double-sided Deglia is furious.

ReformationSuper Thursday shows that its mixture of its anti-immigration and anti-zero positions on the industry is able to turn into a real voice growth of its latest opinion. In different places it gave it two main parties severedA number of its electoral victory RUNCORN AND HALLSBY There was a safe place in the northwest. It provided the mayor of the larger Lincolold, a torist base, and won more than half a dozen tips, mainly conservatives.

The progress of a third party has previously foamed, particularly the social democratic party in the Tetcher era. In 2010, Liberal Democrats have done well enough to join the mayors in the first coalition government of Britain since 1945, but its voters were punished in the next elections.

But the riots on the past third party have often come to the expense of non-popular governments or opposition, while bilateral suffocations were immune to. Reforms reflect more Flag shifts Has been in the UK policy. It emphasizes the restless relaxation According to the status quo, it is conditioned by a sense that the living standards are sliding, “nothing works.”

Classified applications reveal. The work is much less than the industrial work class, in which the conservatives and reforms have worked, but more and more attractive young urban specialists. Share of conservative selection of work has never been so thin.

Reform is the largest beneficiary. But its expansion Can hit the boundsIn a number, it is maximizing its support among people more than the most likely of its messages, the synonym of its leader puts a large piece of voters in the “Never Farage” camp. The office will bring sample He and his parties have long been avoided. And the alternatives to fights want other elections. Meanwhile, the reforms were obtained in Midlands, in the north, in the south and west, liberal Democrats and Greens. England is like four or even five party systems today.

If this trend continues, the pressure can become irresistible to another representative of the first representative of the first past of Britain. Immediately, it creates forearms for work and historical strategists. Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch is painfully unprepared to pull his party out of his tailA number

After his total electoral landslide, the work slave in popularity also shows that a non-convincing story under the office. It will put pressure on taking a more complex line on immigration. But trying to be everything for all voters, it would be a fool’s mistake. The work is correct to discover Rekindling growth as Sinus Qua No about his plan. Only the economy can get the income to create NHS, schools and protection. Its best option is to focus on laser and break everything that hinders that goal. That strategy has risks. But it can be the only way to restore the lucky ones to Britain and push the opponents who are more radical, but illusory, solutions.