Corbyn, Trump and the Prince from Across the Sea

Your Choice Currently the country is in political, financial and social turmoil. With the lack of a clear leadership voice for the country, its difficult to see a way forward. The upper class leaders of the Leave Europe campaign have fled and the two largest parties are embroiled in internal power struggles. For us, the massive surge of support for Jeremy Corbyn has been a concern, so far left unanswered by the Greens.  Can it be argued that joining Labour in support of Corbyn is potentially a dangerous thing? Here is a scenario that starts with suggesting that Jeremy Corbyn and Donald Trump find themselves in exactly the same position. Putting...

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Brexit, Racism and Accountability

Brexit - Voting to Leave Brexit surprises - the ‘Out’ result itself, who voted out and the ensuing political turmoil. Generally, the media has characterised those who voted out as the disenfranchised white working class, and given the spread of the ‘Out’ vote, this applies to most of the country. The rise in attacks and abuse against Asians, Blacks and Europeans has been swift. Many column inches have been devoted to ‘Shock’, pointing to the effects of austerity and the words of grey, white people in small towns. But England and its people hasn't substantially changed over the years and certainly not since the EU referendum vote....

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