Emeritus Prof Christopher May on Nostr: Meanwhile, its interesting to note that the once-marginalised discussion of Brexit as ...

Meanwhile, its interesting to note that the once-marginalised discussion of Brexit as driven by austerity has become quietly mainstream.... Philip Stephens concludes an FT column on Britain's enduring moderation thus:

'Brexit, now regretted by a majority of the electorate, was a sudden rush of blood to the head of an electorate despairing of falling living standards & government-imposed austerity'!

The material well-being explanation of politics is alive & well (as it should be!).

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