United Kingdom referendum on European Union membership has exposed an inconvenient truth. Populist politics are here, lack of political leadership. Westminster no policy on dealing with voter grievances. Voters are fickle creatures often with legitimate concerns. Politicians often exploit these concerns pandering voters. Voters unwilling to take notice of politics until voting day. Worse still voters display serious lack of knowledge/information on various subjects. Thinking they know loads about a subject but reality they are completely wrong. Living in an age of information at your finger tips with voters unwilling to use this resource. Politicians often don’t listen instead pick up white noise about legitimate concerns. Worse still politicians are unwilling to admit success or failure. With voters unable to hold politicians to account due total ignorance. Claims various institutions are undemocratic often come down to general ignorance.
Important to remember how we got here. Biggest financial crash which saw the worse decline in incomes blamed on government fiscal policy over financial institutions. Average voter demanded solutions opposition then exploited this opportunity. Claiming the answer was sharp fiscal cuts, after recent worst economic downturns in modern times. Economic experts were firmly against the move spent years studying the decision. Uninformed media pundits proclaimed experts on economic issues. Instead of gaining stability voters was given uncertainty and incompetence. History is important 1930/40s saw the same conditions legitimate grievances caused by politicians own failure went unchecked. Politicians unwilling to admit features are not bugs, voters are often seek extreme viewpoints for solutions. Seeking answers to legitimate grievances populism thrives during economic hard times.
Voters often have legitimate grievances, sometimes going unnoticed. Majority often ignored until unlike any loud minority. Politicians should listen to grievances, understand what is driving each one. Impossible to understand every grievance sometimes blaming the wrong cause. Politicians should address each grievance pandering only caused more problems. Various historic examples showing that is the case. False promises reduce voters trust in politicians to solve problems. Seeking out solutions from non things as they are sources often the loud minority takes hold. Trying to influence voters grievance to the minority cause.
Feel like broken record repeating the above important to remember. Status quo suffered from serious case of memory lost post 2008. Pundits claim to understand or know what is happening reality they don’t have a clue. Voters are fickle however want the same thing stability and economic success.
Corbyn should resign from the labour leadership, lacks the skills required for the role. Legitimate criticism against the leadership, trying to reply on grievances. Providing answers when many on the things as they are pander playing to biases, Lackluster media operation combined with unclear message unable to reach voters. Constant clear message from loud minority easier to understand over long message. Labour party members clearly connected to Corbyn vision other candidates failing to offer any vision. Policy matters at the moment so does vision that connects to voters minds.
Opposition party role is holding the government to account, providing alternate vision. Leadership has failed on many fronts with various flaws lack of vision is not one of them. Lackluster response post 2008 is worrying with many seeking populism answers. Some Labour MPs have gone down the populism route claiming Corbyn answers are nonsense populism. Unable to understand grievances not even listening to voters. At the same time jumping on the populism wagon they claim is a real threat.
Personal opinion Corbyn needs to go, Labour should not ditch his ideas. Next Leader pragmatic when comes to dealing with voter grievances. Post 2008 needs answers Labour wants to rule again needs to deal with grievances.
End result does not matter what does matter is the grievances voters displayed. United Kingdom now suffers various divides with no plan. United Kingdom now faces this period of uncertainty with serious challenges. Political made series of crisis with no plan on what comes next. Voters just want answers with stability back lack of leadership is not clear. Making matters worse politicians who have helped create this mess don’t want any blame. Unaccountable politics can do no wrong with nobody holding anybody to account. Toxic mix of challenges now facing the United Kingdom with serious risk.
Great divide between leave and stay voters is education. Leavers have far lower level of education compared to stay voters. Leaving school with just GCSEs gives you far more likelihood voted for leave. Remain voters generally hold A Level or higher majority within this group voting to stay. Labour party must listen to voters trying to understand grievances. Offering a stability, clear vision of the future and being honest. Big key lesson to learn current operation is not providing a clear message to voters. Instead of answering any grievances party ignoring them. Labour should talk about various subjects educating the public explaining if they are features or bugs. Vast majority of voters don’t trust politicians. Only need to see what happening in Westminster during this period to see why.
Referendum was one big giant test for Labour with the party failing do some basic mistakes. Corbyn may hold some answers but not a real leader. PLP has acted rash in trying to remove Corbyn given how likely another general election this why the decision. Whatever the result never a good time to seek new leadership during this uncertain period. Europe question is going to stay around for decades now.
Consequences yet be fully absorbed with many voters no understanding got no idea what they voted on. Obvious that Westminster has no wish to leave European Union, rash decision to hold the referendum viewed as a mistake. Westminster forced to deal with serious consequences not dealing with voter grievances. Letting fickle voters who lack knowledge on Europe vote on the future European union membership. Stroking populism fears blaming voter grievances on Europe. Leave campaign was able to win referendum which was non legally binding. Westminster helped create the conditions which allowed leave campaign to win. Due to voters being fickle politicians have time on their side. No action taken until politicians have some sort of plan. Voters wanted quick fix to problems now have to wait. Politicians not acted on the vote yet due non legally binding.
Vote result may have forced westminster to deal with voter grievances. Politicians now dealing with policy consequences of the past 40 years. United Kingdom blighted with populism politics. Easy to take very pessimistic view given the uncertainty created. Adding to this politicians have jumped on the populist band wagon do voters being fickle. Fueling further uncertainty lack of leadership being displayed. Westminster now has to deal with political made crisis over Europe. Required is realpolitik pragmatism dealing against with the problems on the table. Bright side House of commons has shown pragmatism overcoming various problems. Conservatives fiscal plans are dead showing high levels of pragmatism when required. Loud minority has no time for pragmatism just seeks power. Politics has been happy exploit grievances but unwilling calm grievances or offer real solutions.
United Kingdom has couple options on the table. Highly unlikely that United Kingdom leaves the European Union. Westminster has couple choices in making things work after the referendum. Remain has strong majority within westminster any decision to leave would be complex undertaking. Spending cuts has reduced number of experts within UK institutions leading negotiations. Leave campaign goal appears more about power grab over leaving. Leave politicians unwilling to admit or own up to consequences. Concerning given how these politicians want to take up the top jobs. Decision to remain requires dealing with voter grievances. Owning up to policy consequences and explaining what policy choices mean. Leave campaign are now backtracking over promises. Remain campaigners warnings seem to have been correct. More worrying is the fact United Kingdom held non legally binding voted. Created global turmoil destroying the economic recovery proving how weak it was. Illegitimate concerns have now become legitimized likely mobilised again. Disenfranchised voters exploited for personal gain. Voter grievances are features of policy decisions. Opportunity to pick up disenfranchised answering grievances.
United Kingdom is now facing a political made crisis. Facing full-scale crisis in the following areas, Political crisis, Economic crisis, Constitution crisis and Social crisis.
- Political – General lack of direction within all the mainstream political parties. Lacking purpose are the Tories who came to power under the promise of fiscal tightness. Growing number have rejected fiscal plans the party came to power with. Appears some did not fully understand consequences of this policy. Labour feeling the aftermath of Tory fiscal plans with many communities worse off. Party has been unable to correctly challenge the narrative painted by the Tories. Membership clearly want it challenged with real leadership and vision on the other way. Soft challenge on the narrative has failed with some wishing to pander.
- Economic – Uncertainty now stands around European Union membership. Causing serious economic damage as uncertainty grows. Weak economic recovery now likely to have died off. Unbalanced as an economy facing real challenges plus global headwinds. Required reforms have not been completed in some cases delayed or dropped from the table. Bank Of England has little to no tools to help the economy. Politics get in the way of major fiscal support.
- Constitution – Patch work repairs to United Kingdom Constitution likely to undo. Real thinking required how to repair and keep together the Union. Helping to fix some of the power balances and economic imbalances. Obvious answer is Federal united kingdom.
- Social – Growing number of grievances. Couple nasty social trends which need answers or face going mainstream.
Corbyn unprepared United kingdom is facing biggest set challenges in recent modern times. Should resign as leader of the Labour party current backdrop demands it. Require somebody who can give leadership during this difficult period. Unable to grow into the role addressing any weakness. Necessary to discuss this opportunity calm ruthless pragmatic fashion. Publicity lost confidence of colleagues Corbyn can’t hang on without causing serious damage. Labour party often not ruthless enough when comes to getting rid of failing leaders. Painful to watch this unfold before my eyes given political made crisis unfolding in the background. Lack of stability coming from westminster. Corbyn has allowed Westminster unaccountably to carry on. Wasting opportunity to attack lack of planning when comes to Brexit. Don’t respect Corbyn used to respect him do his principles, lost my confidence to lead. Leadership would be Corbyn resigning from the job having laid the groundwork. Don’t wish to give the conservatives feel ride when comes to power and setting the narrative. Small opportunity to settle grievances getting Labour back into office. Experiment must end now future of United Kingdom is at risk. Economic experiment from the conservatives have failed. Social experiment has failed fueling grievances. Failing to dent the conservative narrative he must go. Management has been lacking when comes to the media operation.
Having lost the confidence of colleagues leadership contest is now required. Corbyn leaving the post would mean he not ultimately included on the ballot. Resign no place on the leadership ballot. Stand on try to fight off any leadership challenge Corbyn faces ripping the party apart. Obvious choice would be to resign, forced to fight very long battle otherwise. Labour party bigger than one person more than protest movement. No good scenario for Corbyn to hang on for. Destroying the Labour party defeated almost wiped out. Depressing to think about it, unlikely things have happened. Don’t expect that to happen but very messy ending for Corbyn.
Labour requires pragmatism vision unite every fraction under one banner together. Contradictions heighten until a revolutionary synthesis combines all factions. Divorce is the wrong answer would only be messy. Regards concerned Labour member who wants a Labour government.