Thread by @Danjsalt

Once technology developed enough to allow globalisation the working class were no longer needed to produce the goods consumed by everyone else - they were banished to the low wage and low status service sector and largely forgotten about by the emergent liberal clerisy

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The left wing parties which had been setup to promote their needs walked away - they gave up on the economic argument and focused on identity politics in an effort to maintain support - whilst the unions withdrew into the public sector where their structures ensured support

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Even culturally they were written out of the national story - they were seen by many as a reactionary embarrassment that perhaps would simply evaporate away with more and more going to university - this was a global trend - all countries did the same

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So it slightly amusing that so many were shocked when Trump and Brexit happened - that the working class when given a chance would spit firmly in the eye of those who had done nothing for them and had roundly mocked them - it was glorious

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The liberal clerisy's response was very telling - denial, anger and then a concerted effort to delegitimise the results - just another example of the contempt that they hold for the working class and their sense of entitlement

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Many argue that Brexit and Trump will do nothing for the working class - this is nonsense - in the USA and the UK their support in the provincial towns and cities is now key to winning elections - and they have shown they can change the direction of nations

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All parties need them and so will court them - and with political power is coming respect and economic power - this is made even more true by the fall out from Covid - because at its first crisis globalisation has been shown to be fragile and so reshoring is in

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Those factories and jobs won't go to the centre - the London's or New York's of the world - no they are going where the land is cheap - back to the forgotten places - and with it jobs and recognition - and just as globalisation is reversing so will the inward migration routes

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Which have brought more and more to the global cities - from that more balanced growth for all - these are global trends - that's why it has amused me watching much of Europe look down at the UK USA "Look at them we're better than that" they cried" - no you're not

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You're just a decade behind because of political systems which are even more broken and in many cases even more restricted due to euro membership - your left behind are even now struggling to be heard - even now boiling with rage just looking for the outlet to express it

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So the liberal clerisy had better get used to being told no - their views are on the way out - 30 years of failure coming back to bite - people are fed up and they will be heard - one way or other

Buckle up - this is going bumpy - I can't wait

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