Thread by @nickreeves9876

Boris Johnson is just the public face of a quagmire of kleptocratic corruption, a cesspit of oligarchs and their venal political & journalistic minions. And this crooked clique is just part of an international network that is attacking democracy under the flag of patriotism.

And these crony capitalists, these would-be oligarchs and their venal political and journalistic hirelings have always existed, but until recently their road to power was blocked by the politically powerful middle and working classes.

But deindustrialisation and other economic changes have shattered the middle and working classes as political forces, and now, in a fragmented society, these crony capitalists are free to manipulate the 40% they need to hold power under FPTP.

Here's an article explaining what has happened and what the opposition should do about it. We need cooperation and compromise, PR and PA, and we need the opposition to portray our rulers for what they are - a venal parasitic entity preying on the people.
sussexbylines.co.uk/un-divide-to-c…