This is an excellent article from Ben. As a retired MP but someone who maintains an interest is politics and current affairs, it not only rang very true but provides insights for political parties, if they would only look beyond the circle of hell of those who are obsessed 24/7 with political minutiae and, as a consequence, mould most of their thinking!
And o agree that KS is trying, with some success, to do this….
Love this. One other thought: when talking about the Conservatives, you asked who has lots of time on their hands — and the answer that instantly came to mind for me was “OAPs”. There’s a large number of very online older people getting themselves massively worked up about immigration etc, and of course they’re dominant in the Tory party. They have marched themselves in lockstep. And another thing - the young people who are left in the Tory party are inherently weird, because they are so out of step with their peers. So Tory politicians, members and voters, young (few) and old (many) are all in a lockstep of weirdness caused by spending too much time online with each other. I don’t see that doom-loop ending any time soon
It gave me a perhaps necessary slap round the face about how un-‘Normy’ I am & why my social life has declined since Brexit triggered me politically. 😀
Ben, we are a group of groups of people who are trying to make people aware that if they vote progressively together, they can have more clout and win in the general election against the odds and overcome the First Past the Post system. Check out online at politicalprimary.org for more info. We would like to see if you would give us some input - we can be a conduit for your book, too!
This is an excellent article from Ben. As a retired MP but someone who maintains an interest is politics and current affairs, it not only rang very true but provides insights for political parties, if they would only look beyond the circle of hell of those who are obsessed 24/7 with political minutiae and, as a consequence, mould most of their thinking!
And o agree that KS is trying, with some success, to do this….
Love this. One other thought: when talking about the Conservatives, you asked who has lots of time on their hands — and the answer that instantly came to mind for me was “OAPs”. There’s a large number of very online older people getting themselves massively worked up about immigration etc, and of course they’re dominant in the Tory party. They have marched themselves in lockstep. And another thing - the young people who are left in the Tory party are inherently weird, because they are so out of step with their peers. So Tory politicians, members and voters, young (few) and old (many) are all in a lockstep of weirdness caused by spending too much time online with each other. I don’t see that doom-loop ending any time soon
I think this is an excellent piece.
It gave me a perhaps necessary slap round the face about how un-‘Normy’ I am & why my social life has declined since Brexit triggered me politically. 😀
I’m surprised political hobbyists don’t have constant headaches with all of the political drama! Interesting piece.
Ben, we are a group of groups of people who are trying to make people aware that if they vote progressively together, they can have more clout and win in the general election against the odds and overcome the First Past the Post system. Check out online at politicalprimary.org for more info. We would like to see if you would give us some input - we can be a conduit for your book, too!