POLITICS & ECONOMY
Since the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, the dominance of ideology in 20th century global politics has diminished, with Capitalism the bulwark against socialist revolution and Communism the vanguard of a new era. What is left has been a confused, fractured time for the West, clearly felt in British politics. What Britain once mistook to be political certainties, namely the Red Wall and the British Empire, have all but collapsed by the 21st century, leaving an ideological black hole in British politics which might explain the chaos that occurred in the past months. The self-destruction of the Truss premiership was not a fluke. It was the result of a bubbling tension that was suffocated by Cameron’s
charm and May’s majority, but the bubble spectacularly burst under Johnson, as one scandal after another completely polarized the parliamentary party. To some extent, factionalism and the Conservative Party enjoy a fraternal bond, but what has been evident the past month was less Wright Brothers and more Cain and Abel. Factionalism in the Conservative party is not new; for example, the Eurosceptics and Pro-Europeans have been at odds since the 1980s. The difference is that the Conservative party is now descending into individualistic tribalism, unwilling to compromise with opposing views, even within their own party. This leads to chaos and ignorance, with parts of the Conservative party
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