British parliamentary democracy is in a state of advanced decay.
The symptoms are familiar: party machines with no goal beyond their
own survival; donors and lobbyists whose interests trump the
nation's; a disillusioned electorate; and an over-mighty executive
whose patronage has become the main driving force of politics.
These rots have mixed to breed a caste of career politician more
concerned with serving patrons than constituents. We've known this
for years, but what can we do about it we can do about it beyond
not bothering to vote? However, in the past decade, a new
generation's digital revolution has gradually given a voice to the
hitherto unheard masses. Its contribution to political discourse,
once limited to the occasional `X' on a ballot paper, has been
rude, vigorous, anarchic - and spectacularly influential. The tide
has turned. The result? A slump in support for the big parties, the
rejection of mainstream candidates in the Labour leadership
contest; the roar of pent-up rage against the Brussels-friendly
elite that led to the Brexit vote of June 2016; and then, five
months later, the seemingly crazed elevation of Donald Trump to
become the powerful man in the world. This is the story of how the
people have taken back the power.
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