Do not misconstrue this as implying the working class opposes social leftism, because it doesn’t. It only seems that way because the only party offering economic hope – false hope, but hope nevertheless – is doing it by scapegoating (brown) immigrants.

  • ryathal@sh.itjust.works
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    11 hours ago

    I really don’t get why they went so hard on the everything is fine with the economy story. If you looked even a little deeper than the first number, it was pretty obvious that any wage growth was dominated by gains for high earners and those switching jobs.