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What is class warfare? How is it used in elections?
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What is class warfare? How is it used in elections?

During each election, there is often one thing made clear: class warfare. Politicians use it during debates, as a way to stop other politicians in their tracks. But few actually know what it is... Class warfare is the notion that politicians actively try to stoke anger of one social 'class' against another. For example, socialist parties may try to stoke the anger of the working class against the upper classes. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); How is class warfare used during an election? There are many ways class warfare can be used in an election, but there are two main ways: to create hysteria or stop hysteria. But several other methods also exist. To create hysteria- sometimes, a party isn't at the center of the election. As such, they r...
Why Jeremy Corbyn really lost the General Election
Opinion

Why Jeremy Corbyn really lost the General Election

The General Election was a resounding Labour loss and Conservative win. It was by far the worse loss Labour has ever seen. Many people put the loss down to the Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, and his lack of sincerity and connection to the people. But there is one major reason why Jeremy Corbyn lost the General Election: people love his policies, on paper, but struggle to see how he'd implement them if he was elected. It's not that people dislike Jeremy Corbyn's policies, rather it's the opposite, they love them. But most people believe that they are too good to be true, and that he won't actually put them into place if he was made prime minister. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); What are some of Jeremy Corbyn's policies? Free broadband for all. Fre...