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The General Election of December 2019 in the United Kingdom (UK): A Thrown Election

A defeat for progressives: Unquestionably things will be harder for the working class.  Lose any illusions in the Labour Party!

Introduction

There is little doubt, that in the short and immediate term, the lives of working people in the UK will get enormously worse. We first discussed the current Brexit crisis engulfing the United Kingdom (UK), when the Referendum of 2016 was being held. Then we advised that the best course for the working class of Britain was to vote ‘leave’. We had taken this position, as in recent history the USA had used its lackey the British ruling class, as a vehicle by which to penetrate the EU. [1] We also pointed out in 2016 that:

“It is possible that Brexit would likely bring to power a very chauvinist wing of the ruling class (led by Boris Johnson) who would launch an even more sustained attack on the workers”.(1)

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[1] “Notes on the Brexit Referendum”;  Red Phoenix, June 20, 2016 at: https://theredphoenixapl.org/2016/06/20/notes-on-the-brexitreferendum/

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