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Politics is a roller-coaster, with ups and downs now coming at a dizzying speed. An idea, a meme or a video shared across the globe can spark upheaval. A brutal cop is caught on camera in Minneapolis, and within days a global movement for racial justice sweeps across the world.
In this political maelstrom people feel lost, disorientated. Hopes for change are raised fast but dashed quickly. Take reactions to coronavirus. Already the left appears to be suffering a post-crisis comedown. At first, the pandemic seemed like a political turning point. There were the initial promises of collective action, the rush of mutual aid, the weekly applause for the NHS and its echoes of the blitz spirit. Even the current Conservative government turned on the spending taps. Continue reading...