A recent
survey
by YouGov shows that the British youth overwhelmingly chooses to vote
for the Labour party under Jeremy Corbyn against the Conservative
party under Theresa May.
Perhaps the
most interesting feature here is that the power of the Conservatives
grows linearly with the age of the voters, which shows the gap
between younger generations and the older ones. The younger would
like to see Corbyn's socialist policies implemented, to drive UK
forward against neoconservatism and neoliberalism. On the contrary,
the older remain conservative and unwilling to see real changes.
This is
clearly depicted:
Age
|
||||
18-24
|
25-49
|
50-64
|
65+
|
|
Conservative
|
22
|
31
|
45
|
67
|
Labour
|
59
|
48
|
32
|
19
|
We see a
similar picture here with the primary elections of the Democrats in
the US, where the American youth supported massively Bernie Sanders
and managed to boost his power against Hillary Clinton. When the
establishment saw his power grow rapidly, the DNC itself decided to
get him out of the game.
Various
polls in the UK show a bigger gap between Conservatives and the
Labour, but all show that the gap is closing significantly as we
approach the election day. Will Jeremy Corbyn manage to make the
surprise, despite the war against him from the establishment and the
media?
Everything
shows that the British youth could bring a political earthquake in
the UK that could affect significantly the political developments in
Europe, despite Brexit.
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