‘Culturenomics’ Will Define New Political Era

“There’s good evidence now that the next phase of our politics is going to involve an uncomfortable fusion of Britain’s cultural and economic clashes… And that this will have a stronger influence on how we vote than purely economic or social issues in isolation… The sheer dislocation of discussing flags, identity and history while seven million UK households struggle with their bills has led to economic issues asserting themselves… Labour risks misreading its inheritance of voters who increasingly feel the economic costs of Britain’s cultural clashes.”