British politics is going through an interesting phase. One year after the Brexit vote, the national mood seems to be pointed towards a slightly cuckish, right-of-centre Euro-skeptic Conservatism, combined with cynicism about almost every other party.
Add to this the fact that UKIP effectively sawed off the branch it was sitting on, and you get the latest local election results in the UK, namely massive but unenthusiastic gains for the Conservative Party, massive losses for a Labour Party that has been hijacked by its activist base, and the collapse of UKIP.
Add to this the fact that UKIP effectively sawed off the branch it was sitting on, and you get the latest local election results in the UK, namely massive but unenthusiastic gains for the Conservative Party, massive losses for a Labour Party that has been hijacked by its activist base, and the collapse of UKIP.

