In his analysis about
the defeat (“Why did Labour lose so badly”, http://bit.ly/1Egpn22), George EATON explained
that “Labour is losing votes in all regions and to all
parties for different reasons - to Scottish nationalists, to anti-immigration
Ukippers, to southern conservatives, to anti-austerity Greens. There is no
obvious strategy to address them all.”
Laurie PENNY, on the
other hand, believes that “depression is not inappropriate at this time. But the
moment when you give in to it utterly is the moment they've won. They win when
people start saying things like «that's just the way the world is».”
And after that : “The
opposite of depression is not happiness. It’s
not even hope. The opposite of depression is action.” (http://bit.ly/1zNkOjg)
Well ! How can we act
now ?
Labour tried to avoid
the opposition between outsiders and insiders. In order to do that,
Co-operators have always wanted to transform outsiders into insiders.
Alas, even if
Co-operators have far more influence in Great Britain than in France, no
prophet is accepted in his own country…
The strength of UKIP seems
to be linked with a division of society also perceived in France (between
metropolitan elite and the periphery, http://tinyurl.com/p8yg5q9 and http://bit.ly/1yk5jy2).
The old division
between Country and Court has returned. In the eyes of a vast majority of
squires in 1640, “The Country was virtuous,
the Court wicked ; the Country was thrifty, the Court extravagant ; the Country
was honest, the Court corrupt […] ; the Country was nationalist, the Court
xenophile […] ; the Country was the defender of old ways and old liberties, the
Court the promoter of administrative novelties and new tyrannical practices […]” (Laurence STONE, The Causes of English Revolution. 1529-1642,
ARK PAPERBACKS, 185 p.)
Now, Brussels
impersonates the Court and Labour may probably be seen by honest midlands’
workers as an association of courtiers.
Proving that
cooperation is the best weapon to fight free-riding is certainly one of the
most efficient way to emphasize were the true courtiers are, because
free-riders are not only those who benefit from welfare state…
Of course, the free-rider
concept is a part of Public Choice
Theories, which have a weakness. They are too pessimistic. When civism is
well paid, free-riding disappears.
When co-operation
will be seen as the best choice, British Co-operators will win again. So,
no need to be depressed !
