Socialist Party congress document, March 2016
1. The speed of political developments in Britain has quickened dramatically. In last year’s perspectives document we said: “The weakening of the social base of the major parties, a process that has taken place over decades, is now reaching a tipping point.
“In the next period, faced with increased class struggle and social explosions, these parties – now little more than shells – can suffer serious splits or even be destroyed.” Today, both Labour and the Tories are deeply divided; it is not possible to say with certainty which party will split first.
“Such is the Tories’ weakness that Cameron, or even the government, could be evicted from power within months.
