It is only a 'direct descendant of colonialism' in that globalism is the result of capital moving industrial production to countries without collectively bargained labour agreements or environmental protections. It is. BY DEFINITION capital that profits from this, not the average British worker. Consumers do not profit in capitalism. BY DEFINITION. Globalism has only harmed the average British worker, as they are now in competition with the poorest people in the world in terms of selling their labour.

Just as it was the expansion of capital followed by exploitation throughout the world that was 'colonialism'.

I am done with this. Educate yourself. I will block people who post timewasting replies.

I agree with everything you write.

Edit - I will that there is absolute poverty - living on whatever the price of half a big mac a day is (or whatever the current definition is). And there is relative poverty: living on less than 50% of the median household income in a given area.

Compared to people starving or trying to cross seas in small boats relative poverty in the UK is a great place to be, but in fact relative poverty comes with extremely serious health and mental health consequences.

The average former working class person in the UK had and has no say in any UK political policy. The Labour party abandoned the former working class in the 80s, with the final nail in the coffin being when Blair took over in 94, thirty years ago. They have had no political representation whatsoever.

In the reform act of 1865 (might have been 1860 or 1870) (long after slavery had been abolished in the UK) one in seven men (the richest one seventh, based on property ownership) were given the right to vote.

These people had no say whatsoever in the British Empire. Slavery made their lives harder, they didn't benefit from it. The Elgin marbles were of no benefit to these people whatsoever.

Anyway, like I said, I am done. People just need to read and think a bit more. Poor thinking exists right across the political spectrum. We are all reaping this particular whirlwind.