I’ve been following Goodwin’s work since about 2019. He appears to have done the classic trip of going from “I am studying X” to “I have become X” to “How about starting my own version of X?”.
Great article. The motivations of starting your own party surely come from individuals looking for a vehicle for themselves. And it speaks to the fragmentation and dominance of the individual over the collective. Not dissimilar to the boom in newsletters for example. Labour is the unique one. It's ties to the unions and the unique way it is formed mean it could likely never be reinvented if it went away and we replace it with SDP/The Democrats UK at our peril.
I’ve been following Goodwin’s work since about 2019. He appears to have done the classic trip of going from “I am studying X” to “I have become X” to “How about starting my own version of X?”.
It’s a good side-hustle though.
Cummings and Goodwin are both, first-and-foremost, narcissists. Their actions make much more sense when viewed as vehicles for self-promotion.
Great article. The motivations of starting your own party surely come from individuals looking for a vehicle for themselves. And it speaks to the fragmentation and dominance of the individual over the collective. Not dissimilar to the boom in newsletters for example. Labour is the unique one. It's ties to the unions and the unique way it is formed mean it could likely never be reinvented if it went away and we replace it with SDP/The Democrats UK at our peril.