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Why backlash against woke capitalism is good for Peter Dutton
The working class and working poor have become a volatile “new swinging” group of voters. Major political parties are beginning to target these voters, often by adopting populist policies.
Kos SamarasPollsterOver the past two decades, businesses and the political establishment have shifted their focus towards a growing subset of Western society: a professional class with significant spending power and outsized influence in parliaments and boardrooms.
A striking example of this pivot is Dutton’s public criticism of Woolworths for removing Australia Day merchandise from its shelves. James Brickwood
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