Greenwald calls-out the dominant Brexit narrative

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108. You're certainly describing modern UK Conservative Governments

They've (quite knowingly) created and maintained a precariat in this country - they like it, it suits them and their cronies - but it's nothing short of heartbreaking for those of us struggling to stay afloat on zero hour contracts, poverty level wages and punishing rents.

Blairite Labour governments don't have entirely clean hands in this context either, but what the Tories are particularly adept at is dodging responsibility for their actions. They've been using the EU as a scapegoat for years.

I know that the Tories love selective austerity, that it's second nature to them, that they need absolutely no external prompting when it comes to visiting it on the working poor and other vulnerable groups. I know that, but many others don't. There's always another culprit pushed forward for vilification: the EU and (by implication and dog whistles) the immigrants, global economic conditions, cleaning up after an outgoing, oh so profligate (LOL) Labour government............

The chief irony of the Brexit fiasco is that it's EU standards that have kept Tory hands off the workplace rights we have left.

So here we are, post Brexit. What's in the offing? A gung ho, freshly mandated Boris Johnson or the like, with even more scope to do what the Conservatives like doing best. It's hard to see any sort victory for the left in that, I certainly don't feel like we've struck a blow against the establishment.