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England, like most European countries, is experiencing difficult times of great challenges and difficulties derived mainly from the lack of economic growth, insecurity, migration, the threat of radical right-wing groups and the most conservative of these nations, as well as the pressure they are receiving in terms of trade and tariff policies from the United States government.
This has generated some major internal divisions within the British left, causing polarization and the rise of factions. In recent weeks, I have held meetings with different political, union, academic, business and financial groups, and from my point of view, I consider that the division generated, in the particular case of England, has affected the interests of all sectors, which each one of them seeks to protect: above all, the wealth that they have generated over the years or decades, mainly since the postwar period.
Currently, working class groups and leaders of most unions in the United Kingdom complain that economic growth, which was supposed to benefit the working class with the coming to power of the Labor government, is not being the priority within the general, economic and social policies of that country. This is also the case with other nations, such as Spain and France, where I have also had strategic meetings, in which the need to unify to fight and take up the experiences of these countries to transfer them to our particular situation in Mexico has been reiterated.
In this context, we can observe the direct action of the Unite union, with more than 1.5 million members and a key donor of millions of pounds to English Labor in last elections, which threatens to cut its financial and political support to Prime Minister Keir Starmer for his conservative tendency, his austerity policies and his cuts that completely ignore workers.
The fight, in this framework, to survive and maintain these interests through the budget polarizes all the prevailing groups, which do not give a clear idea of where they want to take the country in the future. Similar things happen in Mexico, and it is something that we must review very carefully, because the important thing is to define a new development model based on the planning of strategic activities, education, security in the face of the opening or closing of immigration policies in some cases. It is necessary to analyze it in the light of our own experience and what we are experiencing, without supporting all growth only in a group or sector that offers many achievements and benefits, but that ultimately responds more to particular interests than to the general interests of the nation.
In order to stimulate economic and social growth, generate greater opportunities and recover the employment levels seen in recent years, these countries (particularly England) are fighting for a strategy that allows for the review of regulations in the energy, technology and planning sectors, to induce them and create the necessary stimuli for growth, without neglecting the social sector. You cannot govern with and for a few: experience shows that relying on a group and neglecting others leads to failure, since the development of all sectors of activity must be equal. This is something that for some is difficult to understand, because it is not just about improving minimum wages or other economic levels, which do allow and help, but rather fundamental structural changes are required that consolidate labor and social stability.
Some European countries will probably face early elections in 2026, others could delay them, but the pressures are many because the vision and sensitivity to create this short, medium and long-term planning strategy and policy that allows balancing the economy and satisfying the greatest needs of a country with the support and solidarity and, of course, the contribution of all important sectors of activity, such as the working class, has been lacking.
Without a doubt, this describes a major crisis in Europe with economic (inequality, stagnation), political (the strengthening of the extreme right), social (racism and anti-migration) and ecological (climate collapse) dimensions, aggravated by social cuts, military rearmament and criminalization of pro-Palestinian protests, while the two-party system collapses in the face of worker and youth discontent, prioritizing imperialist wars over domestic needs.
Thus, in England, solutions are being articulated in the face of the labor reality that has become a nightmare: the skilled worker visa allows you to live and work legally for five years to opt for permanent residence, but in many cases migrant workers suffer confiscation of documents, slave labor days for £100 a month and threats of deportation, in addition to abuses and violations of their rights.
The current British experience offers valuable lessons for Mexico, where the left runs the risk of being divided by differences that can be resolved by dialogue and seeking solutions for the benefit of the collective, and on the other hand, by sheltering characters who are completely far from the principles of a movement that was born from legitimate fatigue with corruption, impunity and bad governments. Thus, we must analyze these collective actions to strengthen independent unions, demand inclusive legislation that balances economic growth with labor rights, education and social security, and thus promote political alternatives that protect everyone equally. By undertaking actions and strategies of disciplined unity and mass mobilization, Mexico will be able to move and consolidate an even and fair development model, strengthening stability, equality and long-term growth for all sectors.
