Is a new political center arising?

Far-sighted analysts are seeing a reordering of traditional political groupings, suggesting a new vibrant center might be at hand. Perhaps Slilicon Valley voters' rejection  of extremes from sides of the spectrum is an example.  Fredrik Erixon explains in The Spectator.

Once, politics was defined by industrial-era identities. All parties practically fought over the balance between economic freedom and collectivism--or between labour and capital, if you prefer Marxist terminology. 

The new centre is anti-ideological, almost anti-political. A good number of voters are enthused neither by free-market economics nor by ideas of economic collectivism. There is strong support for a fairer distribution of economic rewards--between rich and poor, city and town--but this isn't about writing a cheque. Voters are increasingly distrustful of politicians trying to fix problems by promising to throw more money at them. They have for decades been served half-truths fixing education, healthcare, housing, the police, prisons with tax and spend measures. There have been improvements, for sure, but they are few and far between. 

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