@RABEL222,
We've had a similar thing going on over here, our meritocracy peaked with Jim Callaghan's premiership, then inequality became greater with Thatcher and still continues. We have voter apathy, a disengaged electorate who thinks all parties are the same, the rich get richer regardless of who's in power.
There has been a real change over here with the election of Jeremy Corbyn. He now is up against the full weight of the conservative media, some fear he may be unelectable, others that he galvanises the disengaged voters and brings about real change. Only time will tell.