Because the Tory party is still called the "party of the rich" when what has happened over the past couple of decades is that the Tory MPs have become more representative of the not rich.
Labour have done the reverse going from the party of the working class to being the party of the rich.
The EU and the "globalisation excuse" is seen as (whether you agree with it or not) working for the rich. Rich people love it because they can pull in cheaper labour, they can lobby hard for policy that benefits the big corporations and wipe out the smaller competitors.
This continual narrative of "nasty party" or "party of the rich" is the country in denial. We as a country have become convinced that everyone should have this "standard of living" that is the same as middle earners and no-one should have to make any choices or sacrifices at all. The whole of the liberal society is so quick to jump on anything and suggest this generation is worse off than their parents when most at the bottom even are sat in houses with "stuff" everywhere that previous generations would have had to make choices over and the establishment have pushed this narrative of "you can have it all."
This idea that those at the bottom are stupid and brainless and are happy to sit at home as long as they have their free money is in the main BS. It is a view that establishment and elite have pushed and somehow convinced a huge section of society that it is true. It is only true for a small portion of those that are in this situation and they are voting against it in their droves.
You are right in that Labour was infiltrated by marxists and communists in the 70s and another attempt was made in the eighties with Hatton and his lot but you are entirely wrong about the Tories being infiltrated. They were a party of rich businessmen that were looking after their own interests and those around them. They are now a party that is much more representative of many more facets of society and you can see that in the polling and the results.
People in this country need to wake up and realise that some "tough love" is needed for many and the lack of "tough love" is meaning that the real problems of poverty are not dealt with because the neo-liberal / globalist / SJW parts of the establishment are far too concerned with trying to put people who are not in poverty in their figures to push their agendas. This is true of many other problems in the country including racism, bigotry, LGBTQ and on and on. They are hurting the causes they purport to be fighting for by trying to make the problem seem much much bigger.
I have said for years that for most people outside of London this whole "cost of living" has little to do with the cost of living at all. Yes wages have stagnated up here outside of the state jobs BUT the big ticket items are now things that people are told they should be entitled to and there is no-one that dares (even Tories are tippy toeing around the issue) say it like it is. That being "you are not entitled to have everything. You aspire to improve and prioritise what you can afford.)
It would be much more beneficial to have financial advisors in the food banks than SJWs just take baseline attendances as the result of poverty. I am not saying people have their income/expenditure checked before giving them food from the foodbanks but for them to talk through people's expenditure with them, help them, advise them. We can;t continue going on where everybody thinks they can just spend, spend, spend and then think about priorities later.
As for the Labour problem. Labour has no chance because they are in denial. They blame their decline on Corbyn and will continue to do so. Their real problem is with their brand. They are seen as the party of the elite and are toxic to the working classes. Corbyn adds to that and their EU stance adds more. Their problem is much more than Corbyn.
On the UKIP front you can complain all you like about the Tories but the Tories polling is increasing and it is that increase that is keeping UKIP down there in the low teens. You should be thankful that a decent proportion of the former Labour voters are voting blue and not purple.
Are the Tories perfect? nowhere near but while these SJWs and activists continue to focus on their agenda rather than the reality of the problem then this will continue. People can see these groups for what they are. They aren't interested in reducing poverty. They are interested in maintaining the social order by convincing people that they are hard done by when they aren't and that negates the effect that they can have on people that really do need help.
For example I don't disagree with Tory policies on the disabled however I do disagree with how it is being actioned. It is ridiculous to be saying people are fit for work when they aren't but it is right that those that can work are assessed as such. Same with the recent tax credits problem. The assessments are the problem here not the policy and SJWs jumping on the policy when it is the implementation that is wrong is the main problem.
Blair was worse than even Thatcher in terms of capitalism. That he did it behind a left mask is by the by. The results of Blair's era was to make everybody feel entitled and oppressed while he got on with filling the pockets of the uber capitalist supposed liberals.
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