Tax hikes, empty shelves and fuel shortages – why do the Tories look so invincible? | Phil Burton-Cartledge

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However badly Boris Johnson’s government performs, it will continue to benefit from older voters’ desire for certainty, says author and academic Phil Burton-Cartledge

to the prime minister why the Tories won the last election handsomely. Knowing Jeremy Corbyn was divisive and the opposition was split between different second referendum offerings on Brexit, Johnson had the comparably easy task of uniting the leave side of the equation. A task he set about with theatrics and fireworks, expelling remain-minded MPs, shutting down parliament and suggesting that he could ignore international law to get Brexit done.

 

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Because people are stupid

Bleak stuff.

Absolute rubbish. Ask questions of your beloved labour party as to some actual alternative policy plans to find out. There aren't any

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