This unexpected result will do more harm than one could imagine. Our politicians are laughing stock in EU; weakening PM’s negotiating position, “Hard Brexit” a distant dream now. Soft Brexit may be worse than terms negotiated by David Cameron, paying billions demanded by EU without justification.
Even after this humiliation, PM’s arrogance is apparent, refusing to apologise to the nation for this damaging election, attracting the title “Queen of Denial” just to take advantage of enormous lead in opinion poll that could have given her hefty majority, forgetting that opinion polls are notoriously fragile at best of times. In any case seven weeks between announcement and poling date is a long time in politics.
However Tory manifesto drafted by her clueless advisers, many pundits calling the longest suicide note in Conservative history, punishing pensioners, depriving school children lunch and so called dementia tax drove students, family members with children and OAPs into Labour fold. In sharp contrast cleverly drafted Labour’s manifesto, promising to abolish tuition fees, guarantee pension’s triple protection, as well as 5p rise in income tax for high earners won the day for Labour.
Although we know Labour could not pay for these extravaganzas without huge borrowing that would burden next generation with huge debt, by not participating in TV debate, PM missed golden opportunity to question JC on tax, borrowing and his past association with IRA. Simply putting JC outsmarted PM at every turn, mainly due to PM’s egoistic approach.
Irish bailout “May” not last long, public facing another costly general election sooner than later!
Bhupendra M. Gandhi
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