There’s an interesting conspiracy theory kicking around that the Tories wanted to lose the last election.
It’s either that, or they launched the worst political campaign in UK history headed by an unlikable establishment figure whose personality and policies sat completely at odds with rising conservative nostalgia.
Looking at the UK today, ‘losing on purpose’ is a reasonable assumption to make.
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