Over 14 years, a series of inept leaders have humbled the Conservatives and their country by play-acting as if Britain could recapture its past glories. On July 4, the curtain falls
From the press gallery above, I peered over the House of Commons, a brass-and-oak chamber where Honourable Members from across the British Isles cram their privileged posteriors onto narrow green benches, jeering and sneering and poking papers like little lances at their foes across the aisle.
You name it, and the Conservatives bungled it in the pursuit of bad ideas. But why? What for? For the answer, you may consider this After more than a decade in power, though, Labour had exhausted its welcome. Resentment lingered over Mr. Blair’s support for the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq, and the global financial crisis had left many Brits cynical and anxious.
A glimpse at the world suggested that it was no longer the 1800s, however, and that an island off the mainland of Europe might wish to remain close to the 450-million-person bloc next door. Surrendering EU membership wouldthat compressed the complexity of multinational treaties on trade, on free movement and on cultural and legal and educational ties into a yes-or-no choice. Unlike Mr.
Ms. May is no fool, which was a problem. Any version of Brexit was bad, so the best outcome was a less-Brexity Brexit. Yet her attempts at damage-limitation provoked yowls from the extremists, who glimpsed moderation and howled, “at the Conservative Party’s annual conference to ingratiate herself with the crowd. But the hardest Brexiteers cast her out for not pursuing insanity with more ardour.This character from an imaginary past fascinated the British public.
The public doesn’t really know, partly because of the ferocious right-wing press here, which shoulders political debate toward the preferences of its wealthy owners. When much of what Mr. Starmer says will be deliberately mischaracterized, his “no comment” strategy may be the best approach. However, the effect is disturbing: a democracy where the winning political strategy is either dishonesty or obfuscation.Mr.
Appwebview Yesapplenews Brexit Party Labour Election Britain People Life Majority Eton Keir Starmer Hull
Canada Latest News, Canada Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Labour and Reform Lead UK Conservatives on Campaign DonationsBritain’s Labour opposition reaped at least 14 times more in large donations than Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s Conservative Party in the second week of campaigning for the general election.
Read more »
Feds release carbon pricing impact data ahead of motion demanding itConservatives accused the Liberals of hiding an analysis, Liberals say info is just raw data
Read more »
BC United candidate on Sunshine Coast flips to BC ConservativesBC United Leader Kevin Falcon has lost another member of his election team to British Columbia's Conservative Party.
Read more »
BC United Leader Kevin Falcon loses another candidate to Rustad’s ConservativesFormer District of Sechelt councillor Chris Moore announced he will no longer represent BC United in the October provincial election in the Powell River-Sunshine Coast riding and will instead run as a candidate for Leader John Rustad’s Conservatives
Read more »
BC United Leader Kevin Falcon loses another candidate to Rustad's ConservativesVICTORIA — BC United Leader Kevin Falcon has lost another member of his election team to British Columbia's Conservative Party.
Read more »
BC United Leader Kevin Falcon loses another candidate to Rustad's ConservativesVICTORIA — BC United Leader Kevin Falcon has lost another member of his election team to British Columbia's Conservative Party.
Read more »