United Kingdom General Election: July 4, 2024

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God, can't they just get it over with instead? This is starting to get ridiculous.

Are they running the risk that even if some things in the country do improve it won’t matter? Or are they already there at this point?

I feel that line was crossed as far back as Truss, though as a Black Wednesday equivalent it is certainly imperfect. Even accounting for Sunak's glaring weaknesses and sheer mediocrity, it's the party brand that's been thoroughly poisoned beyond the individual leader.

[Lumine]

Well! Here's hoping an electoral debacle actually pushes the Lib Dems to get second place in seats.

After the last few years the Conservatives don't even deserve to be the official opposition.

[Lumine]

I see Sunak's in a mad dash to vindicate Theresa May as a competent campaigner by comparison.

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In about two or three days they'll be pledging to bring back rum, sodomy and the lash to the Royal Navy.

The funniest thing for me is that this was already attempted as a transparent - if effective - gimmick in the (original) British House of Cards, only that Francis Urquhart could pretend to do it while projecting strength and a sense of purpose.