50 years in the wilderness, a gradual growth of power and influence, millions thrown by billionaires at far right Think Tanks for decades, a gradual attempt to change the political and economic debate, a ruthless victory in an unnecessary referendum and then 6 years of frustration.
You are 100% right about the UK being a warning for other economies. Way down here in New Zealand we're 12 months out from an election and we wait to see if our centre-right National Party reconsiders its long-standing significant tax cut policy in the wake of the UK experience.
Yes to tax cuts when we can afford them, but now is clearly not the time.
Everyone keep harkening to this notion that the Tories are seen as fically responsible. Where did it come from and why has it persisted?
The price of a house increased by orders of magnitude under Thatcher's government, despite ostensibly artificially flooding the market with the right to buy stock; John Major's oversaw Black Wednesday; Cameron's initiated eye-watering austerity in order to reduce national debt, which subsequently trebled; Teresa May used public money to buy the favour of DUP MPs, who then stabbed her in the back anyway; Johnson signed off on furlough, having allowed tens of thousands to perish in order to keep the economy open...
You are 100% right about the UK being a warning for other economies. Way down here in New Zealand we're 12 months out from an election and we wait to see if our centre-right National Party reconsiders its long-standing significant tax cut policy in the wake of the UK experience.
Yes to tax cuts when we can afford them, but now is clearly not the time.
Still your farmers got a great trade deal from us, so that's nice. How are you by the way, how old are the girls now? xx
Everyone keep harkening to this notion that the Tories are seen as fically responsible. Where did it come from and why has it persisted?
The price of a house increased by orders of magnitude under Thatcher's government, despite ostensibly artificially flooding the market with the right to buy stock; John Major's oversaw Black Wednesday; Cameron's initiated eye-watering austerity in order to reduce national debt, which subsequently trebled; Teresa May used public money to buy the favour of DUP MPs, who then stabbed her in the back anyway; Johnson signed off on furlough, having allowed tens of thousands to perish in order to keep the economy open...