The UK is about to enter a nightmare much darker than anyone yet realises

[EdwinH]

Allister Heath has written an article in the Telegraph couched in dire, apocalyptic language. It's all about what would happen if the LibDems managed to overtake the Tories and form the Opposition instead.

(That's something the polls suggest is unlikely but still possible. They're much, much closer than at any previous election. So it's not just fantasy.)

The thing is, depending on your political stance, what he is describing could be considered brilliant rather than a horror story.

Judge for yourself. See what you think...

The link below goes to the archived version of the article, which is not paywalled.
archive.ph/2024.07.03-224711/www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/07/03/uk-to-enter-nightmare-much-darker-than-anyone-realises/#selection-2803.4-2803.77

The likely scale of the defeat will be crushing for remaining Tory MPs. Former top ministers will become obscure non-entities overnight. They will lose their ministerial cars and special advisers, and many will become the butt of jokes. Nobody will care what they say or do. Few will even return their calls.

He's a comedy sketch writer parodying the pearl clutchers?

They will lose their ministerial cars!!!!

The Tory party will tear itself apart, perhaps even finally realising that it can no longer be the home of both Left-wing, high-tax, woke Remainers and Right-wing, low-tax, anti-woke Brexiteers.

Did any one know that there were ahem "left wing woke Remainers" in the Tory party?!!!

Where? Who?

I really enjoyed this @EdwinH thank you. Hilarious!

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Seeet Summer Child

Do get back to us re that, in a year.

Oh he's a loon?
^
One of those reliably wrong about absolutely everything sorts?^

It's ridiculously over the top hubris but there is a kernel of truth that we do need a strong opposition and if the Liberal Democrats and Conservatives are fighting to gain the support of the minor parties to become the official opposition that is a problem. As is the official opposition being a similar flavour to the government because that's not an opposition. The Lib Dems might decide to move further right or further left to create blue water between them and Labour. Not sure which is more likely.

Life is not going to suddenly get better, the international situation is dire and we're still suffering the long term effects of Brexit, Covid and the economic crisis. Neither of the main parties have been honest about how hard things will be going forward. In '97 New Labour enacted lots of feel good policies very early on, I can't see that happening this time.

It would be incredibly difficult to match the nightmare of the last 8 years

The Lib Dems would be a stronger Opposition in every way .

If the Tories were the Opposition all Keir Starmer needs to say at PMQs is

"Pipe down I'm fixing YOUR mess."

Lol.

The two best governments I've lived under - ones that delivered steady economic growth, stable public finances and sufficiently-funded public services that give a helping hand when needed: Blair's government in the UK, and Helen Clark's government in NZ. Both Labour.

The one single reason for voting Tory is a booming economy generating wealth for all, and the Tories have absolutely failed to provide that single advantage.

All the governments I've lived under have been Tory except Blair/Brown and yeah, that was the good one.

"Every conservative nightmare will come true" the article says.

Oh dear.
How sad.
Never mind.

Hoping 🤞

Same.

A Lib Dem opposition is my big wish