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Because the Tories will make things better? I mean they've had enough time at bat that it is obvious they can't.

• akiselev 4y ago
  Didn't the Tories run on making things worse 13 years ago (austerity)? Thanks to COVID, Brexit, and the war in Ukraine, they have succeeded beyond anyone's wildest dreams.
  • jen20 4y ago
    Actually no, they did not run on that. They ran on a platform of “sharing the proceeds of growth”, and then changed their mind after getting into office. I believe the outgoing minister left a (lighthearted?) note saying “I’m afraid there is no money left”, which was used as a partial justification.
    • theGnuMe 4y ago
      08 financial crises the uk went full austerity and basically missed out on the economic boom.
      • jen20 4y ago
        This is untrue: the austerity era did not begin until 2010, after the general election.
      • lgkghfjhgjhfg 4y ago
        US went on austerity too but it didn't stop them their economic boom.
        • theGnuMe 4y ago
          Not true. The uk did, USA did not. https://carnegieendowment.org/2011/03/24/tale-of-two-polities-uk-and-u.s.-fiscal-policy-pub-43229 https://carnegieendowment.org/2011/03/24/tale-of-two-politie...
          • lgkghfjhgjhfg 4y ago
            It is true. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austerity#United_States https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austerity#United_States https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Budget_Control_Act_of_2011 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Budget_Control_Act_of_2011