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Except this bill was first introduced in March 2022, when the Tories hadn't imploded and there was no strong reason to expect they'd lose the next election. It
by arrowsmith 1y ago
Except this bill was first introduced in March 2022, when the Tories hadn't imploded and there was no strong reason to expect they'd lose the next election.
It wasn't a "time bomb". They introduced this legislation because they wanted it.
- ben_w 1y ago> March 2022, when the Tories hadn't imploded and there was no strong reason to expect they'd lose the next election. Under Boris Johnson? Well, I suppose we have the benefit of hindsight.
- rsynnott 1y agoEh, I mean, the polls were looking fairly dire for them by that point.
- arrowsmith 1y agoNot nearly as dire as they were a year later.