Christopher May @chrismay.bsky.social

I still find it bonkers why British voters put the Torries into power in 2010 in the first place. Shouldn't they have known they were voting for a party of austerity?

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@sigi3athol.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 29, 2024 at 05:37 UTC

The Tories occupy the same News Space in the UK that Republicans occupy here: "they're good on the economy" (even though they're not). News Space should be viewed as a liminal space, even though it's not.

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Alicia @agbutteriss.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 29, 2024 at 06:35 UTC

1. All the parties were proposing some level of cuts due to the VSP effect outlined in the article. Labour was also promising a degree of austerity. 2. Labour had been in government for 13 years, and Cameron was a. posing as a 'moderate' and b. had massive media support.

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