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Originally Posted by 1andrew1
There's also the question of what the Conservative Party actually stands for in 2025. Some of its previous strengths have been trashed. - Efficiency through privatisation - this mantra worked well for it in the 1980s but some are now coming back to bite the Party (think Thames Water, British Steel, railways, nuclear power).
- Party of sound governance and finance - high budget deficit, poor Brexit deal, rapid turnover of PMs, PPE scandal and bankrupt Conservative councils like Slough and Woking have put paid to this reputation.
- Party of law and order - see Partygate, PPE scandal, BoJo keeping his mates like Chris Pincher and Owen Paterson in place despite their misdemeanours.
- Party for business - poor Brexit deal, advocating for Brexit against British business' wishes, Liz Truss' calamity stint and the general economy. (They were unlucky with the inflation resulting from Ukraine invasion)
- Party of low taxation - introduced highest tax burden since WW2. (Since higher under current government)
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Barring a miracle of Biblical proportions I genuinely (and happily) believe the Tories are a spent force who will not be taken seriously as a potential government for decades.
Bullshitting Boris truly left a lasting legacy but certainly not the one he hoped for.