Brexit hurt the right in loads of ways. This might be the biggest one of them all As Rishi Sunak calls an ill-advised early election, while his party continues to sit in the low to mid 20s in the national polls, it is becoming increasingly clear that at the very least, Brexit has not provided the Tories with a sustainable electoral coalition. At worst, Brexit seems to have blown their vote to pieces. There are many reasons that are often cited for this: that it allowed the hard right to take over the party, that it led them away from sensible policy making into the realms of make believe, that far from dampening populism on the right, Brexit stoked it. However, I don’t think this is the biggest way that Brexit hurt the Conservative party. I think the manner in which Brexit caused them the most damage is that they decided in a collective sense that they didn’t need portions of their recent electoral coalition anymore. They really didn’t need liberals to vote for them, perhaps ever again. Or anyone who voted Remain. Or anyone who isn’t high on culture wars in one particular, niche manner.
I'd agree, but with one addition. You write: "They want job creation and for the NHS to work, those two things more than anything else." I'd add "education that's effective." But the picture of Rishi all wet will stick in my mind: An extra 100m last year, but not enough sense to get out of the rain!
I'd agree, but with one addition. You write: "They want job creation and for the NHS to work, those two things more than anything else." I'd add "education that's effective." But the picture of Rishi all wet will stick in my mind: An extra 100m last year, but not enough sense to get out of the rain!