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LeftishBrit

(41,212 posts)
Fri Jun 9, 2017, 01:06 PM Jun 2017

Well, I suppose May was right about something

Last edited Fri Jun 9, 2017, 05:44 PM - Edit history (1)

She did say that if we voted against her, we would end up with a Coalition of Chaos; and that former supporters of terrorism in Northern Ireland might get influence on the government.

Well. we did vote against her - and that's exactly what has happened!

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Well, I suppose May was right about something (Original Post) LeftishBrit Jun 2017 OP
This was a big part of the Tory argument T_i_B Jun 2017 #1

T_i_B

(14,749 posts)
1. This was a big part of the Tory argument
Fri Jun 9, 2017, 01:11 PM
Jun 2017

The assertion that Corbyn could only rule through a "coalition of chaos" was a big part of Tory campaign literature. And attacks on Corbyn's links to Sinn Fein were also a big feature of this campaign.

Tory credibility on both these points has gone down the pan. I have often complained about Labour getting the basic stuff wrong, but IMHO the same complaint is now equally true of the Conservatives.

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