Sunday, July 24, 2016

Will Theresa Go To The Country?

A cut-and-run election in October is currently being debated amongst Tory MPs. With Labour in a total mess, a 100 seat Tory majority is being predicted.
The up-side for the country is to see Labour turned almost into an irrelevance and a Tory Party which would have no problems getting Brexit legislation through The House of Commons.
The downside is that these kinds of things can backfire; they have a workable majority for four years, guaranteed, and how would a public now fed up with politics react?
I no longer fear that a General Election might derail Brexit. For once, a huge Tory majority in The Commons would not be the worst thing on earth.
However, are Labour SO mad that they would foment a vote of no confidence or help make up a two thirds majority to permit an election to take place? - They would have be certifiable.
One problem is though, could Ukip fight a good General Election after emptying their coffers in the struggle to win the Referendum? The up side might be the taking of a few northern Labour seats - and the possibility of gaining some seats along the East coast. There are certainly seats where Ukip might be rewarded by voters for winning the referendum campaign.
All in all - no great benefit for Ukip, in my view.

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