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Why the Conservatives lost
There were many reasons given by people who had voted Conservative in 2019 as to why they switched their votes or abstained. I will attempt here to distll the main things that went wrong that lost the government support.
The long and strict covid lockdown
Many people disliked the lockdown and thought...Read More »
The values of my website.
This website is written by me. It is not a Conservative party website. I hold no office in the Conservative party and have not been asked to advise or assist them.
My prime aim on this site is to provide good quality independent analysis of current economic and political issues. I...Read More »
U.K. trade booms
I keep reading nonsense that says our trade has fallen owing to Brexit.
The latest official figures tell a different story. U.K. exports grew by 50% between 2016 and 2023. That is well ahead of inflation. It was led by a 70% increase in services, the largest part of our export...Read More »
Check the Lib Dem “facts”
Lib Dem’s revel in false “ facts”. Everywhere I go I see large signs saying “Lib Dems winning here”. On past form and present polls in a majority of these cases it will be a lie as they will lose again. It is a bad form of lie, the self...Read More »
Selective undercover reporting
Nigel Farage was right to condemn the statements of a Reform volunteer filmed by an undercover Channel 4 team. He was also right to ask about who the man was and why he volunteered for that particular canvass.
The media is very selective about where it goes for under cover reporting...Read More »