The great leftwing election victories in British politics acquire nearly all occurred at times of national optimism. This is not one of those timesIt seems crazy to argue that the election will be determined by the economy when events acquire focused the electorate’s attention on national security and the judgment of the main political leaders.
Last years Brexit vote illustrated many things,among them the propensity of voters to disregard short-term effects on their personal finances in favour of tall ideals for a better world, whatever they felt that to be.
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Source: theguardian.com