• HumanPenguin@feddit.uk
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    1 month ago

    Honestly with the actions the tories have made over lately.

    I’m starting to think winning is not their plan.

    I can see them forcing the labour party to make promises by looking like they are trying to bribe the poor to vote for them. Challenging them in debates. And living about labours claims in the media. Making voters think they are offering way more then they are.

    And just trying to make labour look like a complete failure in the first term.

    There recent attempt to indicate they need to prepare for nuclear war. Gives them huge options to force labour to come out with defence spending promises. During the campaign.

    This would either be unfixable or limit labours ability to make other promises. Allowing 2029 to be about how labour has failed to improve anyones lives.

    Add the recent media news about the end of the recession. Based on limited evidence and very short term improvements.

    They will then be able to say labour failed to keep the tory repair going.

    I really don’t think the tories plan to win. Just force labour to have to commit to spending in ways that will slow down any improvements in the econ.

    • frankPodmore@slrpnk.net
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      1 month ago

      Yeah, Tories have definitely given up winning. I wouldn’t put too much faith in their ability to mount a nefarious scheme, as you describe. They’re flailing around, it’s pure panic.