LORD ASHCROFT: the Conservatives could not correct in a month-long campaign what had gone wrong over several years. But what they could do is find a series of new ways to make things worse.
A couple of weeks ago I reflected here that the Conservatives could not correct in a month-long campaign what had gone wrong over several years. But what they could do, it turns out, is find a series of new and innovative ways to make things worse.
The obvious echoes of Partygate suggest that the rules being only for the little people was not merely a Boris-era phenomenon, but an institutional problem for the Conservatives. All of this overrides what the Tories once hoped would save them — a belief that a recovering economy would prove their plan was working and that we should stick to it.
Just under four in ten 2019 Tory voters say the idea of a Keir Starmer landslide makes them more inclined to stick with the Conservatives — but slightly more say this makes no difference to their decision, and for a fair chunk, the inevitability of defeat means they feel free to vote for whoever they like.
Suspicions of Labour remain, especially on taxes, debt and immigration. But in focus groups, some wavering former Tories have started to say that at least Labour will be a change and their intentions are good, even if they won't deliver everything they promise.
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