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There is actually some logic that suggests if the Tory majority is between 0-20 that would be a bad outcome, because the Eurosceptic headbangers will be back in the driving seat. They will also get rid of Theresa May with anything less than a majority of 20, and probably replace her with someone from the hard right.
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It's a straight choice between having an opposition or not.
This is precisely what I've been going on and on about to everyone down here. But it just falls on deaf ears when this is your local MP:
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2017/mar/22/minister-tobias-ellwood-hailed-for-attempting-to-save-officers-life
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@Velocio
A Tory majority was always on the cards, the question is whether it's a landslide that results in the front-benchers becoming dictators of our future, or whether it's only a slim majority and will result in opposition from within the Tory party allowing the worst things over the next 5 years to be moderated by everyone else.
It's a straight choice between having an opposition or not.
We can hope it's more than that, but the worthwhile fight is just for meaningful opposition.