UK Elections: Theresa Inflicts On Her Country the Worst of All Possible Woes
Well that worked out well, didn’t it?
Theresa called the election despite the Fixed Term Parliament Act, despite repeatedly saying that she wouldn’t do it, despite the fact she already had a majority. She insisted she wanted a mandate to pursue a hard Brexit, which hadn’t been part of the Conservative manifesto at the previous election, when she hadn’t been the leader and Prime Minister presumptive.