A letter to the Economist may hold the most succinct assessment of the Tories you’ll see this side of the election
With so much long-winded analysis across all the media ahead of the general election, it was very refreshing to read this succinct assessment by Simon Rake in Devon, via a letter to The Economist.
It simply says it all in just two sentences.
Quite the zinger in @TheEconomist pic.twitter.com/gb0ugIkgvu
— Alex Selby-Boothroyd (@AlexSelbyB) June 14, 2024
And there you have it. We were very grateful to Alex Selby-Boothroyd for sharing it, and we expect these people were too.
1.
Very succinct and punchy! https://t.co/VzVTcMPeAv
— Queen Lizzie III #NHSBlueHeart#FBPE#FBPR#FBPA (@L15per) June 14, 2024
2.
Oh perfection https://t.co/KUJ3Lclg6m
— David King #FBPE #BackToSquareOne (@sandgrown100) June 14, 2024
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Wisdom from Totnes https://t.co/6YYwOsRlV5
— Linda Petty #VoteLabour (@yeye_o) June 14, 2024
4.
Sums it up really https://t.co/coSQCYvrFA
— Scotia4ever (@Bygstad1) June 14, 2024
5.
Nailed it https://t.co/Us6qL13Cmr
— Alan Scowcroft (@alan_scowcroft) June 15, 2024
6.
Someone call the fire brigade… https://t.co/nqrcKiDkHh
— Rob Grace Comedy (@RobGraceComedy) June 14, 2024
7.
Nail on Head….. https://t.co/rPbo5CVv51
— ATheritage (@ATheritage) June 14, 2024
8.
Drop the mic. https://t.co/9GS1oksSmG
— Lou Cypher (@CypherV667) June 14, 2024
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— LyndaM (@lyndamarshallc) June 14, 2024
Alex posted an update on those slim Tory chances.
Tory chances of a majority are now less than 1%, and that "<" is doing a lot of workhttps://t.co/iBynR2WbDx pic.twitter.com/U0JYYCgv63
— Alex Selby-Boothroyd (@AlexSelbyB) June 14, 2024
Finally, hats off to the man himself.
The Economist!! Fame at last pic.twitter.com/jo2MXFuVwE
— Simon Rake #FBPE (@simonrake) June 14, 2024
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