It’s not like they really had a choice the way their system is set up and the almost total lack of appreciable differences between the two main parties. The ‘conservative’ Tories had held the reins of power for 14 increasingly shaky years, the last two under the inept and effete Rishi Sunak.
The final nail in Sunak’s projectile-studded political coffin was his tone-deaf early scuttle back to England from the 80th anniversary Normandy ceremonies. Sunak did so as not to miss a friendly – although God knows he needed one – prearranged television interview. It was inconvenient for his flailing camping when commemorative duties with the handful of century-old D-Day survivors interfered by running over a bit. Seen one geriatric war hero, you’ve seen them all, and Sunak made a command decision to ditch the patriotic party and head home.
Even in the barely recognizable England of today,…
