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I'm concerned about the UK general election in June, as I expect the current Conservative government to make enough gains to be able to claim a mandate to conduct a massively reckless and damaging "hard Brexit".
I'm very worried Labour (the current opposition) will just collapse, meaning that there isn't a sufficiently powerful and organised opposition to challenge the Government during the Brexit negotiations, nor in the domestic arena.
Whilst I'd be very happy if the Liberal Democrats regained what they lost in 2015, they aren't, and wouldn't be, in a position to become the new opposition; for a feasible positive outcome, Labour would need to hold what they have now and the Lib Dems to regain what they lost, forcing the Conservatives into a minority Government, and I don't see that happening.
The next 5 years aren't going to be fun.
I'm very worried Labour (the current opposition) will just collapse, meaning that there isn't a sufficiently powerful and organised opposition to challenge the Government during the Brexit negotiations, nor in the domestic arena.
Whilst I'd be very happy if the Liberal Democrats regained what they lost in 2015, they aren't, and wouldn't be, in a position to become the new opposition; for a feasible positive outcome, Labour would need to hold what they have now and the Lib Dems to regain what they lost, forcing the Conservatives into a minority Government, and I don't see that happening.
The next 5 years aren't going to be fun.