As others have said, unfunny but hiding a possible truth. If we win on Sunday the country will go nuts and enjoy a short lived deep patriotic glow. Thus, had the election been called for the 18th July..?

I'm not kidding. The second after that wet announcement, I checked the Euros dates.

So he timed a doomed election to predate a NATO summit and the tantalizing possibility of a Euros win (at a time England were favourites).

????

Ha, yes of course he might. But the word "fail" is a tough one for reaching a 1st overseas final and losing. It could still be favourably spun. Unless, of course, you are not in power.

Tell me that on Sunday night if we lose.

For the 70+ age group which I do not admit belonging to, this is a landmark election as it marks the end of their ability to enable successive dreadful tory administrations.

Even in 2019, the Johnson 80+ majority, even then rest of the country the majority would have been Corbyn and he would have had a big majority in 2017.

Reducing the voting age, age caps on serving possibly voting, boundary fiddles as usual, lab/lib coalition if desperate, all sorts of ways.

Cleverly is correct for a change in saying that labour from this position, can engineer a situation where the tories simply cannot win.

If only there were no such things as own goals.

It's completely unethical and against the spirit of democracy, however I don't think it ultimately can stop a party.

The reason it can't is because it's the economy and standard of living that is the final judge. Once it falls enough people will vote for change and anyone but what they have....it's why we have Starmer when hardly anyone really likes him.

Only laws banning parties from having certain policies can stop conservativism or real socialism for example....at which point we aren't a democracy....We already do this in limited areas.

'Who are you and how did you get in here? I'm a locksmith. And, I'm a locksmith.' (Leslie Nielsen)

I am advised that The Conservative Party will establish a thorough review of the General Election campaign and a root-and-branch examination of the wider Conservative Party. This will examine what went wrong as well as what worked well. It will address problems that many within the party have been highlighting for a while.

The precise timescale and composition of the 'Review Panel' will be published once agreed by the Party Board and I for one will engage with it.
What is important is that we learn the right lessons and confront hard truths so that we can move forward as an effective Opposition.