Theresa May’s Snap Election Gambit Looking Ill-Conceived
NOVANEWS
By Stephen Lendman
Tories under May assure dirty business as usual. Corbyn-led Labour advocates responsible change.
His social justice manifesto calls for an economy working for everyone, not just privileged Brits like now.
It advocates improved worker rights, a national education service, social security for pensioners, dignity for Brits unable to work, secure homes, help for the homeless, healthcare for all the way it used to be, safer communities, real democracy, equity for everyone, and more.
UK elections weren’t due until May 7, 2020. In mid-April, with a seemingly unbeatable 24-point lead over Labour in polls, May called for June 8 snap elections, seeking a stronger mandate to pursue her agenda.
Days ahead of voting, her strategy appears to have backfired. ...