
When to Hold a General Election
Politics Unpacked
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The Importance of a Personal Mandatory
In 2017, Theresa May lacks the key ingredient that Phil speaks about. A clear and convincing reason she can give to the country for why she's calling the election. She inherited a small majority from David Cameron but has now gone further than ever before in trying to get her party back into power. The execution was poor - they kept the decisions so tight around them, they hadn't told anyone else. So they launched an election campaign whilst trying to build the infrastructure for election campaign at the same time,. which led to a complete car crash.
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