Anyone鈥檚 guess
Looking at racecards for the 2017 election reminded 黑洞社区 again that the past is a foreign country. The following predictions proved wide of the mark, but it鈥檚 easy to forget how different the situation looked before polling day.
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1. 鈥淭he outcome of the general election is widely believed to be a foregone conclusion 鈥� the only real question being how big the Conservatives鈥� majority is going to be.鈥�
2. 鈥淸Theresa May] will be able to return with a mandate for Brexit which will be very difficult to resist.鈥�
3. 鈥淢ay will be able to sideline those hardline MPs in her own party who are determined to pursue Brexit at any cost.鈥�
4. Sajid Javid, now chancellor, 鈥渉as been identified as vulnerable for the chop.鈥�
5. 鈥淎ssuming the election delivers the Conservatives the kind of majority indicated by current polls, the outcome will be much greater certainty thereafter, which is good news for the industry.鈥�
With polls this time predicting anything from a huge Tory lead to a hung parliament, it鈥檚 understandable few pundits are willing to call the result this time around.
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