In this acrimonious election, seemingly the one thing everyone can agree on is that Britain’s future is at stake. Yet as a result, so far this election has been too much about the future and not enough about the past and the present. In 1945, Labour’s hugely effective election manifesto was called Let Us Face the Future. This election is about something much bigger than that | Ash Sarkar Read moreHaving a “future election” has especially suited the Tories this time. An election about the future can also make bad news from the present seem irrelevant – if it is noticed at all.

Source: The Guardian November 30, 2019 06:01 UTC