« I think these [recent Tory] governments have been too terrible to make fun of. I think they’ve been incompetent and corrupt and I’m not going to make jokes to give them time off. »
— Actor Peter Capaldi (Doctor Who, The Thick of It, etc.) at The Guardian commenting on the last few Conservative governments in the UK.
You know that things are bad when a government is too terrible even for comedy.
The site Britain Elects projects that if a general election were held today, Labour would more than double its seats in the House of Commons. The Lib Dems would rebound nicely as well. Though the Tories would lose about 58% of their seats. The Scottish National Party (SNP), mixed in with Others on this graphic, would probably take a hit due to recent scandals.
An election needs to be called in the next 12 months. There had been some speculation a few months ago about a spring election. But Rishi Sunak may be thinking that the longer he waits, the greater the chance of a political miracle for the Tories.
There are by-elections scheduled for February 15th in the constituencies of Kingswood and Wellingborough. One in Blackpool South is also likely. All three of those seats were won by Conservatives in 2019. If they managed to hold on to just one of those seats they would probably be overjoyed.
