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T_i_B

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2. Maybe it could have been a massive opportunity for the Tories

Reply to Denzil_DC (Original post)

Sun Oct 4, 2020, 05:06 PM

Oct 2020

If only they had done a good job of containing Coronavirus. But they didn't.

And whatever else I may think about grassroots Tories, I don't think even they can see any scope for tax cuts given the catastrophic effect of Coronavirus on government finances.

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Boris Johnson calls coronavirus pandemic a 'massive opportunity' the Tories can exploit [View all] Denzil_DC Oct 2020 OP

Why would he say "build back better?" dhill926 Oct 2020 #1

Cummings and the Tories are very big on three-word slogans. Denzil_DC Oct 2020 #3

But it's Biden's slogan.... dhill926 Oct 2020 #4

It may have different connotations in the USA. Denzil_DC Oct 2020 #5

Ah...thanks for the info... dhill926 Oct 2020 #6

Maybe it could have been a massive opportunity for the Tories T_i_B Oct 2020 #2

Yeah, since the Tories have done such an exceptional job exploiting the manipulated Brexit abqtommy Oct 2020 #7