Well, well, well, who would have ‘thunk’ it? In December 2019, when Boris Johnson came storming in on a white charger, with an 80-seat majority, in statistical terms, it looked as though the Tories should have been in power for not just one, but two electoral terms.
After four and a half years and three Prime Ministers later, having squandered this golden opportunity, the Tories are looking down the barrel of a shotgun which is primed, cocked and ready for ritual slaughter at the hands of Sir Kier Starmer. Not only does he not need to play on the pitch, nor don his football kit, but just has to turn up at the ground, to win the match.