Looking back at 14 years of Tory rule - where did it go wrong for the Conservatives? | Vote 2024

After coming to power under David Cameron in 2010 and led by four prime ministers since, we examine what the past 14 years of Conservative rule have been like.
Sky News' Mark Austin is joined by former No 10 communications director Sir Craig Oliver and former culture secretary Baroness Nicky Morgan as they explore the past period of Tory premiership.
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[@jhjhjhjhjhjhify]

It went wrong the moment Cameron got elected in 2010. An awful, nepotistic, and actually rather cruel administration. He called the Brexit referendum, and resigned the moment it didn't go in his favour. I didn't mind May despite my disagreements with her (I don't think any PM would have thrived under the circumstances). The rest were awful. Johnson was a sociopath, Truss devoid of intelligence, and Sunak was dim and out of touch. But it all began with Iggle Piggle and his band of Eton Hooray Henries.

[@pmm7685]

...... specifically when Cameron caved under the manipulation of the British public by Farage and the right wing loons in his party by having a referendum. It was badly thought out and administered too quickly with no analysis of the disiaster it would create for the country.

[@OrangeUtan1]

Hopefully people will learn from this to never let them run our country again

[@culturevulturepapi8948]

he called that Brexit vote to keep himself in power and stop what happened this election....the right of the Tory right going to reform,Brexit,ukip etc ....

[@Stan_55UK]

@@OrangeUtan1 is that run or ruin? ;)

[@lynby6231]

Where did it all go wrong?????? It was never right, “we can’t go on like this” was their slogan, instead they gave us 14 years of austerity, made us the pariahs of Europe, smashed many peoples dreams of owning their own homes and put the cost of living through the roof, whilst inviting their cronies to rip off the NHS (PPE) and other quango inefficient contracts. Nothing good came from their 14 years and don’t get me started on Bojo’s handling of Covid.

[@MrLaking123]

14 years of destruction devastation austerity decline gaslighting

[@leerogers9949]

And it's finally over, thank goodness.

[@evolassunglasses4673]

Immigration Austerity. Our wages are suppressed and our public services are overwhelmed. Torys love mass immigration.

[@dm32904]

and now more of the same

[@larsO204]

Sadly Reform is also at the gates

[@keithgiblin2636]

@@leerogers9949 Really?

[@ElaborateTiger]

By far the worst of them all was David Cameron, he caused this mess. He rolled the dice on the future of this country, not once but twice. First with the Scottish Independence referendum and then with Brexit, none of which he personally wanted or campaigned for. He didn't do what the people voted him in for but instead decided to do the bidding of the SNP and UKIP that hadn't earned any electoral mandate. And of course the second gamble didn't pay off and we will forever live with the consequences of that grave mistake.

[@drunkenhobo5039]

If anything the independence referendum worked out well for him. The SNP hadn't been in power long enough to build up the level of trust they needed, he made sure to not have "Devo Max" on the ballot and the result was getting rid of Alex Salmond, the best politician in the country, and replacing him with the MI5 plant of Nicola Sturgeon.

[@ElaborateTiger]

@@drunkenhobo5039That referendum nearly led to the end of the United Kingdom and Cameron allowed that risk to happen. He put the petty party political disputes of the time ahead of the future of the nation and he didn't care how it went because he knew if his gamble didn't pay off, he wouldn't be the one paying the price. He risked permanent consequences over temporary squabbles. It doesn't get more reckless and irresponsible than that.

[@drunkenhobo5039]

@@ElaborateTiger If he'd said "no" then support for independence would have increased a lot.

[@ElaborateTiger]

@@drunkenhobo5039 Or he could have simply endured it, instead of conceding to their demands immediately. Spain did that with Catalonia and it eventually died down. Typically when a party wins an election, they're expected to govern according to their own agenda, not the agenda of the opposition parties who lost.

[@SlimHandle]

Why is the probably the worst of all these times forgotten? Austerity. Tuition fees triples without interest cut to offset this. Council cuts which led to youth club closures and contributed to 2011 riots. Constant nagging about debt like a teacher with repetition of 'deficit' from all ministers. Cosying up to markets and shareholders for company job cuts which cause redundant people to take entry level young peoples new potential jobs - contributing to 2011 riots. This was a truly miserable time and dull climate in the news to be in. One of the main reasons I voted leave. None related to immigration. Now back to remain in 2022. Brexit may not have worked, but heck it gave us an adventure, badly lacking in Austerity time 2010-2016 when govt didn't add anything, just took away.

[@dazzaMusic]

They partied during quarantine, people died while they were having fun.

[@bavariancarenthusiast2722]

but but but they got the Vaccines first....

[@Legendaryium]

well... I may have to confess something. I may have had some fun during corona.. I know know.. I am sorry for it! I shouldnt have had fun while people were dying :l

[@Baresi-Unico-Capitano]

That was the least of their vices in the grand scheme of things.

[@Adventures_with_kepler]

Tony Blair

[@Informational_Comparisons]

@@Adventures_with_keplerThat war criminal!!

[@safescubadivingwithanis]

Corruption and dishonesty... nothing else

[@ronniechan2041]

And greed.

[@livingstone8347]

Outright scripted lies.

[@Mimi25291]

There should be an investigation on the billions the party stole for their own benefit we know it’s in the billions. And baroness Mone Mrs kerching 💰 🤑

[@suminshizzles6951]

Add to that nepotism and cronyism

[@roywatson8133]

@@ronniechan2041 thats all they have ever beem about

[@malcolmabram2957]

The damage this party has done to the country is beyond description.

[@Adventures_with_kepler]

Same was said jn 2010 make check your history

[@blazzz13]

@@Adventures_with_kepler But 2010 Britain is El Dorado compared to the sewer infested 2024 Britain.

[@satisfied656]

@@Adventures_with_kepler stop #gaslightning or are u a #PootinTroll?

[@Informational_Comparisons]

@@blazzz13Because it’s the 2000s vs the 2020s.

[@Adventures_with_kepler]

@@satisfied656 gaslighting what , tony Blair is a war criminal

[@Conorp77]

BREXIT is where it all went wrong.

[@Abraham-uk4xy]

Yes where it started. Then there was Covid. If they had done more for cost of living and more support for the NHS they would have won.

[@mrakronyahoo]

And the only party pushing to rejoin are the Greens

[@notjustforhackers4252]

Yup, all they had to do was deliver on the mandate given to them by voters. They refused.

[@barriewilliams4526]

@@notjustforhackers4252 Exactly!

[@indian-tech-support]

Austerity

[@paxundpeace9970]

Record level of debt while claiming to run a tight ship.

[@vaust3026]

I hate to be the one to point it out, but if Labour have promised to spend more money on public services and not increase your taxes, they will have to borrow more money than the tories are currently.

[@miguellama7618]

@@vaust3026 Not necessarily, if they manage to boost GDP by deregulating the economy. This is, in fact, step one in their plan.

[@vaust3026]

@@miguellama7618 GDP is a ponzi scheme. We've achieved negligible overall growth by artificially increasing the population. GDP per capita has remained stagnant since the 2008 crash. De-regulation is a perfectly sensible start but unless corporation tax is reduced businesses of all sizes will contine to struggle. For legitimate growth we need jobs and industry outside of the London financial bubble, but investors won't invest in manufacturing if we are bound by nonsensical net 0 policy and excessive taxes. I remain skeptical but open to persuasion. Anything is better than the pathetic excuse for a Conservative party we've suffered for 14 years.

[@miguellama7618]

@@vaust3026 GDP is the sum of sales made in a country not a Ponzi scheme. GDP per capita can be increased by making an economy more efficient without increasing population. How this is done is up for debate but some early on solutions I can think of are: 1. Scaling back the town and country planning act. 2. Increasing law enforcement efficiency. 3. Going back to the EU (repeal Brexit) or reach a trade deal with Europe. 4. Increase spending on education. 5. Regulate monopolies (this is quite a problem in the energy sector)

[@kanedNunable]

@@vaust3026 nope. they could simply not waste it like the tories did. 500m to send 1 person to rwanda etc. hundreds of billions on useless PPE is another.

[@mollymac8678]

Shouldn’t that be titled 14 years of Tory misrule

[@sauermaischeyahoo7834]

Only David Cameron, "The Heir to Blair" was a Blairite. Having set the stage, subsequent Conservative administrations didn't feel able to break from the policies he'd been following. The one administration which did, was torpedoed by the Bank of England within 6 weeks of being formed. The current condition of the national finances is the consequence of 27 years of Blairite policies.

[@bavariancarenthusiast2722]

Yeah with the great help of Murdoch and Farage - never forget!

[@sasmitsatyam5775]

What about the fact that Labour has lower vote share than Tories and Reform UK. Shapps put it very clearly..It was more about Tory loss than labour win...The right wing is still more popular than whole left. So don't spread misinformation. It is bad for UK.

[@Themistocles30]

Tory: "Rules for thee, but not for me!"

[@wrestlingp]

People said the 1980s was bad, the 2010s was far worse. The people must never forget how horrible they were in power

[@waughy9103]

The 80s was not bad at all. The 80s was a time of change. For many good and for others bad. The 70s were far far worse than the 80s. The 90s were okay, but I think it all really went wrong under blair. Since blair the tories and labour have been utterly crap.

[@Toconomy]

The *ERA* of Truss made me laugh... Out loud😂

[@malcolmmitchell6529]

Era? Hardly.

[@gazmothedamaja]

"Looking back at 14 years of Tory rule - where did it go wrong" On day 1.

[@dalebenton3354]

the last few years been a lot worse than ever been,Wonder what Labours rule going to turn out like,People even telling me they ant any better as well

[@celtictarotreadings333]

Thank god it’s over. They had more leaders then I’ve had hot dinners.

[@akirasuzuki8378]

lolol 🙂

[@cupcakefairy87]

Margaret Thatcher's premiership lasted as long as the tenure of the five PM one.

[@thefullenergychannel2879]

Britain was a real laughing stock

[@cupcakefairy87]

@@celtictarotreadings333 Funny how Charles has only been King for less than two years, yet during that time, he's welcomed three prime ministers from two different parties. That's gotta be something of a record.

[@keithgiblin2636]

How's it over? A Labour government with a weak and hypocritical leader js

[@FranksHairSalon]

Where did it go wrong? When they were given power to rule.

[@alimantado373]

Not given, but mandated by ignorant voters.

[@waughy9103]

Now we are seeing the same thing. A new party comes in, goes back on many things they said in the election in a short space of time and riots follow.

[@e13kid]

Austerity + tax hikes, what could’ve gone wrong

[@st4331]

The debt pile is still growing and Labour will need to address it. The interest alone is now more than the entire education budget. Hopefully, we can get back to strong growth, but that will need a strong Europe, and we're seeing the opposite.

[@RoyCyberPunk]

​@@st4331 Leftists love to increase taxes though not the other way around

[@TestName286]

When will people learn giving money to already rich people is bad 🙄 Sunak is the richest PM ever. Completely out of touch with struggling people

[@RedXlV]

@@st4331 Austerity always destroys the economy. There are worse things than government debt.

[@mcfcguvnors]

Actually its Triple austerity , price hikes came during convid & then again during the 3rd austerity round . Never impacts the MPs though . 300 quid a day house of lords allowance - abolish that could pay for bedroom tax for 6 people for just ONE LORDS daily allowance

[@mrakronyahoo]

Oh God. Do we really have to? I'd rather forget those terrible years

[@hugodrax71]

It was like the boat ride in Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory

[@bavariancarenthusiast2722]

If we don´t learn from our history we are doomed to repeat it. Brexit was the greatest plunder in recent British history.

[@prathapanjohn]

The worst is yet to come. Good luck.

[@Ducktility]

Yes, rest of us aren't snowflakes

[@cricketarena4926]

I support labour but dont consider uk economy will show sign of growth

[@Ramy-ql3tr]

Absolute incompetence.

[@meglobob9217]

It actually started going wrong with austerity all that time a go. The very worst effects of austerity are being felt today and those effects are very, very hard to fix, as obviously a decade of under investment is incredibly expensive to fix. If Cameron had chosen to invest in infrastructure instead, raise spending from 3% to around 10% in infrastructure and tackle archaic planning regulation by now UK would be booming with strong growth and have far more money to spend.

[@drunkenhobo5039]

It's just not in their nature though. Their views on class simply do not allow the idea that a nation can prosper with a wealthy working class who spend their money on goods and services. To them, the money *needs* to be at the top.

[@richardblock2458]

Like every country in the West, UK had become poorer in 2008 and never recovered. Populism arose everywhere - Brexit, Trump, the AfD, National Rally, Georgia Meloni - that's why the Tories lost. A total 14 year period which made everything worse, including abandoning the rules and criticising the courts and everyone else who opposed them. I'm a Remoaner.

[@propavshijbezvesti]

The original sin was the decision to pin the blame for 2008 on our public services rather than the bankers who inflated the debt bubble. With that came the decimation of our public services, the immigrant-bashing, the shifting of responsibility to the EU. The Labour right are equally responsible for validating this narrative - their only solution in 2010 and 2015 was to tell voters that they would do austerity better than the Tories and would implement even bigger cuts. Everything follows from the original choice to save the capitalists by cannibalising society.

[@Nickname-ef9tv]

Most Western countries are actually wealthier than they were in 2008. But whatever the wealth of the West as a whole is, there is no denying that in the last decade, accellerated since Brexit, the UK fared among the worst of them. I can still remember the late 1990s when Germany was the sick man of Europe with no edge against the likes of the UK.

[@Nickname-ef9tv]

@BrokeInfluencerCash: If the UK rejoined the EU the Brexit problems would hopefully after some time disappear. _Then_ the UK could finally start working on the problems they had in 2010.

[@madgavin7568]

@@Nickname-ef9tv The UK isn't rejoining the EU for at least a generation, and that's even assuming the EU is alive and kicking by then. The EU could still be alive by 2040 but no longer offer any tangible benefits for the UK rejoining.

[@leehenry5764]

​@@Nickname-ef9tvWe do more trade now with the EU and our economy is larger. Stop with the brexit caused everything. No one asked the government to borrow so much money that then led to mass inflation.

[@caitlinmorley384]

What a beautiful day for British politics ❤

[@middleman9183]

Especially Reform........

[@Buzz_on_yt]

Mark my words, UK is going to get broken and devastated...

[@mcfcguvnors]

@@Buzz_on_yt Not when yer dinghy is marched back to Frogville m8 :D

[@danm94]

Cameron really brought the UK to its knees and things went from bad to worse from that moment on.

[@shazoids]

Can we recover after 14 years of corruption. I hope so.

[@jonathanc2959]

But did we recover from their incompetent handling of a 2019 virus absolutely not

[@bigships]

We’ve seen worse, but we need strong leadership to lead us out of the situation we’re in.

[@SiVlog1989]

The cracks started under Cameron, got wider under May, stretched to just beyond breaking point under Johnson, credibility failed spectacularly under Truss and Sunak lacked political experience to patch things back together, he didn't stand a chance, not that I'm complaining. Let's hope that Starmer's incoming government can at least stabilise things, to quote a former US President, "return to normalcy,"

[@janetmalcolm6191]

Normal. That is exactly what we need. Weekly soap pantomime cancelled.

[@1compaqedr8]

What exactly will Starmer do differently?

[@SiVlog1989]

@@1compaqedr8 I reckon that although things won't change straight away, at least in a wider sense (after all, a government changing course is like turning a supertanker, it takes time), but at the very least, it won't be a daily soap opera in terms of the governing party turning on itself

[@janetmalcolm6191]

​@@1compaqedr8Hopefully consider policies that benefit the people. Ordinary people. Working people. Can't think of 1 under Tories. Labour left a list before going last time. Yes if people look they did!

[@ColinGreen-pi7kj]

David Cameron. Now " Lord Cameron " , for " Services to the Country ! " l expect Boris will be next . Unbelievable.

[@cupcakefairy87]

Johnson will either become a Lord like Cameron or get a Knighthood.

[@RickyBlaze2008]

Where did it go wrong??!! At what point did they do anything right!??!

[@mcfcguvnors]

Profit before people is the Tory way

[@redlightmax]

When the Tories lost the 2024 general election.🥳

[@Evemeister12]

Austerity, brexit, the persecution of society's most vulnerable people. This is why i can't feel any empathy for all these tearful politicians.

[@LuzDoSol-yr5bv]

Why???? We lived that nightmare. 😢😢😂😂

[@optimalintelligent8090]

Money cannot not buy leadership skill. Sunk is wealthy but not wearily to solve problems of state.

[@beandinner1262]

I can't believe we lived through Theresa May's dancing.

[@thefullenergychannel2879]

lol

[@1976darby]

is there anything they did right

[@god1971b]

They left.

[@Kate-lk6tw]

Nope.

[@Stan_55UK]

Of course! They feathered their own nests whilst fleecing the people of this country. They likely don't even care that they have suffered a huge defeat. That is how grifters operate.

[@janetmalcolm6191]

No did nothing right!

[@Nickname-ef9tv]

At least they accept the election result. Edit: i hear Liz Truss indeed does not.

[@jeanlebreton2049]

Some importants events are left apart: Johnson's diners, Cameron's return in government, the civil war between the socialist and the liberal branch of the Labour...

[@leest4498]

The curtain finally came down on one of the longest running sitcom 😅😅. Thanks for keeping us entertained for the last 14 years 🙏🙏

[@michaelbroadley5676]

Politicians & diapers need to be changed often.., for the same reason. Mark Twain.

[@SuperLamarrio64DS]

Finally... It's over.... I gave up hope

[@evertonporter7887]

I hope Labour will learn from the Tories mistakes.

[@stevenalmond4180]

I'm no fan of the tories, but a big part of the problem has been a lack of effective opposition. The country has been let down.

[@notjustforhackers4252]

Not doing what was voted for.... time and time again.

[@thisismetoday]

3:14 Corbyn had more votes then than Starmer had today.

[@JavierGonzalez-qg5el]

Theresa May saying a citizen of the world is a citizen of nowhere was a really dark turn in British history. It will haunt my nightmares for ever. 2:28

[@bowlampar]

Nothing went wrong, except British Public are tired of half cooked and super spicey curry rice, while conservative leaders are enjoying full flavor, well done curry chicken every day.

[@christopherpainter-s9v]

History repeats itself. I can remember when Blair trounced the Tories. It took years - and several changes in the leadership for the Tory party to recover. The same will happen this time round. The Tories are out for at least 10 years. In this time the Labour government will make mistakes and the country will want a change. During this time, the Conservatives will probably veer to the right with unelectable candidates, and then, realising that power in the UK is only achieved by centrist policies will elect someone electable - representing floating voters and their centrist policies. I'm optimistic. The centre will always prevail in the UK - it's not a country that tolerates extremism

[@iielysiumx5811]

These 14 years will likely be remembered as 14 of the worst and most incompetent governance this country has ever seen, especially the last 8. I really hope Labour can fix the problems the tories have caused and the UK isn’t too far gone

[@_Ozka]

"even failing to win over those whose very instinct is to follow" was brutal

[@sukorcheembi1349]

After 14 years, it is time to change, give labour party a chance

[@ronbock8291]

Almost immediately is where it went wrong for the UK.

[@panaceiasuberes6464]

I want to thank David Cameron for once again making Paris Europe's financial hub. As a UHNW individual I was reading myself to move from the city in 2013 but talks of Brexhit made every single relevant bank and corporation shore up their position on Paris and my incomes from rents on building I own in Paris quadruple between 2014-2016 and more than quadrupled since. Also, UK was the largest taker in terms of farming subsidies so all my French, Spanish and Portuguese wineries but subsidised, something that couldn't happen before Brexhit. This man was a miracle worker for Europeans.

[@sarcasticstartrek7719]

Where did it go wrong? I think a few seconds after the Queen invited Cameron to form a government in her name.

[@divinity176]

From the outset. The rest of the world grew its way out of the sub-prime aftermath but the Tories - at a time when interest rates were rock bottom for several years and finance was incredibly cheap - chose austerity. Then, just when they had made everyone angry enough at the system, decided that calling a Brexit referendum would solve their own divisions and stop UKIP from pinching a few seats from them. Everything since then has been chaos.

[@larkspurz]

Ultimately, Tories lost because they didn't cut down on immigration. The mood was clear-people voted leave because they know the EU was too bureaucratic in UK's affairs to handle immigration. May, then Boris, then Truss and now Sunak-all failed to reduce immigration. It never reduce at all during those 4 prime ministers. Now, Starmer is PM but only out of spit for the Tories who haven't delivered on their promise to cut immigration.

[@Neutralino]

People voted Leave because they didn't understand immigration. They thought that somehow the EU was leading to non-EU migration, even though that was always under our countrol.

[@owenjoseph7648]

Cameron can go back to lobbying.

[@cupcakefairy87]

He's still got his seat in the House of Lords thanks to Sunak.

[@thisismetoday]

At least Cameron and May still had some moral values! With Johnson and Sunak it was a free for all.

[@madrockon7357]

*What a hellscape it was.*

[@simonbradburn]

They should never be allowed to lead the country again.

[@denizb.4142]

Don't worry after few years the those idiots will be in power.

[@Im4588-m8t]

2010 Cameron said it himself Britain needs to reform. History wise interesting- rishi failed due to procrastination

[@erikvynckier4819]

Where did it go wrong? It never ever went right to begin with!

[@Tom-gt8yy]

Where did it go right for them? time for jail sentences

[@lordvadertheleftie9703]

I can't wait until the PPE investigations. There's going to be criminal proceedings

[@musicloverlondon6070]

Indeed!

[@snapshotsreviews4967]

I only wish I could have seen the look on Nick Ferrari’s muppet face when the results were announced 😂😂😂

[@ramaswamyadisesh6848]

I am not sure why Sunak or anyone else would have wanted to be the PM during a time of crisis. Writing was on the wall and it was obvious that Sunak was going to be blamed for the ills that happened and was happening. He inherited most of the problems that was not easy to fix in a short period of time. Now his name is Mud. If I was in his shoes, I would not have touched the PM post with a thousand foot pole.

[@keithgiblin2636]

Wasn't in the job long enough to get the blame.

[@natyak5641]

He was part of the problem. He was Chancellor before pm.

[@ramaswamyadisesh6848]

@@natyak5641 But by all accounts he did well in that position and navigated thru the COVID pandemic.

[@cupcakefairy87]

@@natyak5641 Chancellors who eventually become Prime Ministers always seem to get voted out of office - See also John Major and Gordon Brown, for future reference.

[@Dupablada83]

The media became a laughing stock

[@ShanesHQ]

When hasn't the mainstream media been a laughing stock

[@Nemenis]

News has always been a joke since 1930s and will be a joke for forever.

[@Diaz1998-h5y]

BREXIT & WORSTED MANAGEMENT ECONOMY'S..THE PRICE THAT CONSERVATIVE PAY FOR THAT BIGGEST PRICE !!!!!!!

[@evolassunglasses4673]

They got a 80 seat majority but went for mass replacement migration/ 1.2 million in one year

[@Burt-ok2ho]

The most rotten 14 years in my life...Seeing those pampered and cruel Etonians, Cameron and Osborne I knew we were f....d !

[@dombaker1924]

They messed up and Boris was the catalyst. He wanted to be prime minister so badly that he campaigned for leave even though he was a remainer. To say i'm disappointed with the Conservatives is an understatement. However, I also lived through the last Labour government and in their final years 2008-10 the economy, any any sense of hope that went with it, was in a far worse state then than it is today. Yes we had a financial crisis on Labour's watch but we also had Covid and the Ukraine war on the Conservatives watch. Whilst Starmer appears to have more integrity than most of these Tory Prime Ministers, don't expect that to translate to a better end result.

[@rennymusic4460]

14 years of not so good plans 14 years of ridiculous tories 5 ordinary prime ministers David Cameron (10-16) Theresa May (16-19) Boris Johnson (19-22) Liz Truss (Sep-Oct 22) Rishi Sunak (22-24)

[@IsaacKing-yf4ty]

The real question is: What even went right? Literally nothing.

[@PhilipJackson03]

5,168 days…that’s how long the UK has been under the Tories brand of managed decline.

[@davis3782]

This video should be about 3 hours long.

[@constantius4654]

Boarding school / Oxford boys such as Osborne, Cameron, Johnson, Hannan, Frost have proved to be totally incompetent. Keir Starmer is a state educated graduate of the highly regarded University of Leeds. He is almost certain to be more capable than any of the above.

[@TheLostHistoryChannelTKTC]

The resistance begins with ‘refusal’ WHY should we abide? is the motivation to abide fuelled by a fear of what’s happening elsewhere? This is the UK, EVERYTHING started here!! The world flowered from these pastures, the NEW World too, will rise from these shores, this island is not what it seems! The Power is with the people, ALWAYS!! .

[@FifasFinestMw2King]

Shocked at most people’s reaction to the end of Tory rule. As if the majority didn’t vote for them… 3 seperate times

[@veritysmart]

One word: hubris. Their own egos, arrogance and self interest tripped them up at every turn. Painfully predictable outcome and unnecessary suffering for us all on the receiving end of grotesquely punitive policies. We will NOT forget, we will NOT forgive.

[@DavidSmith-gx5mu]

What a disaster. It all went wrong when Cameron opted to appease a vocal minority to prevent ukip splitting a few tory seats

[@celtictarotreadings333]

Yep and what has brexit achieved

[@leehenry5764]

​@@celtictarotreadings333New trade deals across the world. Rolled out vaccine faster than any EU Country.stopped pick pocketing Romanians coming.

[@olivermadden5083]

Cameron has a lot to answer for. The referendum was the beginning of the end for the Tories. It was a stupid decision to hold one, driven by sheer ego and self-interest.

[@emanuel1940]

A dark time in our nations history.

[@fahmad7194]

What a wondrous mess of lies, deceit and sleeze 😮

[@plunder1956]

Deep internal divisions over Europe have split the Tory party for 70 years. Cameron's decision to hold a referendum made it worse and cam close to splitting Britain itself. It has smashed the party. If they can't rapidly re-invent themselves and offer a genuine united vision for our future, this party may simply implode. I hope they never recover and simply fade away.

[@Mig29now]

No not 14 years of tory rule, more the case being 14 years of tory misrule and near encroaching tyranny.

[@FigitTheDigit]

The vote share was 51 - 49 in favour of Leave... Can we stop pretending that's a meaningful majority?

[@martinws8416]

52 (51.89%) - 48% (48.11%) a difference by 1.3 million votes

[@pevebe]

1.3 million is a meaningful majority. Particularly when the question is a simple Yes or No

[@leehenry5764]

Abit of a silly comment 😂

[@martinws8416]

@eljay5009 Indeed

[@Adikxx]

Really well put together material. Shows how it all went..

[@shanysichilima8540]

David Cameron was their best leader, Boris Johnson was their downfall. Resignation of Cameron was the begining of their end. Theresa May was a sober leader but the circumstances were just too toxic for her to survive. These guys were too power hungry amongst themselves instead of serving the people.

[@zossua7375]

I actually cant watch this. Its too painful.

[@professormcclaine5738]

Nick (I'll scrap tuition fees) Clegg.

[@leifandersen2756]

People have become poorer and the rich have become richer ! People have had enough ! No matter if Britain has got a Labour leader as PM the country will remain conservative !

[@adebolabloke6962]

Conservative? This is one of the most dangerously left wing countries

[@jacquelinerowe6449]

Blame Keir Starmer Go And read What Our Current PM Is Doing Mr Starmer

[@mandeeqahmed9225]

Tories a total mess ruined people's lives

[@BobSmith-rf3ph]

It all went wrong in May 2010 in reality, that caused the appeasement of the far right Tories (Brexit referendum promise!) & the rest as they say is history. There's not a Conservative politician in the parliamentary party that could have won that election, the grim reality is only one COULD have done so but he was leading the party to the extreme right, even though he practically laid it on a plate for them! The Tories have been frankly terrible in government over the last 14 years & the problems caused by them will be felt for generations to come & honestly, part of me feels half sorry for Keir Starmer because he's going to need to spend the next 5 years dealing with the fallout, almost like Theresa May he's got a mess to clean up & it's doubtful that anyone can do so!

[@dalebenton3354]

I can clearly remember that as well,when the Tories where partying around the same time when the Queen was there for her husbands funeral,When most people could not even turn up to a funeral,Same time when the Tories where partying,No social distancing there,No one wearing any masks,Also Labour are just as bad,Same time the Labour party where partying in their office,No one wearing masks,No one social distancing,All wrong really,When the rest of the would had to stick to COVID rules or get fined for breaking the COVID rules

[@Jessjoe1956]

It’s a new dawn, it’s a new day, and I’m feeling good. 🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹

[@Mimi25291]

14 years summed up in 6 mins 😂

[@MrGavinBoyd]

Worst government of my lifetime.

[@AdditionalAccountRequirement]

Labour wasn’t my first choice but I wanted the Torries out so it was a tactical vote rather than in favour of Labour. I really hope they try to deliver on some of the promises to make it worth while voting in favour of them in the next election as I want progress made

[@jamesjarrett52]

Rule... not service. There s the start of your problem.

[@sqrd3536]

In all honesty the rain gave me some hope. Conservative finger prints washed off the welfare system that has been run down. Too much corruption and confusion over 14 years is too much. Cameron, Boris and Sunak and that Cummings guy... article 51, more taxation, homelessness....bad memories all round.

[@Tremuoso]

they are simply not conservatives with conservative positions.

[@greentokyo]

LOLLL People voted Labour in a landslide because they dont want anymore of your conservative bullshit. Not because they weren’t “conservative” enough

[@malibongwenkunkuma1343]

What was it with the 'Rwanda thing' very bizarre!

[@Stan_55UK]

A huge waste of money.

[@CHEEEZ-UK]

I think it was designed to look tough on asylum seekers and supposedly to stop the small boats crossing the channel between UK and EU. The crossings are highly dangerous and run by criminal gangs across Europe. The idea being to fly the asylum seekers to Rwanda where they will be held and processed instead of entering the country. Labour has outlined a plan to assemble a task force to target the gangs who facilitate the crossings in a hope to stop the boats at the source. The Rwanda bill was an expensive and divisive approach, it appealed to some but also many disliked the idea, the ethics and the cost. It also didn't stop the boats from coming so I'm not sure it was ever going to work. Bizarre and erratic flailing from a party that was ripping itself apart. That's my understanding of it. Others will probably have a very different take on it.

[@Sharkyktc001]

I just tried explaining it to my American friends and honestly just saying "Well, the government want to fly asylum seekers to the middle of Africa. The courts said it was illegal, so they made a new law to make it be legal instead" out loud sounded like some sort of parody

[@leehenry5764]

Labours plan is hot air, more of the same is going to happen ​@@CHEEEZ-UK

[@HenryKing679]

Well its the End Game for Conservatives,now Labour is coming after Rishi and his very rich buddies with Unlimited Wealth Tax and not a single opposition to stop Starmer from going after the Rich.So Rishi not only lost the Election but also lost all is friends wealth 😂😂😂

[@eslofftschubar206]

They will just move their wealth to another country. So instead of getting "little" you'd get "nothing" from them. That is one way to drive your country in to greater debt.

[@perolagrande]

After Partygate, there was no way back, and Liz Truss sealed the final nail in the coffin. Cameron did a good job, but it was all downhill after that. The Tories lost their grip, didn't know what they stood for any longer, and betrayed the trust placed in them.

[@zahhym]

Cameron did a good job!!?!?!? Cameron killed the UK. Austerity and brexit drilled a huge hole in a ship that was only just beginning to float again after 2008.

[@tjw2570]

Brexit, Covid and Ukraine.

[@Alkn24]

It’s never their fault is it 😂😂🤦‍♂️

[@evolassunglasses4673]

Record mass replacement migration.

[@damianbutterworth2434]

everyone was happy having a free holiday.

[@KungFuWizardOfJesus]

@@evolassunglasses4673you do realise much of the NHS runs on immigrants right? Reforms obsession with immigration won’t do this country any favours.

[@unduloid]

@@Alkn24 Brexit _was_ their fault.

[@arthurkinnie5042]

Bring Back Boris Johnson Yes Partygate And Lots Resigned But He Got The Vaccine Rolled Out And Cost Of Living Support And Saved Us From Another Country And He Would Have Built New Hospitals. I Miss Boris Johnson Boris Boris Boris Boris Boris Boris Boris Boris Boris Boris

[@mrvgranfield]

What a disaster the mismanagement for quick cash arrests should come now . Number 1 problem no free media.

[@christopher_amor_02_animat79]

Where did it NOT go wrong is what should be asked?! Even a needle in a haystack is easier to find than that!

[@dalebenton3354]

well nothing been great in the last 14 years,My life has changed so much in so many different ways,If we do face a better future,Start going to Pub's,Clubs,Discos a lot again and enjoy life to the full and same when I go food shopping,Be nice to see the fridge freezer and cupboards all nicely full up again,Not seen for a long time,My fridge freezer is mostly empty with some ice in the back of it,Then again,Don't think Labour be any better,Like to see how long they last next

[@mohamedkhalafamath2504]

Surprised that they lasted this long...

[@sauermaischeyahoo7834]

It failed in 2010. The government was sitting on a "mountain of debt" and running a deficit (aka "ovespending") of 6.9% of GDP when the Coalition came into office. This needed correcting. In 1976, under IMF auspices, Labour Chancellor, Denis Healey, cut government overspending by more in one year than George Osborne managed in six. Had the Coalition government made the necessary spending cuts in 2010, it would have been good politics, the public would have blamed Labour. But it didn't, it dragged out the misery of bringing government spending under control. It wasn't until 2019, that, finally, a following Conservative government reduced the deficit to something sensible. However, in the meantime the "mountain of debt" had more or less doubled in size. Then, just when it looked likely that that "mountain of debt" could be eroded, along came the epidemic. The problem is that the UK's ruling class has become complacent. Gordon Brown, did not follow economic orthodoxy and run a surplus throughout the "Goldilocks" boom, building up a "war chest" for hard times to come, instead he created the initial "mountain of debt", thinking that a benign environment would last forever. Two weeks before Lehmann Bros. went bust, he declared the "end to... boom and bust". David Cameron and George Osborne didn't see any urgency in reducing the deficit. Surely a benign environment would last forever. Only it didn't. Ordinary householders know that if one's debt is spiraling, one pays it down speedily, but not those two wealthy grandees. That's how out of touch with reality they were.