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1. "Doubling down" is a major part of the Tory playbook

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Sun Oct 18, 2020, 09:18 AM

Oct 2020

When right wing politicians and commentators get things badly wrong they don't admit their mistake as that would be a sign of weakness. Instead they "double down" and keep in digging themselves further into a hole.

Patel appears very strongly to be very much one of those who will never admit to any error. It's been a successful strategy for right wing politicians for a while. Even if it has created a hugely dishonest, wildly arrogant and incapable generation of politicians.

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"Doubling down" is a major part of the Tory playbook T_i_B Oct 2020 #1