"The last Conservative government"

[Fez909]

When the Tories won in 2010, I heard the phrase "the last Labour government" constantly, as I'm sure you all did. They blamed them for everything and used it as justification for all their horrible policies, as well as to get a dig in, of course.

I checked Hansard and "the last labour government" was recorded 1079 times in the Commons. I haven't checked to see if I was a Tory MP or someone else saying it. I imagine it was mostly Tories.

So that 77 times a year for their 14 years in office. Less than I thought, tbh, but I imagine most of the times I heard it were outside of Parliament, on the news, Question Time, etc.

Now we're on the first full working day of the new government and Rachel Reeves is laying the groundwork for the same in reverse. I don't blame them, I'd probably do it, but it's going to be very boring.

How many mentions do you think we're going to get?

 

[WouldBe]

Depends how long labour are in power for.

 

[JimW]

Thought you were talking about what we have just seen, like the last of the Mohicans.

 

[moochedit]

Depends how long labour are in power for.

That doesn't stop them Pm's of either party will use the "last government" excuse well into the third term.

 

[Sasaferrato]

Depends how long labour are in power for.

One parliament.

 

[andysays]

Thought you were talking about what we have just seen, like the last of the Mohicans.

Me too.

I suppose saying "the final Conservative government" would make it clearer

 

[Pickman's model]

tbh i won't believe that was the last tory government until the final tory mp is impaled upon a stake

 

[Sasaferrato]

The reason I say 'one parliament' is that things are in such a shocking state that no party could restore competence in our institutions in a single parliament.

 

[MickiQ]

A lot from now until they start referring to the last Labour Govt again

 

[frogwoman]

That doesn't stop them Pm's of either party will use the "last government" excuse well into the third term.

The Tories were banging on about Gordon Brown's note into the election ffs

 

[Puddy_Tat]

Pm's of either party will use the "last government" excuse well into the third term.

the last 5 tory PM's spent a fair amount of time blaming the last tory government, though...

 

[frogwoman]

the last 5 tory PM's spent a fair amount of time blaming the last tory government, though...

Theresa May defo did.

 

[Kaka Tim]

Like all the classic baddies they live to fight another day. Be a while though - they have to have a war with ReFuk first over who gets the gammon vote. And I dont think the voters are going to forgive them in a hurry.