The whole Tory campaign can be summed up using a fair few 'C' words. Complacent being the main one.

I agree and think this is the case across the board with Labour supporters...esp on Social media.

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Though they haven't "yet" placed it in inverted commas!

Having first stabbed Cameron in the back by deciding to be pro-Brexit at the last moment as his preferred route to potential personal advancement? Maybe Boris is simply past his political sell-by date as someone people beyond the Tory heartland believe on anything?

A punter walked into a Ladbrokes in Chelsea yesterday and put £2k on Boris to be PM on 1 July 2017. Throwing his money away.

I think the Tories are struggling for a few reasons. One is that their manifesto is completely un-costed, therefore, they look stupid when trying to attack Labour's figures, as they haven't released any themselves, (for example they said that they would drop corporation tax to 16 percent, but refuse to say how they will fund the cost).

Basing, her campaign on being "Strong and Stable", is fair enough, but then, constantly making U-Turns and changing your mind doesn't help when you're running against someone like Corbyn, who, love him or hate him, is generally pretty consistent. Also, speaking of "Strong and Stable", you can get away with having a campaign run on slogans when you are in such a strong position, but, to do that you need at least 7 or 8 slogans, not just one, otherwise, the slogan gets heavily over used and ends up loosing credibility.

Then, the most bizarre move in their manifesto, was the so called "Dementia Tax" and the removal of the Winter Fuel allowance, which, negatively impacts pensioners, who are their core supporters.

That is all worsened by the attempt to bring back Fox Hunting and ivory trading, which never goes down well with a nation of animal lovers.

It's possible May believed, that with such a strong lead, now would be the best time to push through these unpopular policies, as, even if she drops a few points and looses a few votes, she will still get in with an increased majority.

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I agree with you that it was highly likely. As a neutral, I think a lot of Conservative supporters I have spoken with, like yourself, aren't happy with May's manifesto and one of them even said he wont vote for her, as a tactic to reduce her majority so she gets ousted after the election. A mate of mine, who used to work in the press thinks that the rise of social media outlets such as Twitter and Facebook have also hampered her campaign, as while a lot of the newspapers have been supportive, the problem is the opposition and their supporters have been able to use social media outlets to highlight these policies.

Just because Mrs May called an election about brexit does not mean she wants to debate it with anybody else.

So a good opportunity for Corbyn to enter the fray and explain to voters why 'no deal' is not in our interests.

He has been quite straight with issues generally so let it continue.

If only.

At the job centre they call her 'Ethel the Aardvark'.