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[–] Nighed@sffa.community 2 points 1 year ago (17 children)

David Cameron getting back I to government!?!

He is better than most of their more recent seat warmers I guess...

[–] DakRalter@thelemmy.club 19 points 1 year ago (14 children)

He started this whole crap show. Because he was scared of losing votes to UKIP, he held that dumb referendum, and that set in motion the events that led to Cruella (Johnson in power purging anyone in the party who didn't bow down to his brexit ideology). Cameron can do one, he's worse than Johnson in my eyes.

[–] Nighed@sffa.community 3 points 1 year ago (11 children)

He wasn't intentionally bad though, he just made a (huge) miscalculation about how much the leave campaign were willing to lie.

[–] jamrom@feddit.uk 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

He was a Eurosceptic masquerading as a pro-EU campaigner. He gambled his power with different referenda (AV in 2011, Scottish independence in 2014, and the UK self-sanction in 2016).

He looks competent, but he's directly and indirectly caused so much harm to this country.

[–] HeartyBeast@kbin.social 4 points 1 year ago

He was a Eurosceptic masquerading as a pro-EU campaigner

I don't think there's much evidence that suggests that. What he was, was complacent about Remain's chances of success - and he wasnt the only one.

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