Opinion: Paul Upton on the consequences of the shock general election result
The new normal: Big issues that affect the insurance industry could be put on the back burner or entirely dropped as the fallout from the dramatic general election continues
The election result on 8 June has dramatically changed the political landscape in a way that was completely unforeseen.
Over the last few general elections we have seen a gradual erosion of the classic assumed voting patterns along lines of class and geography. However it has amazed me – and indeed most commentators – that 40% of people who voted did so in support of a radical tax and spend manifesto put forward by Labour.
I have given up making political predictions but it would appear that a
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