James Forsyth James Forsyth

General election 2019: can Boris Johnson succeed where Theresa May failed?

There are crucial differences that could help the Tories reverse the errors of 2017

issue 02 November 2019

This general election isn’t the most important in a generation, it is the most significant in the lifetime of anyone born since 1945. It will decide whether Brexit happens, whether Britain has the most left-wing prime minister in its history, whether the Scottish Nationalists are able to secure a second independence referendum and whether Britain’s two–party system can survive.

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