‘Youthquake’ that voted for 'parties of change' will demand satisfaction if those parties form government

A general trend has emerged within political circles that, for one reason or another, the junior coalition partner in government seems to emerge worse off, getting the majority of the blame for tough decisions and less of the credit for what is achieved, writes Ben Quigley.

‘Youthquake’ that voted for 'parties of change' will demand satisfaction if those parties form government

A general trend has emerged within political circles that, for one reason or another, the junior coalition partner in government seems to emerge worse off, getting the majority of the blame for tough decisions and less of the credit for what is achieved, writes Ben Quigley.

Electoral promises are made, and smaller parties simply do not have enough seats to follow through on such promises. But if the “parties of change” resulting from our recent general election want to prove successful in the long-term, they will need to buck this trend.

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