Whenever a majority government is so firmly entrenched in power that it seems improbable for one challenger to defeat it, the idea of “Opposition unity” returns.
We need to explain why this is a bogus, defeatist, and repeatedly failed idea. Why this often ends up helping a well-settled incumbent. And why this is the political equivalent of selling snake oil.
The Opposition is rehashing the same failed idea today, with just a year to go before the first votes are cast for the general election in 2024. We can understand where they are coming from.
Read their lips: We have the right to
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