Austerity, not the ‘failure’ of Brexit, is behind the Tories’ election wipeout

The Conservatives were punished in local government polls because George Osborne's disastrous economic policy has caught up with them

It did not take the local election results to tell us how unpopular this chaotic government is; but they have certainly rammed the message home. I am wryly amused by reports that the main reason why the Tories are unpopular with certain voters (or leave voters) is that people are dissatisfied with the government for failing "to deliver Brexit".

I am also amused by a report that Michael Gove, a Brexiter minister, believes a failure to deliver Brexit would be "a disaster". Personally, I can think of few political developments that would be less disastrous. But there you are.