Gun is fired on a general election – now let us await the promises. Comment by Andy Richardson.
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The general election starting gun has been fired. We’re heading for a Presidential-style contest, where politicians bombard us with promises they’ll soon break following the vote.
In the red corner, a party that’s 18 points ahead in the polls, that smashed the Tories at the last General Election.