Looking back at 14 years of Tory rule – where did it go wrong for the Conservatives? | Vote 2024

After coming to power under David Cameron in 2010 and led by four prime ministers since, we examine what the past 14 years of Conservative rule have been like.

Sky News' Mark Austin is joined by former No 10 communications director Sir Craig Oliver and former culture secretary Baroness Nicky Morgan as they explore the past period of Tory premiership.

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WARNING: Report contains some flash photography

[jhjhjhjhjhjhify]

It went wrong the moment Cameron got elected in 2010. An awful, nepotistic, and actually rather cruel administration. He called the Brexit referendum, and resigned the moment it didn't go in his favour.

I didn't mind May despite my disagreements with her (I don't think any PM would have thrived under the circumstances). The rest were awful. Johnson was a sociopath, Truss devoid of intelligence, and Sunak was dim and out of touch. But it all began with Iggle Piggle and his band of Eton Hooray Henries.

[ElaborateTiger]

By far the worst of them all was David Cameron, he caused this mess. He rolled the dice on the future of this country, not once but twice. First with the Scottish Independence referendum and then with Brexit, none of which he personally wanted or campaigned for. He didn't do what the people voted him in for but instead decided to do the bidding of the SNP and UKIP that hadn't earned any electoral mandate. And of course the second gamble didn't pay off and we will forever live with the consequences of that grave mistake.

[MrLaking]

14 years of destruction devastation austerity decline gaslighting

[safescubadivingwithanis]

Corruption and dishonesty... nothing else

[dazzaMusic]

They partied during quarantine, people died while they were having fun.

[paxundpeace]

Record level of debt while claiming to run a tight ship.

[malcolmabram]

The damage this party has done to the country is beyond description.

[mollymac]

Shouldn’t that be titled 14 years of Tory misrule

[gazmothedamaja]

"Looking back at 14 years of Tory rule – where did it go wrong" On day 1.

[Toconomy]

The *ERA* of Truss made me laugh... Out loud😂

[FranksHairSalon]

Where did it go wrong? When they were given power to rule.

[Kaisan-vcfw]

As a poltical scientist in my view it went wrong extremely early in Cameron's premiership .... It was his loss of Andy Coulson that started a whole series of calamaties, ending in Brexit ... The tone of Cameron's governance changed noticably the second that Coulson was gone. Cameron went from confident leadership to huddled around the fire with a few cronies.

Theresa May never stood a chance ... The times created by the huge lie of Brexit, was only fit for the likes Johnson, Truss and indeed, Grey Man Sunak.

They'll not be missed. Hopefully people understand that it took the Conservatives 14yrs to create this mess, hence Starmer cannot fix it in 14 days or weeks.

[mrakronyahoo]

Oh God. Do we really have to? I'd rather forget those terrible years

[celtictarotreadings]

Thank god it’s over. They had more leaders then I’ve had hot dinners.

[ekid]

Austerity + tax hikes, what could’ve gone wrong

[wrestlingp]

People said the 1980s was bad, the 2010s was far worse. The people must never forget how horrible they were in power

[shazoids]

Can we recover after 14 years of corruption. I hope so.

[RickyBlaze]

Where did it go wrong??!! At what point did they do anything right!??!

[meglobob]

It actually started going wrong with austerity all that time a go. The very worst effects of austerity are being felt today and those effects are very, very hard to fix, as obviously a decade of under investment is incredibly expensive to fix. If Cameron had chosen to invest in infrastructure instead, raise spending from 3% to around 10% in infrastructure and tackle archaic planning regulation by now UK would be booming with strong growth and have far more money to spend.

[richardblock]

Like every country in the West, UK had become poorer in 2008 and never recovered. Populism arose everywhere - Brexit, Trump, the AfD, National Rally, Georgia Meloni - that's why the Tories lost. A total 14 year period which made everything worse, including abandoning the rules and criticising the courts and everyone else who opposed them. I'm a Remoaner.