No egg on his face
Since I am writing before the general election actually takes place, I had better get the Predictions . . . out of the way, so that those Who buy the paper after Thursday can see either the egg or the grin on my face. . . I believe the electorate will give an inconclusive verdict: either there will be a minority government (probably Labour), or a Labour government with a small majority and doubtful policies. In either case we can expect another election at an early date.
– from Patrick Cosgrave's Commentary in last week's Spectator.
The Editor would like to thank readers for the many expressions of congratulation they have sent on the perspicacious judgement of our political correspondent, the only independent commentator to resist the °Pinion-poll bandwagon which led so many journals to predict a Conservative election triumph.
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