
As the dust settles on yet another national vote in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, it is becoming increasingly apparent that Prime Minister Theresa May has committed the biggest act of self-sabotage in British political history. She called the general election based on a seemingly unassailable lead in the polls, only to wake up this morning to her ruling Conservative Party losing their overall majority in the House of Commons and the Labour Party on the march. The results thus far (with one seat still to declare at the time of publication) show that the Conservatives are still set to be the largest party with 318 seats, which is 8 short of an overall majority. However, this is not a crushing defeat in terms of actual votes cast. The Conservatives increased their share…