Talk:Strong and stable

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Did you know... that Theresa May described her leadership as "strong and stable" but her critics called it "weak and wobbly"?

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Precursor: the 'Chaos with Ed Miliband' tweet

I was expecting this article to mention the famous tweet by David Cameron: [Britain faces a simple and inescapable choice - stability and strong Government with me, or chaos with Ed Miliband](https://twitter.com/David_Cameron/status/595112367358406656).

It's not exactly an antedating since the words are the other way around, but I think it's an obvious enough line to draw. Here's the [New Statesman](https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/staggers/2017/12/6-times-tories-warned-voting-labour-would-usher-chaos) making the same connection and [an opinion piece in the Guardian](https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/jun/09/conservatives-tories-general-election-lies-instability-party-of-chaos). Is that enough sourcing to get it into the article? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.31.82.76 (talk • contribs) 20:15, 4 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

In addition to the "chaos with Ed Milliband" tweet above, I came across some similar phrases from Michael Gove as the first guest on the BBC's coverage of the 2015 election results. Here he says "secure and stable government in the national interest", then 30 seconds later, "the strong, stable and secure government that we argued for". I don't remember it being any sort of cliché at that stage, though. I'm sure it's not worth mentioning in the article, I just note it here for interest. I'm ambivalent about whether or not to include the "chaos" tweet in the article.

Of course, the sentiment is also an old one. Announcing the coalition in 2010, Cameron said "I believe that together we can provide that strong and stable government that our country needs", and here's Stanley Baldwin's 1924 election address "In conclusion, I would appeal to you to help to secure for the country, in this difficult and anxious time, a strong and stable Government, based on an independent majority in Parliament". › Mortee _talk 09:31, 4 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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