There is little that is joyful about the Conservatives’ 2017 election manifesto. The dark blue document, containing one photograph, does not paint a country happy and at ease with itself. Instead, it puts forward a downbeat vision of a divided nation that suffers from too much immigration, big businesses running rampant, executive pay out of control and some grave challenges in the years ahead. Just as Margaret Thatcher did in her slender but radical manifesto in 1979, Forward Together is an attempt to shine some light through the trees.
保守党2017年竞选宣言几乎毫无喜气。这份包含一张照片的深蓝色文件，描绘的不是一个幸福、自在的国家。相反，这份文件描绘了一幅悲观的前景：一个分裂的国家，面对着太多移民、大企业为所欲为和高管薪酬失控的问题，在未来数年还面临一些严峻的挑战。正如玛格丽特•撒切尔(Margaret Thatcher)在她1979年那份简练但激进的竞选宣言中所做的，《一起向前》(Forward Together)尝试拨开树枝播撒一些阳光。