Falklands Effect

When a states-person is saved by events beyond their control, normally the manifesting as a polling spike. Named for the effect of the Falklands War on the British 1983 General Election, and closely related to the Machiavellian concept of 'Fortuna'.

The Tory victory after the 2008 crash shows that the Falklands Effect still has a part to play.

by JoWithASilentJ March 31, 2016