The Guardian view on the 2017 election result: a call for a different Britain | Editorial

The election has confounded Theresa May and many others. It is a vote against austerity and for a less abrasive Brexit, and it marks the revival of the Labour party under Jeremy Corbyn• Support our journalism by becoming a Guardian supporter or making a contribution. You can see this in action hereTheresa May was not the only person who seriously misread the public mood during the 2017 general election. But she is the one whose misreading has had by far the most devastating consequences at