UK Politics

[Ozanne]

52 minutes ago, steviewevie said:

Ok...west midlands result please

Labour gain but very close I reckon.

[fraybentos1]

37 minutes ago, steviewevie said:

Turns out that tactical voting helped Khan... hopefully will be replicated in the general election.

Disgraceful the tories changed the voting method to FPTP but would be funny if it had actually hindered them 

[Ommadawn]

2 hours ago, Ozanne said:

Call me Mr Politics. 

Could call you a lot of other things as well.

[steviewevie]

1 hour ago, Ozanne said:

Labour gain but very close I reckon.

Tories have asked for a recount, so you could be right.

[sheffinghell]

Brilliant quote from Andy Burnham's speech...

 

"We all need to reconnect power with the promotion of the common good rather than what we have seen in recent times: the association of power with corruption and lies.”

 

This guy really knows his city, and it's musical heritage.

[Neil]

1 minute ago, sheffinghell said:

Brilliant quote from Andy Burnham's speech...

 

"We all need to reconnect power with the promotion of the common good rather than what we have seen in recent times: the association of power with corruption and lies.”

 

This guy really knows his city, and it's musical heritage.

he should nationalise the co-op live arena

[steviewevie]

So, almost done with the counts..but overall picture is devastating for Tories, very good for Labour but losing council seats to independents/Greens over Gaza and other left gripes could lose them a few MPs and also sets up potential  problems in the future, good for Lib Dems revival and also very good for Greens who could win a few MPs.  Only hope for Tories is if they can get back some of the Reform vote and if dislike/distrust of Starmer erodes some of the Labour support, and before the election they claw back some support over an improving economy and a reduction in immigration and/or asylum seekers.

Edited May 4 by steviewevie

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[steviewevie]

yeah f**k off then

 

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[Ryan1984]

1 hour ago, steviewevie said:

yeah f**k off then

 

Sadiq looks so cool in that image.

[steviewevie]

it's going to the wire...

 

[Ozanne]

3 hours ago, Ommadawn said:

Could call you a lot of other things as well.

I was joking when I said that by the way, sorry 😔 

[steviewevie]

5 minutes ago, Ozanne said:

I was joking when I said that by the way, sorry 😔 

Joking or not you called both right.

 

 

[Ommadawn]

46 minutes ago, Ozanne said:

I was joking when I said that by the way, sorry 😔 

I know - that's obvious from your other posts. 🙂

[Neil]

4 hours ago, steviewevie said:

So, almost done with the counts..but overall picture is devastating for Tories, very good for Labour but losing council seats to independents/Greens over Gaza and other left gripes could lose them a few MPs and also sets up potential  problems in the future, good for Lib Dems revival and also very good for Greens who could win a few MPs.  Only hope for Tories is if they can get back some of the Reform vote and if dislike/distrust of Starmer erodes some of the Labour support, and before the election they claw back some support over an improving economy and a reduction in immigration and/or asylum seekers.

don't think the tories will be winning back any votes, people have had enough

[steviewevie]

Bless.

 

[Nobody Interesting]

Given the level of turnouts these elections don't really prove much apart from  people can't be bothered.

West Midlands - 29.81%
London - 40%

Labour did well as did Lib Dems and Greens and Independents in many places - but the later won't be standing in GE and Lib Dems won't be getting the 17% they did in these.

Reform, imho, failed to make any meaningful breakthroughs and overall their numbers were lower than the polls................ but then as I said, turnout was really low.

The fat lady may be gargling but the show is now over yet though I think we are pretty much all hopeful it will be soon.

[Neil]

the west midlands where the streets have fewer votes. 😛 

[zahidf]

 

 

Ha brilliant, elon Musk telling JK to stop banging on about the trans stuff

 

 

[Neil]

anyone seen the braverman interview today, the woman is a fruitcake.

[Neil]

2 hours ago, Nobody Interesting said:

hopeful it will be soon.

won't be, sunak recently tried threatening Tories with a summer election, its not something they want. i reckon December again as it worked for the Tories last time.

[steviewevie]

🤔

[Neil]

Remember that thing from a few days ago about SNP support falling cos of a non white leader. its just clicked with me what that line is about. It's about delegitimising a labour win in the ge  (they only won cos of the votes of racists voting against sunak.

Next up from the SNP will be something about the English tugging forelocks.

[stuie]

12 hours ago, steviewevie said:

Bless.

 

Haha that’s brilliant! No other new today so we’ll lead with 2 bullshit stories 😂😂