3 by-elections - let’s have your comments
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albion
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Yes, the price of a pot poll with a reverse twist.
Rusty Nails
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Happiness is over-rated and fleeting.
dutchguylivingintheuk
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Elections are always about ''the lesser evil'' as there isn't often a party that appeals to everyone.
Hitchington
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The Crofted Crest
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He fùcked off himself before the winner was announced. Ha, ha.
winjim
Welcome yourself into the new modern crisis
ebikeerwidnes
Well-Known Member
Apparently th eBBC reported that he didn;t shake the hand of the winner - but actually he did
eventually
He was late getting to the stage and the Returning Office had to ask a few times if any other candidates wanted to be on stage for the result
Grace twonk with no honour from the look of it
Liked the mods of Python on the Twitter feed - some better than others but basically
When Failure reared its ugly Head
Brave Sir ANdrew f***ed off and fled
Appropriate after his comments about Food Banks
eventually
He was late getting to the stage and the Returning Office had to ask a few times if any other candidates wanted to be on stage for the result
Grace twonk with no honour from the look of it
Liked the mods of Python on the Twitter feed - some better than others but basically
When Failure reared its ugly Head
Brave Sir ANdrew f***ed off and fled
Appropriate after his comments about Food Banks
Rusty Nails
Country Member
The 2019 GE result was a total rejection of what was considered to be a Labour Party led by a perceived left wing Corbyn.
Recent by-election results and opinion polls show a rejection of what many consider to be a right wing Tory Party.
I am not a great fan of the oh so bland, fence-sitting Starmer but could it be that, at heart, this country is politically middle of the road and he understands this and is quite prepared to take the criticism of those on the left of the Labour Party in the short term in order to actually look for Tory convert votes as well as the more centrist Labour supporters?
Not exciting at all (but look what excitement of the elections of Blair and Johnson led to), and an anathema to those who want a politician who is permanently protesting loudly even if they cannot get into a position to actually change things. The most important responsibility of an opposition leader is not to oppose as loudly as they can but to get into a position where they can effect change by defeating the sitting government.
So far that part of the job seems to be working, but it is only half the story, and the real judgement of Starmer (hopefully) should come after a few years of a Labour government.
Recent by-election results and opinion polls show a rejection of what many consider to be a right wing Tory Party.
I am not a great fan of the oh so bland, fence-sitting Starmer but could it be that, at heart, this country is politically middle of the road and he understands this and is quite prepared to take the criticism of those on the left of the Labour Party in the short term in order to actually look for Tory convert votes as well as the more centrist Labour supporters?
Not exciting at all (but look what excitement of the elections of Blair and Johnson led to), and an anathema to those who want a politician who is permanently protesting loudly even if they cannot get into a position to actually change things. The most important responsibility of an opposition leader is not to oppose as loudly as they can but to get into a position where they can effect change by defeating the sitting government.
So far that part of the job seems to be working, but it is only half the story, and the real judgement of Starmer (hopefully) should come after a few years of a Labour government.
theclaud
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cookiemonster
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cookiemonster
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