MarSolo Posted July 5 Share Posted July 5 Ironic that this election was on July 4th and America’s upcoming presidential election is on November 5th. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Littleronin Posted July 5 Share Posted July 5 1 minute ago, MarSolo said: Ironic that this election was on July 4th and America’s upcoming presidential election is on November 5th. So the UK declares independence, while some U.S. "patriot" will blow up the capital building is what you're getting at? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted July 5 Author Share Posted July 5 The transition has completed and Starmer is officially the new Prime Minister. Also, Sinn Féin is now the largest party in Northern Ireland by both vote share and number of MPs. This means that a not-insignificant number of Protestants voted for the party. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaysWho? Posted July 5 Share Posted July 5 Dang, the 14(?) year conservative reign comes to a definitive end. What a turnaround. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted July 5 Author Share Posted July 5 1 hour ago, SaysWho? said: Dang, the 14(?) year conservative reign comes to a definitive end. What a turnaround. True, but it's considered a somewhat"fragile" victory: Labour wins big but its majority is fragile - Tortoise WWW.TORTOISEMEDIA.COM Low turnout and a cautious campaign could shorten Starmer’s honeymoon. Quote The scale of Starmer’s win and the rhythm of British politics might suggest the UK is now due a multi-term Labour government. Not necessarily. In the words of the pollster James Kanagasooriam, Labour has won a “sandcastle majority”. It might look impressive, but it could easily be swept away, and Nigel Farage’s Reform party could be that rising tide. A “Ming vase” strategy of avoiding hard choices during the campaign has delivered a thumping majority but a questionable mandate. Low turnout suggests Labour failed to win over as many voters as it hoped and narrowed its margins in some seats. Once all the votes are counted, Labour may have won fewer than under Blair in 1997 and even Corbyn in 2017. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Siebzehn Posted July 5 Share Posted July 5 Lol just bring back Corbyn 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaysWho? Posted July 5 Share Posted July 5 1 hour ago, Commissar SFLUFAN said: True, but it's considered a somewhat"fragile" victory: Labour wins big but its majority is fragile - Tortoise WWW.TORTOISEMEDIA.COM Low turnout and a cautious campaign could shorten Starmer’s honeymoon. Flip side: Quote 2015: Tories + Farage party (UKIP) = 49.4% 2017: Tories + Farage party (UKIP) = 44.1% 2019: Tories + Farage party (Brexit) = 45.6% 2024: Tories + Farage party (Reform) = 38.0% Also, the Greens and liberal democrats had historically good showings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CitizenVectron Posted July 5 Share Posted July 5 2 hours ago, Commissar SFLUFAN said: The transition has completed and Starmer is officially the new Prime Minister. Also, Sinn Féin is now the largest party in Northern Ireland by both vote share and number of MPs. This means that a not-insignificant number of Protestants voted for the party. It must shock some Americans how fast other countries are able to transition to new governments, and not need months. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaladinSolo Posted July 5 Share Posted July 5 27 minutes ago, CitizenVectron said: It must shock some Americans how fast other countries are able to transition to new governments, and not need months. Not really, no one even thinks about it just cause it's how it's always been done,and will always be done because it was written as such in our holy scriptures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b_m_b_m_b_m Posted July 5 Share Posted July 5 23 minutes ago, PaladinSolo said: Not really, no one even thinks about it just cause it's how it's always been done,and will always be done because it was written as such in our holy scriptures. Which MUST NOT EVER CHANGE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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