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Re: Politics Thread 7: Dishy Rishi's Cabinet of Horrors
Posted: Thu May 02, 2024 10:45 am
by Sprouty
A sub text to this.
I am starting to lean towards voting LibDem in the next GE, simply because I dont want Reform to be the third biggest party nationally. However, I also believe that a party receiving 15% of the vote deserves more MPs than a party receiving 10%. The prediction here giving Reform 0 seats to LibDem 57 shows a broken system, despite my personal preference.
If anyone is interested, my local Tory MP holds a tiny majority, with Labour less than one percent behind, so current polling would all but guarantee a Labour win here.
Also, lol at 18% vote share.
Re: Politics Thread 7: Dishy Rishi's Cabinet of Horrors
Posted: Thu May 02, 2024 10:51 am
by Moggy
Sprouty wrote:
I am starting to lean towards voting LibDem in the next GE, simply because I dont want Reform to be the third biggest party nationally. However, I also believe that a party receiving 15% of the vote deserves more MPs than a party receiving 10%. The prediction here giving Reform 0 seats to LibDem 57 shows a broken system, despite my personal preference.
I fully support PR.
But at the same time, when it comes to Reform, I can't help thinking "strawberry float 'em".
Re: Politics Thread 7: Dishy Rishi's Cabinet of Horrors
Posted: Thu May 02, 2024 10:52 am
by Lagamorph
I'll be heading out later to vote Labour for the Teesside mayoral election, though the polls have the current Conservative mayor retaining his position. Pretty much the fact he's pumped ungodly amounts of money into a dying airport that people have an unhealthy obsession with seems to be the main reason.
Re: Politics Thread 7: Dishy Rishi's Cabinet of Horrors
Posted: Thu May 02, 2024 10:53 am
by Oblomov Boblomov
Even in that delicious poll, an entire third of the electorate is pro-fash. So very strawberry floated up.
Re: Politics Thread 7: Dishy Rishi's Cabinet of Horrors
Posted: Thu May 02, 2024 11:19 am
by Benzin
Oblomov Boblomov wrote:Even in that delicious poll, an entire third of the electorate is pro-fash. So very strawberry floated up.
The "I have mine and strawberry float the rest" mob.
Re: Politics Thread 7: Dishy Rishi's Cabinet of Horrors
Posted: Thu May 02, 2024 11:27 am
by Moggy
Benzin wrote:Oblomov Boblomov wrote:Even in that delicious poll, an entire third of the electorate is pro-fash. So very strawberry floated up.
The "I have mine and strawberry float the rest" mob.
I don't think the right wing/far right percentage will ever drop below a third of the country. Some people just love to be ruled by banana splits.
Re: Politics Thread 7: Dishy Rishi's Cabinet of Horrors
Posted: Thu May 02, 2024 12:33 pm
by Tomous
While I desperately want Lib Dems to become the official opposition I still think some voters will return to the Tories come election when it becomes clear Labour are going to win so as not to give them too much power.
Re: Politics Thread 7: Dishy Rishi's Cabinet of Horrors
Posted: Thu May 02, 2024 12:45 pm
by Moggy
Tomous wrote:While I desperately want Lib Dems to become the official opposition I still think some voters will return to the Tories come election when it becomes clear Labour are going to win so as not to give them too much power.
Maybe. But I think the Tories are strawberry floated in two ways. The more moderate Tories will shift towards the LDs and maybe some to Labour. And the outright crazy/racist Tories will shift towards Reform.
They'll get votes from the fools that treat politics like a football team. And probably some old banana splits who read the Express and think Starmer is further right than Karl Marx himself.
But otherwise, it's a struggle to see where their support is going to come from.
Re: Politics Thread 7: Dishy Rishi's Cabinet of Horrors
Posted: Thu May 02, 2024 12:50 pm
by Tomous
They really need Reform to drop out but they'd be nuts to do so this time round given the opportunity they will see the next GE as for themselves.
Re: Politics Thread 7: Dishy Rishi's Cabinet of Horrors
Posted: Thu May 02, 2024 12:53 pm
by rinks
Moggy wrote:And probably some old banana splits who read the Express and think Starmer is further right than Karl Marx himself.
Re: Politics Thread 7: Dishy Rishi's Cabinet of Horrors
Posted: Thu May 02, 2024 1:00 pm
by Moggy
rinks wrote:Moggy wrote:And probably some old banana splits who read the Express and think Starmer is further right than Karl Marx himself.
Roy Chubby Brown's looking well.
Re: Politics Thread 7: Dishy Rishi's Cabinet of Horrors
Posted: Thu May 02, 2024 1:23 pm
by Moggy
A horrific murder in London, a 14 year old dead. And the S*n go with:
strawberry floating "sword lad"? strawberry float the S*n and every banana split that writes for it or buys it.
Re: Politics Thread 7: Dishy Rishi's Cabinet of Horrors
Posted: Thu May 02, 2024 2:31 pm
by Garth
twitter.com/SkyNews/status/1785973298213388386
Re: Politics Thread 7: Dishy Rishi's Cabinet of Horrors
Posted: Thu May 02, 2024 2:33 pm
by Moggy
All coming for their £3,000 and free flights.
