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"I read “local ERECTIONS” My bad 🙈🙈😂😂" It didn’t take long for someone to read it wrong 🤦🏻😂 | |||
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"Who has won in your area? In my area the North East especially Sunderland it looks Reform have won most seats i personally think it’s going to end in tears but I’m interested to know what others think about how things may change in your area and how we all feel about the results? " TBH having grown up on Tyneside in the 60s, proper Labour territory back in the day, the shift to Reform dismays me. I'd have expected no-bullshit northerners to see through what these fucking gobshites are about, but what do I know? | |||
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"Who has won in your area? In my area the North East especially Sunderland it looks Reform have won most seats i personally think it’s going to end in tears but I’m interested to know what others think about how things may change in your area and how we all feel about the results? TBH having grown up on Tyneside in the 60s, proper Labour territory back in the day, the shift to Reform dismays me. I'd have expected no-bullshit northerners to see through what these fucking gobshites are about, but what do I know? " It’s mad mate I deliver around Sunderland and the amount of people who have told me they are voting Reform is crazy and some are people you would never expect to vote Reform Yes i understand most are doing it as a protest against Starmer but if they actually open their eyes and see Farage for what he is a bullshitter who will privatise the NHS and shit on all the hard working people in this country while looking after his rich mates You only have to look what they’ve done in Durham to realise what they are like no more Gay Pride events etc etc | |||
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"None here today. We've already had 12 months of Reform incompetence. Services - Considerably worse. Council Tax - Increased by the maximum with notice only given days in advance of the new tax year. Extra charges being introduced next month. On our third council leader as it turned the first two were grubby little racists. Who'da thunk it?" Yep and they will do the same to all the other places that have voted them in it’s just a matter of time | |||
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"I wonder how long it will be before Reform lead councils ban the flying of Pride flags to celebrate Pride month in June?" They’ve done it in Durham by all accounts so I can’t imagine it will be long 😡 | |||
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"I wonder how long it will be before Reform lead councils ban the flying of Pride flags to celebrate Pride month in June? They’ve done it in Durham by all accounts so I can’t imagine it will be long 😡" Lancs have stated only town , county and country flags to be flown on municipal buildings they have not banned the rainbow or Palestinian or the like , just if you want to fly the flag do it on your on building | |||
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"I read “local ERECTIONS” My bad 🙈🙈😂😂" 🤪😂😂🤣🤣 | |||
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"Unfortunately I live in a ward and constituency that a dog or a monkey with a Labour rosette would get elected." Aren't they the ones that Reform is sweeping up as the true voice of the working class that Labour abandoned when it turned into the metropolitan tofu-eating wokerati elite? Glad a few at least survive. | |||
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"I wonder how long it will be before Reform lead councils ban the flying of Pride flags to celebrate Pride month in June? They’ve done it in Durham by all accounts so I can’t imagine it will be long 😡 Lancs have stated only town , county and country flags to be flown on municipal buildings they have not banned the rainbow or Palestinian or the like , just if you want to fly the flag do it on your on building " Should be policy nationwide. Saves a lot of argy bargy | |||
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"Who has won in your area? In my area the North East especially Sunderland it looks Reform have won most seats i personally think it’s going to end in tears but I’m interested to know what others think about how things may change in your area and how we all feel about the results? TBH having grown up on Tyneside in the 60s, proper Labour territory back in the day, the shift to Reform dismays me. I'd have expected no-bullshit northerners to see through what these fucking gobshites are ab out, but what do I know? " Not a nice way to talk about Starmer, Raynor, Sillyband or Reeves. | |||
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"Plaid Cymru for me. 🏴"  you got it x | |||
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"Kemi who? Indeed the tories just don't matter anymore." I heard on Newsnight last night (i think it was there) that Kemi is the only party leader that is more popular than the party they lead. May be an ‘acorn’ for a new future ‘oak’, or prove irrelevant. Time will tell. Starmer, on the other hand; well, let’s just say he’s not an electoral asset.  | |||
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"Kemi who? Indeed the tories just don't matter anymore. I heard on Newsnight last night (i think it was there) that Kemi is the only party leader that is more popular than the party they lead. May be an ‘acorn’ for a new future ‘oak’, or prove irrelevant. Time will tell. Starmer, on the other hand; well, let’s just say he’s not an electoral asset. ".... ... Is Badenoch an electoral asset,lol. She's a peripheral nonentity. Is she heading for No.10? She isn't. | |||
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"Will watch that space, as two tier kier and Liebour got in on a pack of lies, and will wait to see Deforms true colours coming out over the next few weeks! " Which lies specifically? | |||
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"It’s a sad day for democracy when Reform get so many council seats." That's the problem with democracy, everyone is in favour of it until they don't get the result they want | |||
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"It’s a sad day for democracy when Reform get so many council seats. That's the problem with democracy, everyone is in favour of it until they don't get the result they want" Reform have a leader who is not democratically elected and who lied to the British public during Brexit. That’s why it’s a sad day for democracy. | |||
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"Reform have a leader who is not democratically elected and who lied to the British public during Brexit. That’s why it’s a sad day for democracy. " That’s not true at all. Love them or loathe them there’s one single reason that Reform won so many seats. People voted for them. | |||
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"Same here in E. Lothian The last 19 years of devolution has created an eternal downward spiral which is killing our country " It’s not devolution on its own that did that. It’s more down to politicians not fronting up with some uncomfortable truths instead of spouting comforting lies | |||
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"Reform have a leader who is not democratically elected and who lied to the British public during Brexit. That’s why it’s a sad day for democracy. That’s not true at all. Love them or loathe them there’s one single reason that Reform won so many seats. People voted for them. " I’m not disputing that but there’s no escaping the fact that he is a liar who has not been democratically elected by his party. | |||
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"Reform have a leader who is not democratically elected and who lied to the British public during Brexit. That’s why it’s a sad day for democracy. That’s not true at all. Love them or loathe them there’s one single reason that Reform won so many seats. People voted for them. I’m not disputing that but there’s no escaping the fact that he is a liar who has not been democratically elected by his party. " And people voted for Reform (with these facts available) through their own free will, they were not coerced or intimidated into it - and that's democracy for you | |||
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"I’m not disputing that but there’s no escaping the fact that he is a liar who has not been democratically elected by his party. " Which leader has been? They are all selected by arcane rules which involve only their activists and sponsors. I don’t think that’s a reason to vote or not vote for a party - because you’d end up never voting for anyone. | |||
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" Reform have a leader who is not democratically elected and who lied to the British public during Brexit. That’s why it’s a sad day for democracy. " Farage wasn't in Government in 2016 so his version of Brexit was never going to be implemented. On the contrary, many of those opposing Brexit said Gay rights were going to dissappear and that property prices were going to collapse. Untruths told on all sides. | |||
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"Kemi who? Indeed the tories just don't matter anymore." A bit like Labour are looking now and their nonentity leader in Scotland | |||
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"It’s a sad day for democracy when Reform get so many council seats." But the results surely show democracy works. | |||
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"It’s a sad day for democracy when Reform get so many council seats.But the results surely show democracy works." But not always in a good way | |||
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"The Reform mayor for Hull and the East Riding of Yorkshire has disappeared! Missing in action. It’ll be interesting to see how many of these new councillors stick the course. " One resigned immediately, deciding he didn't want to do it and went off on holiday. That will now require a by election at a cost to their local taxpayers. | |||
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"Surely Gay Pride events and Black History month should be cconsigned to history. As obsolete as the Durham Miners gala. And yes my father was a miner at Dean and Chapter Colliery." It’s the principle of it all though | |||
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"No idea who won seat in Wimbledon ward..lost interest in it all. But did see reform walloped the rest. They won't last ...will they!" put it this way it was not Boris Becker | |||
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"It’s a sad day for democracy when Reform get so many council seats.But the results surely show democracy works." Democracy is defined as the voice of the majority, yet it is far from a perfect system. Inevitably, the minority will be disappointed, and politics seldom delivers what even the majority voted for. The system is inherently flawed, but it remains the best we have. | |||
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"I read “local ERECTIONS” My bad 🙈🙈😂😂" ....at the risk of sounding racist....are you Japanese...?  | |||
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"I read “local ERECTIONS” My bad 🙈🙈😂😂....at the risk of sounding racist....are you Japanese...? "Ffs 🤦🏻😂 | |||
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"The Reform mayor for Hull and the East Riding of Yorkshire has disappeared! Missing in action. It’ll be interesting to see how many of these new councillors stick the course. One resigned immediately, deciding he didn't want to do it and went off on holiday. That will now require a by election at a cost to their local taxpayers." Correction: 2 had already gone before counting was even finished. | |||
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"Democracy also relies on 'loser acceptance'. The purest democratic vote is a referendum but look how the last one turned out. A ybody think a Scottish referendum would be less divisive?" It seemed to go ok the last vote but then the vote was remain so no argy bargey on who’s taking the dog and who’s getting the debts | |||
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"Kemi who? Indeed the tories just don't matter anymore. A bit like Labour are looking now and their nonentity leader in Scotland" He may not be to everyone's taste but he is clearly NOT a nonentity | |||
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"Tin eared Starmer, says he hears voters complaints, then says he'll carry on. That will be the worst thing for the once proud Labour Party that fought for the working class but now supports those that don't work and does its best to avoid scrutiny of p**phile r**e gangs etc. I'm surprised anyone feels they can vote for them at the moment." It shows how bad things are for Labour when a usually Labour stronghold area like the North East especially areas like Sunderland and South Tyneside have pretty much all voted Reform It’s a proud hard area with deep working class roots like ship building and mining and has always been in favour of Labour due to the fact Labour was at one point for the working class. However over time the people in this area have grown disillusioned with the Party due to its lack of support for the working people and lack of support for the North East in general with regards to investment etc etc the duelling of the A1 is just one example I really do think it’s the end for Starmer and the Labour Party in general and only one man can be blamed for that and that’s Starmer himself he’s been a disaster from the very first day he took office Shitting on the pensioner’s with regards to the fuel allowance was his first mistake and I saw first hand how it affected some of them it was painful to see 😞 So yes while I don’t for one minute support Farage or Reform I can fully understand why people voted them in most probably did it as a protest vote which it will probably end in tears. If Labour had a stronger leader who looked out for the all the working people of this country I don’t believe Labours downfall would have happened interesting to hear what others think? | |||
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"Reform won in my area. A lot of people I spoke to voted for them less out of support for Reform itself, more to do with being fed up of Labour, who I believe have controlled the council since before I was even born." Tbh i think most voted out of frustration with Labour and the way they have so far run the country Unfortunately I do believe it could back fire on people as some of Reforms policies are very worrying and Farage is just a charlatan who will say anything to gain popularity amongst his supporters Maybe I’ll be proved wrong but I’ll not be holding my breath | |||
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"Reform won in my area. A lot of people I spoke to voted for them less out of support for Reform itself, more to do with being fed up of Labour, who I believe have controlled the council since before I was even born. Tbh i think most voted out of frustration with Labour and the way they have so far run the country Unfortunately I do believe it could back fire on people as some of Reforms policies are very worrying and Farage is just a charlatan who will say anything to gain popularity amongst his supporters Maybe I’ll be proved wrong but I’ll not be holding my breath " This is ultimately a problem the two big parties created for themselves. They could have just listened to what people were asking for and there wouldn't be a need for any of this. Someone will have to step in and correct me if I'm wrong but I believe it was Denmark where citizens were concerned about their immigration policy. Rather than let fringe parties take root the government actually did something about it and brought in far more restrictive policies. And from what I've read, it was successful. It's really not as hard as some would have you believe to just, well, do things. Clearly topics like immigration are hot-button issues in the UK too but rather than do anything about it it's easier to call people racists, plug your fingers in your ears and pretend it's not happening. All this does is make people angry and more likely to vote for people like Farage. Part of it I also think is our insane bureaucracy. It's designed in such a way to make any meaningful change slow to the point it may as well be impossible. But that's a whole other issue. | |||
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"Tin eared Starmer, says he hears voters complaints, then says he'll carry on. That will be the worst thing for the once proud Labour Party that fought for the working class but now supports those that don't work and does its best to avoid scrutiny of p**phile r**e gangs etc. I'm surprised anyone feels they can vote for them at the moment." I guess Starmer and his motley crew--Reeves, Lammy, Silliband et al--were one of the reasons why Labour faired so badly at this weeks poll. A lot of it was just a protest vote against him/them. Hopefully not because people really adore the odious Farage. Whether Starmer can ever bounce back is a bit unlikely. Previous PMs have after dire local poll results e.g. Wilson, Thatcher, Blair. But they all had charisma and a clear way forward. Something Starmer lacks. He won't be resigning in the near future but doubt he will be leading his party come the 2029 general election. | |||
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"Problem is reform has split the conservative vote, so now people like the greens are getting seats and there ideas for immigration are the more the merrier. " I think in a direct head to head, Reform would beat the Greens. They are both lacklustre options but with opposing views. Neither option would work out, but tbh I'd risk the former than the latter. | |||
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"Kemi who? Indeed the tories just don't matter anymore. I heard on Newsnight last night (i think it was there) that Kemi is the only party leader that is more popular than the party they lead. May be an ‘acorn’ for a new future ‘oak’, or prove irrelevant. Time will tell. Starmer, on the other hand; well, let’s just say he’s not an electoral asset.
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Is Badenoch an electoral asset,lol. She's a peripheral nonentity. Is she heading for No.10?
She isn't."If she gives up on politics she can always come and sit on my cock | |||
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"Kemi who? Indeed the tories just don't matter anymore. A bit like Labour are looking now and their nonentity leader in Scotland" ... ... Sarwar had been doing pretty well until the Starmer Derangement Syndrome really kicked in. Labour still have a rather handy amount of seats in case you forgot. Sure they are gonna lose seats at the next G .E but it won't be the trip to the abyss your lot are getting. You will be lucky to have 100 MP's... | |||
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"I read “local ERECTIONS” My bad 🙈🙈😂😂" Far more important and interesting  | |||
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"It’s a sad day for democracy when Reform get so many council seats." So let’s scrap democracy when it doesn’t give the result you want. | |||
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"Not much will change until Reform or Restore win the next general election and then hopefully we will be on track to make Britain great again and safe. " Please tell me what are the metrics that make Britain great and safe? 💋💋💋 | |||
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"The issues the country faces now are all these totally inexperienced Reform and Green councillors trying to run councils. It will mean widespread chaos, higher council tax and general mayhem. " So you think the councils run in previous elections when labour or the conservative where voted in to run the show where all policy astute politicians . If that’s the case why bother with voting just extend the civil service and appoint the best candidates for the job | |||
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"Why turkeys want to vote for Christmas, I really don't know" Because sometimes there’s duck or goose might taste better | |||
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"Totally agree, Polanski needs to wake up and smell the coffee, his ideas are so bizzare, thought it was ok to critisize the police for how they tackled a knife wielding lunatic who had already stabbed three people. Also want to decriminalize drugs. " Edinburgh has voted a green candidate to parliament that is a tamil migrant with no right to remain. The trans green candidate will been a good fit to polanski’s nut job party | |||
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"Why turkeys want to vote for Christmas, I really don't know Because sometimes there’s duck or goose might taste better " Better than a wide mouthed frog | |||
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