Yeah, Labor is deeply depressing in general, but it's still going to be a very satisfying obliteration of the Tories and their bullshit. And right now we need all the "far right resoundingly defeated" stories we can get!
I'm hoping that the Conservatives are so decimated, that the Lib Dems form the Loyal Opposition, and use their opposition days to put forward reform legislation it'll be hard to prevent Labour back benches supporting.
This is my main hope, too. Obviously I'm still somewhat pissed off with the Lib Dems since they went into coalition with the Tories, but things change, and right now they're our only hope at getting an Opposition that isn't total fascism. None of the large parties are as good as they should be.
Scottish Labour have a record of teaming up with the Tories to keep the SNP out in local councils, for instance, even if the SNP had the plurality.
Also you're not the one getting horrifying leaflets with Labour making threats coming through your door. Or friends arguing over tactical voting.
Labour, who've gone hard right, are also predicted to obliterate the SNP, who are generally way left of them, and including my own local MP. This may be enough to make a big difference as to whether we get another chance at independence, and perhaps how Scotland governs itself in the meantime.
I wonder what the turnout will be, between people who haven't managed to sort out voter ID, and people who can't see enough difference between the Tories and Labour to want to participate.
Or who think the result is already known.
This may be the first Parliamentary election where I will have voted for the winning candidate. My first was in 1983, and this one had to be a tactical vote.
We have had a PICNIC-type problem for so long with government. I looked on with envy when you elected Biden and observe with horror the orange pretender’s attempts to return.
From what I'm seeing they expect excellent turnout, there's been a real focus on tactical voting to try to get the Tories into third and LD as the official Opposition, which would be amazing
I’ve gone from my “ha, ha, ha this is amazing!” to my pessimistic, preparing for the worst “maybe Reform will get more than 3 seats and the Tories won’t collapse.”
They will lose. Question is how badly. And LD official opposition would be hilarious.
I've been paying attention to the election because I have a bunch of friends in the UK and because I am gleefully anticipating the good news of the Tories getting fucking spanked. It's gonna be awesome. Latest polls I saw showed Sunak might not even keep his seat :D
Yeah. I’ve been looking at Mark Chadbourn on here. He also shared the Sunak story. Having been to Sunak’s constituency, if he loses then it will only be as part of a rout.
John Spiers has your tune for the day: www.youtube.com/watch?v=jBJ6...
Alt: Video thumbnail of a friendly-looking white guy playing a melodeon; tune name is, in fact, "Fuck the Tories."
