bollieboy
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Lib Dems win Chesham and Amersham byelection in stunning upset
Sarah Green takes formerly safe Buckinghamshire seat despite senior Tories’ canvassing
www.theguardian.com
My first thought, avoid helicopters.She’s come a long way since her Blue Peter days.
Had to double take yours: we are not a country that has a massive numerical majority on the centre right of politics. We most certainly are a country with a huge majority around the centre of mainstream politics: from Blairite left to soft Tory, taking in the Libdems en route. I don't think there's much in the way of support for hard left or hard right politics - with the current exception of the red wall seats, where a large number of natural Labour voters have been taken in by Johnson's hard-right nationalist schtick.Massive swing from Tory to Lib Dem. Not sure it would be repeated in the next General election.
It may also highlight that we are not a country that has a massive numerical majority on the centre right of politics. Some tories and some posters on here think the centre left is dead in the water but if you look at the maths, we are pretty much evenly split. The problem for the centre left is that there are three parties who they vote for in England. On the centre right, there's 1. Hence why they win. The Conservatives are an election machine..
I was being kind re: centre right.Had to double take yours: we are not a country that has a massive numerical majority on the centre right of politics. We most certainly are a country with a huge majority around the centre of mainstream politics: from Blairite left to soft Tory, taking in the Libdems en route. I don't think there's much in the way of support for hard left or hard right politics - with the current exception of the red wall seats, where a large number of natural Labour voters have been taken in by Johnson's hard-right nationalist schtick.
"I'd also point out that Corbyn's Labour won millions of vote and were only a percentage point or two behind the Cons."I was being kind re: centre right.
The point remains the same. I've seen it on here. The sneering about lefties/ woke etc etc as though those on the left are almost an endangered species. It's utter horseshit. It's just a case of those who shout the loudest on social media.
Perhaps the centre is much more flexible than some think. That's why it's such a shame that currently Labour are spineless.
I'd also point out that Corbyn's Labour won millions of vote and were only a percentage point or two behind the Cons.
Massive swing from Tory to Lib Dem. Not sure it would be repeated in the next General election.
It may also highlight that we are not a country that has a massive numerical majority on the centre right of politics. Some tories and some posters on here think the centre left is dead in the water but if you look at the maths, we are pretty much evenly split. The problem for the centre left is that there are three parties who they vote for in England. On the centre right, there's 1. Hence why they win. The Conservatives are an election machine..
People in the South East in houses costing upwards of a million feeling marginalised because Boris visits Hartlepool and talks about levelling up.Strange result, but mainly decided on issues such as HS2 and local development. Quite funny really that any word from the government about the northern powerhouse and levelling up upsets Tory supporters in the South.
We didn't vote Tory for northerners to be treated equally. Bloody disgrace.
My first thought, avoid helicopters.
She did, then appeared on Saturday Superstore to tell the kids all about it.Was just going to ask if she once went down on Mike Smith's chopper ?
How many votes did Labour get? Honest question as I haven't seen the figures.
HS2 route. Tactical voting by Labour supporters.Sounds like a protest vote or a lot of tactical voting. Either way, the locals ain't happy.