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Post by peterba on Jul 5, 2024 8:55:01 GMT
But why play a hand carefully?
Mea culpa. "Skilfully" would have been a better word.
I still think there exists an opportunity for them, if they choose to make the most of it.
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Post by peterba on Jul 5, 2024 8:59:49 GMT
Hmmmmm... crushed nuts?   |
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Post by zou on Jul 5, 2024 9:13:17 GMT
But why play a hand carefully?
Mea culpa. "Skilfully" would have been a better word.
I still think there exists an opportunity for them, if they choose to make the most of it.
You're far more optimistic when sober, it's quite unusual! |
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Post by JohnY on Jul 5, 2024 9:18:22 GMT
Apparently there were more wins for pro-Palestine independents than Reform, so that's another speck of good news this morning. More wins but fewer votes. |
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Post by zou on Jul 5, 2024 9:20:46 GMT
Apparently there were more wins for pro-Palestine independents than Reform, so that's another speck of good news this morning. More wins but fewer votes. Aye but who cares? Labour supporters are all parroting the line that seats and not votes/% are all that matters. Thread on twitter starts with 4 but details them and adds the 5th when it came through. |
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Post by peterba on Jul 5, 2024 9:39:27 GMT
You're far more optimistic when sober, it's quite unusual!
Who said I'm sober? It's past 10:30. (joke, BTW) |
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Post by davem399 on Jul 5, 2024 9:42:45 GMT
Is it just me whose has this image in my head of Farage practicing his goose step march, ready to walk into Parliament?
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Post by JohnY on Jul 5, 2024 9:45:25 GMT
Reform got 4 seats for 4,091,549 votes
LibDem got 71 seats for 3,499,933 votes
Green got 4 seats for 1,939,502 votes
SNP got 9 seats for 708,759 votes
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Post by spinno on Jul 5, 2024 9:45:30 GMT
Sunak "Britain is a fairer place than it was in 2010..."
I'll leave the comments to you...
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Post by peterba on Jul 5, 2024 9:46:08 GMT
More wins but fewer votes. Aye but who cares?
Another example of the uselessness of FPTP.
PR for the win co-operative coalition. |
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Post by spinno on Jul 5, 2024 9:47:11 GMT
Reform got 4 seats for 4,091,549 votes LibDem got 71 seats for 3,499,933 votes Green got 4 seats for 1,939,502 votes SNP got 9 seats for 708,759 votes The joys of first past the post... Tories don't want proportional representation...or maybe they will now! |
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Post by peterba on Jul 5, 2024 9:47:39 GMT
Sunak "Britain is a fairer place than it was in 2010..." I'll leave the comments to you...
I don't think I can use that kind of language on a forum.
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Post by JohnY on Jul 5, 2024 9:53:45 GMT
The winning party will never want to change FPTP and only the winning party could change it.
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Post by kate on Jul 5, 2024 10:03:09 GMT
I don't know why some bemoan the lack of an effective opposition.
Hello?
The effective opposition to any Government in the UK, is the banks, the financial institutions, the stock market, our foreign owners and lenders. That is the opposition to any moves/changes any Government tries to implement.
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Post by andytake2 on Jul 5, 2024 10:05:09 GMT
Is it just me whose has this image in my head of Farage practicing his goose step march, ready to walk into Parliament? He's probably just upset that he can't wear the uniform as well. |
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