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Socthesecond
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https://www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/ar ... u=52138940

Any election is to some extent, a snapshot in time.
But it does appear t that Reform, the Greens and others are on the rise and Labour and the Tories are in decline.

Starmer is a godawful Prime Minister. Having promised so much and having shafted so many to get the gig. I'd imagine its easy to cosy up to the Labour right wing and ensure the staus quo.

Badendoch is either angry or delusional.


Even the Irish Times sat up a bit:

Keir Starmer’s Labour suffers seismic byelection defeat to Plaid Cymru in Wales

https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/202 ... -in-wales/


Depending on who you believe Reform are 10 to 12 percentage points ahead of Labour .
Marina Hyde of the Guardian says

"For my money, a third way is currently most likely. Namely, that Reform will win, and that beyond a few golden blazers at the top, the Kent councillors – think of them as the loony lightweight tendency – are broadly representative of the team that will run Britain. But enough people will have had enough – have already had enough – that they just won’t care about that bit enough not to vote them in."

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfr ... cil-voters

Hard Times at the Mill me boys, Hard Times.
That passed the time.
It would have passed in any case.
Yes, but not so rapidly
Brabantje
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Socthesecond wrote: Fri Oct 24, 2025 4:08 pm https://www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/ar ... u=52138940

Any election is to some extent, a snapshot in time.
But it does appear t that Reform, the Greens and others are on the rise and Labour and the Tories are in decline.

Starmer is a godawful Prime Minister. Having promised so much and having shafted so many to get the gig. I'd imagine its easy to cosy up to the Labour right wing and ensure the stau
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