Here in the U.K.
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Here in the U.K. after we've all been hit by the Political Earthquake
of Reform winning soooo many local council seats, let's have a look at the total number of councillors by party, and see if we can ever recover from this devastating event.Labour - 6131
Conservative - 4413
Lib Dem - 3197
Independent - 1962
Green - 859Reform - 799.
It's almost as if people are talking up Reform.....
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Here in the U.K. after we've all been hit by the Political Earthquake
of Reform winning soooo many local council seats, let's have a look at the total number of councillors by party, and see if we can ever recover from this devastating event.Labour - 6131
Conservative - 4413
Lib Dem - 3197
Independent - 1962
Green - 859Reform - 799.
It's almost as if people are talking up Reform.....
I don't want to downplay the significance of Reform's gains in the elections last week.
But. These were local council elections where the turnout was around 30%. We should be more concerned about voter's disillusionment with the other parties and the general disengagement with politics rather than Reform's big victory.
Reform didn't win. The other parties lost.
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I don't want to downplay the significance of Reform's gains in the elections last week.
But. These were local council elections where the turnout was around 30%. We should be more concerned about voter's disillusionment with the other parties and the general disengagement with politics rather than Reform's big victory.
Reform didn't win. The other parties lost.
Also, they came fifth in number of councillors. Proves very little.
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Also, they came fifth in number of councillors. Proves very little.
@SuneAuken
Yes, I think you and I are very much in the minority of people thinking these results are being interpreted in massively overblown ways. Reform voters are currently turning up to vote while the other party voters aren't. That's all. -
@SuneAuken
Yes, I think you and I are very much in the minority of people thinking these results are being interpreted in massively overblown ways. Reform voters are currently turning up to vote while the other party voters aren't. That's all.It continues no matter how often the actual movements of the electorate denies the "The Very Exciting Far-Right -Takeover-(Fascist Government)-is-inevitable"-narrative "
Did y'all see the wins in Poland, Brazil, Canada and Australia? Why don't they affect the bloody narrative?
Sometimes being a genre researcher is a bit of a curse.
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It continues no matter how often the actual movements of the electorate denies the "The Very Exciting Far-Right -Takeover-(Fascist Government)-is-inevitable"-narrative "
Did y'all see the wins in Poland, Brazil, Canada and Australia? Why don't they affect the bloody narrative?
Sometimes being a genre researcher is a bit of a curse.
@SuneAuken
From your lips to Elon's ears. -
@SuneAuken
From your lips to Elon's ears.Elon has none. He only has a mouth.
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