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I mean it is funny to watch the tories implode and if these results were reflected in the next GE I suppose I'd rather have PM Kieth than the alternative but drat I can't help but think a labour win by default under centrists might actually be the worst case scenario long term
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As a long-term humiliation fetishist, I’m a Starmer fan
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mrpwase posted:On my estate there's a house with three flagpoles: one with the Union Jack, one with the Irish flag, and one with a Jolly Roger. I have never really known what to make of it.  , a  , and a loving full sized railway semaphore.I guess the train signal is the least bad of the three, and stops trains carelessly proceeding down the back street miles from any rail, but 
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John Swinney, he's in the Ra https://twitter.com/thetimesscot/status/1522535698787704832?t=E-LjH5PDASoH79j54-f-zQ
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Dabir posted:Whatever it was it's already gone. Screenshots, please  Lol
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OwlFancier posted:But as of I think yesterday, it started flying an irish flag with a clover in the middle. My instinct is to guess that they're not really BritNats, but have a flagpole because they like flying colourful bits of cloth and enough baseline patriotism/national identity that they fly a Union Jack by default. Perhaps they've got visitors over from Ireland, or they're a bit behind on celebrating St. Patrick's Day. There's a house near me with a flagpole that half the time flies a UJ, but the rest of the time flies virtually any flag that's vaguely relevant- Irish flag on St. Patrick's Day, English, Scottish and Welsh flags on appropriate saints' days, the Tricolor on Bastille Day, the Stars and Stripes on 4th July, the Red Flag on May Day etc. The rainbow/pride flag goes up there for a few days every few months, the Ukranian flag has made a lot of recent appearances, and sometimes there are (seemingly random) county flags, the Jolly Roger or the Smiley Face rave flag (before it was co-opted by anti-mask types). I think they just Really Like Flags.
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May 6, 2022 16:14
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The local fash Green won over the Labour activist by a small margin. Not too surprised tbh I've had like a half-dozen full-page (fash) leaflets from him and only a single a5 one from labour. Also he's a lecturer that always wins points in Cambridge somehow.
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my phone keeps autocorrecting starmer to starter the keith starter is when you order a bottle of beer and nothing else at a restaurant.
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OwlFancier posted:my phone keeps autocorrecting starmer to starter Main course: four more beers.
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Ash Crimson posted:Are the tories still getting pumped lmao They're losing pretty hard, yeah  Looks like they're mostly haemorrhaging votes to the Lib Dems
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OwlFancier posted:my phone keeps autocorrecting starmer to starter 
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lol my ward's in, it's a landslide for the traffic lights at the Dekebone roundabout party. clean sweep, & it wasn't even close
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Thurso & North-West Caithness: Lib Dems stage 1, Independent stage 1, Tory stage 2, SNP stage 5 -1 Independent, +1 Lib Dem 21 wards out of 21 returned so your final results are Independents - 21 SNP - 22 Conservative - 10 Lib Dem - 15 Labour - 2 Green - 4 Alba - gently caress all, the big losers So from the 2017 results that's Independents -7 SNP 0 Conservative 0 Lib Dem +5 Labour -1 Green +3 So the Lib Dem comeback is on in the Highlands. +5 councillors isn't a huge deal, but some of the seats they gained they went from 6th or 7th in first preference votes last time to 1st or 2nd this time, but then the Highlands had been a liberal stronghold for most of the past 130-140 years so makes some sense. Mostly I think a lot of established independent councillors retired which is why their number is down. Chuffed for the Greens. Nobody has a majority but then the last time anyone had a majority was 2003, & that was the independent group, back in the days before STV. And looking at the results of 2003 I've discovered one candidate in Lochcarron was Neveille-Suzanette MacDonald-Rolfe of the Countryside Party. Fortunately they lost but if you've that many names and are running for office I bet you own masses of the land. forkboy84 fucked around with this message at 16:34 on May 6, 2022 |
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so it looks like the tories are being punished, but instead of labour reaping the benefits from their centre right electability scheme, most of the votes are going anywhere except labour. i don't think they'll learn anything from that or change at all but it seems pretty clear that this is a failure. it isn't working even on the very small minded terms it set for itself.
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Guavanaut posted:Contrary to the name, the keith starter is what he has after the whiskey has run out. WTF makes it Premium?
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Labour won in our ward (only 1 post) with 46%. Tory 29%. Independent 19%, Green 5%. Not sure what the overall county is yet though I saw a fair sprinkling of labour but also of tory on the council website. Unsurprisingly, the ward in our town which is one of the most wealthy in Wales stayed tory, the ward which is one of the 20% most deprived in Wales yet to report (was conservative - but until recently included a new 'executive homes' estate built on a flood plain :rollyeyes: but I heard they made a new ward but I don't remember the name of it). Jaeluni Asjil fucked around with this message at 16:47 on May 6, 2022 |
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May 6, 2022 16:44
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mrpwase posted:On my estate there's a house with three flagpoles: one with the Union Jack, one with the Irish flag, and one with a Jolly Roger. I have never really known what to make of it.
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Private Speech posted:The local fash Green won over the Labour activist by a small margin. What's a fash green?
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Mega Comrade posted:What's a fash green? I posted about it earlier, but more police, neighbourhood watch, no homeless, block affordable housing. That's the entire list of policies. I also posted the Labour candidate manifesto which was the complete opposite. Though admittedly that doesn't apply to Labour nationally.
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Mega Comrade posted:What's a fash green? I assume it's like what we have round here: would vote tory if it wasn't for BoJo. NIMBYism and probably Terfy.
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Bobby Deluxe posted:I was worried when I saw a flagpole nearby but this morning they were flying the Star Wars rebel alliance fleg, so now I have no idea. One of my former comrades flies the hammer and sickle over his allotment (for years now, not a new thing), so one of the other allotments put up 3 regimental flags. Another one has got the welsh dragon. And I'm sure there's an Indonesian one down there too but I never remember to take a photo and by the time I get home to google I've forgotten what it looks like.
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Coming up to 300 seats lost for tories lmao
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happyhippy posted:WTF makes it Premium? Mega Comrade posted:What's a fash green? e: 
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From what I've seen so far, greens not doing so well in my county 5-7% so I won't be surprised if it ends up NOC. Seems that it's basically a Tory/Labour stand off with the results so far but still some wards to report in. Off for my nanna nap so I guess it'll be all over by the time I wake up!
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Bobby Deluxe posted:I was worried when I saw a flagpole nearby but this morning they were flying the Star Wars rebel alliance fleg, so now I have no idea. “May the 4th Be With You”, it's Star Wars Day, were they late? 
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Ash Crimson posted:Coming up to 300 seats lost for tories lmao BBC News had it over 350
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Tories took a whipping in Scotland, absolute pounding. Greens did really well, and regardless of what Scottish political pundits tell you about this being bad for the SNP, this is their strongest performance in the locals after 15 years in gov.
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Just Another Lurker posted:“May the 4th Be With You”, it's Star Wars Day, were they late? 
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If I bought a house that had a flagpole I dunno what flag I’d fly TBH. Sounds like quite a responsibility if it’s the only flagpole in the area.roomtone posted:so it looks like the tories are being punished, but instead of labour reaping the benefits from their centre right electability scheme, most of the votes are going anywhere except labour.
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ThomasPaine posted:I mean it is funny to watch the tories implode and if these results were reflected in the next GE I suppose I'd rather have PM Kieth than the alternative but drat I can't help but think a labour win by default under centrists might actually be the worst case scenario long term Not sure why you think it would be bad, bleeding votes to the left must surely make Starmer's team reflect and- https://twitter.com/KevinASchofield/status/1522506778818326528 oh
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Tarnop posted:Not sure why you think it would be bad, bleeding votes to the left must surely make Starmer's team reflect and- If you presented this out-of-context, I reckon 90% of people would believe it's parody
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kingturnip posted:If you presented this out-of-context, I reckon 90% of people would believe it's parody Oh believe me, I spent a good 15 minutes looking for evidence of the joke before I posted it
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wuruwururgh vote luhbuh for wuhthuhs orugunals und relaxed plunning permussion for conservatories!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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TACD posted:If I bought a house that had a flagpole I dunno what flag I’d fly TBH. Sounds like quite a responsibility if it’s the only flagpole in the area. My house in Canada has a flagpole holder. I couldn't see it when I bought the place but I trimmed my bush (ooh er) and now I doubt I'll be flying a flag. There are 2+ people on my street flying Canadian flags. It's way more common here but my neighbour said that people who fly them are typically ex-forces or ex-RCMP (Royal Canadian Mounted Police - who aren't actually all mounted anymore, they're just the national/federal police).
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ELUSTICATED TROUSERS THEY SELL IN SUNDAY PAYPUHS RAWRWRUWURUWUUWUGH
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2024 - All Labour party political adverts are a cross between life insurance ads with people who were famous once in the 80s, dubious kitchen gadgets, and bowel medicines. Terry Butcher turning and twiddling a bunch of handles on a red plastic device while looking like he's about to shite his pants, fade out to New New Labour logo.
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Would suggest flying the makhnovist flag but I suspect everyone would assume you were cheering on russia lol
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