The 2024 UK General Election - news, speculation and updates

[littlebabyjesus]

Thatcher, Major, May, Heath all attended state schools.

Attlee was a posh public school person.

Not determining factors policy-wise.

 

[Lord Camomile]

They've already started ... a cabinet that is made up of 90 per cent state educated rather than 90 per cent private school

While that's obviously preferable, I think we can all attest to the fact that state schools can also produce self-interested arseholes as well.

Simply having gone to a state school doesn't mean you're not going to dick over the public once you get into office.

 

[Karl Masks]

"A price worth paying"

Said wee Ed Balls in respect of Starmer's factionalism keeping IDS in power. Not just any old Tory; the arch demon that savaged the welfare system.

 

[PR1Berske]

Only one of the 92 English league clubs are now in a Tory constituency

Only one single football league club now exists in a Conservative constituency following the 2024 general election results

Labour's massive election victory has produced a unique map across the 92 football league clubs in England and Wales

www.fourfourtwo.com

 

[pbsmooth]

Only one of the 92 English league clubs are now in a Tory constituency

Only one single football league club now exists in a Conservative constituency following the 2024 general election results

Labour's massive election victory has produced a unique map across the 92 football league clubs in England and Wales

www.fourfourtwo.com

That’s a good one. And Bromley - only just a league club!

 

[PR1Berske]

Is/are. Let's not do that again.

 

[PR1Berske]

That’s a good one. And Bromley - only just a league club!

Only just a Tory hold!

 

[Lord Camomile]

"A price worth paying"

Said wee Ed Balls in respect of Starmer's factionalism keeping IDS in power. Not just any old Tory; the arch demon that savaged the welfare system.

Did he say for what it was a price worth paying? Simply keeping Shaheen off the Labour benches, or was there any more to it than that?

 

[PR1Berske]

 

[Karl Masks]

Did he say for what it was a price worth paying? Simply keeping Shaheen off the Labour benches, or was there any more to it than that?

I think he's referring to keeping the left out, Shaheen being the example here. AFAIK they haven't actually explained what their issue with her is, though we can speculate ofc.


Starmer's control freakery. Keep the left out even if that means keeping IDS in.

Their vote share in Brighton Kepmton went down as well, after booting out the leftie there too.

 

[Lord Camomile]

Keep the left out even if that means keeping IDS in.

Right, yes. So, would rather have IDS as an MP rather than another left-wing MP.

They're not even hiding it, and yet still people will claim they're centre-left.

 

[Artaxerxes]

Who did you want to win?

I voted Labour. No other party in my area stood a chance of winning.

I'm not happy about the Labour party I voted for and thats a perfectly valid stance. Keir has spent the last 5 years telling me I wasn't worth listening to.

 

[Lord Camomile]

Keir has spent the last 5 years telling me I wasn't worth listening to.

Indeed.

Within the 'luxury' of a safe Labour seat, that was one of the main reasons I didn't vote for them - they have been very clear they don't want the vote of people like me, anyway.

 

[frogwoman]

I voted Green in the end. I wrote a letter to my Labour MP explaining I could not vote for her due to recent seemingly transphobic statements by Starmer etc. I'm also not too clear on where Labour stand on some environmental issues tbh which seemed quite absent during the election.

I hope she replies. I sent her an email about Gaza back in February and her reply was in April, she said she couldn't reply as parliament was dissolved!

 

[moochedit]

Wes Streeting having a 500ish majority is weirdly a return to his usual performance. When he took the seat from the Tories in 2015 he had a 589 majority,

Under Corbyn than blew out to 9k and 5k in 2017 and 2019, convincing Wes that it was because he was a Special Big Boy.

Now he's got his Special Big Boy Job but his majority is just 528. So he's done worse than ever.

Very possible that Health Secretary Wes Streeting is a 2029 election Portillo.

Or they'll just swap him to an easier seat for next time (not coventry please )

 

[Wilf]

and it always results in increased inequality.

Yep

 

[hitmouse]

Only one of the 92 English league clubs are now in a Tory constituency

Only one single football league club now exists in a Conservative constituency following the 2024 general election results

Labour's massive election victory has produced a unique map across the 92 football league clubs in England and Wales

www.fourfourtwo.com

Well, having read that article, I can add "what links Arsenal, Aston Villa, Leicester City and Blackburn Rovers?" to my list of questions for an imaginary pub quiz.

 

[xenon]

Indeed.

Within the 'luxury' of a safe Labour seat, that was one of the main reasons I didn't vote for them - they have been very clear they don't want the vote of people like me, anyway.

Pretty much the same for me.

 

[SpookyFrank]

Only one of the 92 English league clubs are now in a Tory constituency

Only one single football league club now exists in a Conservative constituency following the 2024 general election results

Labour's massive election victory has produced a unique map across the 92 football league clubs in England and Wales

www.fourfourtwo.com

Nottingham Forest play in Rushcliffe, Ken Clarke's old seat. Guess the tories must've lost that too.

Fun fact: Nottingham Forest and Notts County are the two closest clubs in the football league. Only Notts County is actually in the city of Nottingham though.

 

[Wilf]

Bet Starmer's already strangled the Downing Street cat.

 

[Wilf]

I've now got contempt for my phone battery. It's only got 32%.

 

[xenon]

Bet Starmer's already strangled the Downing Street cat.

Promised him supper but the economic reality means tough decisions must be made in the end, so regretably it's only dry food once a day from here. This is the responsible approach.

 

[littlebabyjesus]

Nottingham Forest play in Rushcliffe, Ken Clarke's old seat. Guess the tories must've lost that too.

Fun fact: Nottingham Forest and Notts County are the two closest clubs in the football league. Only Notts County is actually in the city of Nottingham though.

Not as close as Dundee and Dundee United. Less than 200 metres apart.

 

[gosub]

Promised him supper but the economic reality means tough decisions must be made in the end, so regretably it's only dry food once a day from here. This is the responsible approach.

Firm but fair. Got a job to do :hating mieces to pieces

 

[Puddy_Tat]

i have read somewhere that the starmer family have a pet hamster. i fear this may not end well...

 

[Wilf]

i have read somewhere that the starmer family have a pet hamster. i fear this may not end well...

He'll force his kids to kill it as a loyalty test.

 

[gosub]

He'll force his kids to kill it as a loyalty test.

Can b3 a bit of bastard...did for Parmerston

 

[xenon]

He'll force his kids to kill it as a loyalty test.

After renaming it Corbyn.

 

[Epona]

Bet Starmer's already strangled the Downing Street cat.

Maybe the cat will strangle him!

 

[belboid]

Maybe the cat will strangle him!

Dont be daft. Cats dont have thumbs.