To be glad we are finally getting an election

The manifesto hasn’t been published. Nobody’s seen it.

Really were house prices super inflated when labour were in charge? First time buyers can't acctually buy anymore as the deposit they need is so enormous they can't save it. Now you can only buy half a house and still pay rent or a wreck that needs pulling down. Private rents are out of control, a third of people's income is being spent on rents. Its disgusting and they've no plans to change it either, I'm 100% sure of that because they have told me.

If it's currently labour then what's the chance of that changing?

The definition of 'a marginal seat' has changed a lot - look up the vote swing achieved by Labour in the last 2 years' worth of byelections. Lib Dems too.

Anything under 15,000 is now a marginal seat for the Tories.

This.

The manifesto hasn't been published yet...

What if you are not in a marginal seat?

I don't really understand what you mean. Obviously the world is different in 2024 from how it was in 1997. But why does that mean it (a) can't be a landslide (though I don't necessarily think it will be) and, more importantly (b) won't be a total and utter celebration for those of us who have come close to losing the will to live in the face of the pernicious political culture of the last 10-15 years?

Everything there's no issue he hasn't backed the government on, apart from rwanda. Everytime I see him, he's saying we support this we support that.

I've not seen him say 1 single thing that will benefit me or my family.

Jeremy corbyn was going to do alot, they were big ambitions and wouldn't have all been realised sure but even a few of those things would have benefited the entire country.

Kier has no ambition no plan and no dreams to help any of us. Tbh if it wasn't for the rwanda plan, I'd rather have the Conservatives I dislike him so much.

Half of Scotland will be on holiday (our schools break up the week before) !

If Labour do get in and it looks as though they might, I really don't think it will be like '97. The world is so different from then.

I'm so excited! I can't stop singing 'Things will only get better' 😎🌹
I'm a Labour party member so I'll be out on the doorsteps campaigning but not in my own constituency. Labour don't stand a chance where I live so I'll be making regular trips to my home city.

Bring it on!!!!!!! Woohoo!!!!

Lavengro

Me too. 97 was the first election i ever watched. I was 12 and my dad let me stay up late because he knew it was a big deal. When portillo lost K&C he was practically crying, i didn't fully get it then but I totally do now.

I'm excited.

A CHANGE.... WILL DO YOU GOOD

Although I'm a traditional Labour supporter, the current Labour manifesto consists of "look over the there, the Tories have done a terrible job. Don't worry we won't make it worse" I've seen nothing absolutely nothing that convinces me Labour are worth the vote

I stay up all night every time, and I can't wait for this one. I think it will feel every bit as momentous as 97 and just as desperately necessary. I still haven't quite recovered from the morning after the Brexit referendum. Hopefully this election will be the beginning of getting the UK back on some kind of even keel after the absolute shipwreck of the last decade. It needs to be, before everyone gets on their own small boat out of here.

Apologises forgot to add the northern part.

but yes I doubt they would have coped with her upbringing hence why they don’t like her and what she’s done

It looks as though Labour will get in, but looking at KS's immediate steps for change will be interesting. At the moment we are paying France something like £56 million a year for them to police their borders and stop migrants coming across the channel. Doesn't seem to be working so wonder if he will continue with this payment as well as the money it will cost for his proposals.

He also wants to cut NHS waiting times with 40,000 more evening and weekend appointments a week but that will only work if NHS employees are willing to work extra hours.

Also wonder what his "tough spending rules" means.

Have one for me, not drinking at the moment

But wish I was 🍾🍷

What behaviour? Or do you hate the fact that a teenage mother has done well?

You mean northern, working class teenage mother.

Would like to have seen how Jacob Rees Mogg, Rishi Sunak and the other privileged private school Tory twats would have coped with her upbringing.

I can’t wait to see the back of the smug rat. I laughed like a drain at him getting piss wet through and completely drowned out by D-Ream.

Things can’t get any worse than they have for the past 14yrs. It’s been utterly bleak yet he thinks because inflation has dropped today we’re all going to forget it. No chance.

Rishi is packing for his holidays as we speak......still refuse to vote Labour as I am politically homeless.

Yeah, won't be voting Labour. However, I do believe it will be a landslide victory to the 'reds'!

I remember stopping up all night in 1997 to see the results and the landslide that was New Labour, it will not feel momentous or victorious as it did then.

But, yes kids, here comes your Labour government.

The manifesto has been election ready for months.

I think mine arrived about two weeks or so before the local elections