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To think that the next election will be Reform v Greens and we need hard hats to survive?

80 replies

Noras · 18/05/2026 08:31

I just want a stable country and would take any political party with middle of the ground policies. I wish that KS had been left to get on with things. I did not like some policies eg NI increases and additional taxes on rental income but so be it. As long as the economy could be stable and grow we can overcome that. Instead we have a party that had a large majority now in Civil War. KS can only give away but not reduce spending and as a consequence, taxes have risen hugely eg via fiscal drag or on non working (investment) income tax .

I want to see a government with a clear plan to increase productivity and make us more successful as a country.

instead Reform and Greens offer none of that but this is our future, shudder!

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Upstartled · 18/05/2026 08:41

No, I don't. I might be wrong but, at the moment, although the greens are polling well in terms of the % people prepared to vote for them, that the distribution of those votes represents being very well liked in small pockets of the country, so the MRP polls demonstrates that, unless they enjoy broader appeal over the coming years, then they won't return enough seats to be a front runner in the next general election.

WhatAMarvelousTune · 18/05/2026 08:41

GoodkneeBadKnee · 18/05/2026 08:41

Why not with the Liberal Democrats again?

Just can’t see Ed Davey doing it.

GoodkneeBadKnee · 18/05/2026 08:41

WhatAMarvelousTune · 18/05/2026 08:39

A coalition with who though? Not the Lib Dems again, so Farage?

Why not with the Liberal Democrats again?

WhatAMarvelousTune · 18/05/2026 08:39

PurpleNightingale · 18/05/2026 08:37

Next election is most likely to go Conservative with a coalition - so no.

There will be notable votes for Labour, Greens, Reform, Lib Dems sure but it's always a Labour/ Conservative flip flop in the end.

People will vote who they need to to ensure it isn't Reform overall and they will win.

A coalition with who though? Not the Lib Dems again, so Farage?

PurpleNightingale · 18/05/2026 08:37

Next election is most likely to go Conservative with a coalition - so no.

There will be notable votes for Labour, Greens, Reform, Lib Dems sure but it's always a Labour/ Conservative flip flop in the end.

People will vote who they need to to ensure it isn't Reform overall and they will win.

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