Thread 23. Sunak - Unicorn Kingdom

[DuncinToffee]

previouus thread
https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/_chat/4769680-thread-22-sunak-taxes-truth-and-tories?page=40&reply=125746141

I was going to ask the same thing. Then I remembered I had to close down 43 tabs on my phone last week.

Professor Sir John Curtice on

The BBC is projecting that if all of Britain had the chance to vote in local elections today - and had behaved in the same way as those who did - the share of the vote for each party would be as follows:

• Conservative - 26%
• Labour - 35%
• Liberal Democrats - 20%
• Others - 19%

The nine-point lead that Labour is projected to have over the Conservatives is the largest lead that the Labour Party have recorded on our measure since losing power in 2010. Although Labour have met the minimum threshold they set themselves, the party will be disappointed that it has not been any more successful this year than last.

Understanding tactical voting will be key to the next election IMO.

You must be so proud of her.

Thank you, yes, very! And other DD is even more on the ball with this sort of stuff and is very proactive in making a difference.
However they're a pain in the arse at times too 🤣😂

Which is why I think they keep underfunding education.

A well educated society who can apply critical thinking skills are not not good for the Tory's.

UKIP have lost their 7 remaining seats.

Exactly this and the strikes are showing no signs of stopping. Time for a GE

There is a lot of denial amongst Tory supporters today.

Howeverthey're a pain in the arse at times too

You'd be worried if they weren't

It was the same with the last local elections, more obvious this time around.

State of play at 3.45pmWith more than half the seats up for election still to be declared today, here is the state of play at 3.45pm:
Seats:

• Conservative: 992 (-382)
• Labour: 1,226 (+227)
• Liberal Democrats: 671 (+140)
• Greens: 146 (+72)
• Independents: 408 (+57)

Councils:

• Conservative: 22 (-23)
• Labour: 45 (+10)
• Liberal Democrats: 14 (+4)
• Greens: 0 (-)
• No overall control: 45 (+9)

So I never want to see them on the BBC ever again.

Hasn't the Greens gained a Council or are they still waiting for the final two counts?

So pleased they have done well, love Caroline Lucas

Mid Suffolk for Greens. V pleased. My (Tory) dad voted Green for the first time

That is excellent news

Did Reform have any candidates? If they haven’t then that’s a section of the Tory vote that will go in a general election I would have thought. I’d be surprised if their voters were voting Lib/lab/green in a local election. Weirder things have happened though.

Yeah someone on another thread posted what depressing news to wake up to 😒 Bit like the rest of us then when we wake up every day to more Tory shit.

Labour has won Dover from the Cons, guess 'stop the boats' wasn't a priority there after all

BREAKING!

The Tories have fallen in Nadine's constituency!! Huge losses .

@Piggywaspushed love it

Waves excitedly at countrygirl!

are they counting all the 'local conservatives' who stood as conservatives though.

We had all 'local conservatives' or independents who were very keen to distance themselves from the Government.

@Piggywaspushed I'm Bedford Borough I hold absolutely no hope of my utterly uselessTory councillor losing but am hoping for a substantially reduced majority. The big one here is the Mayoral election with the East-West railway a factor but south and north could go opposite ways on that.

That is so cheering, it really is.