Any Labour supporters feeling a little...

[CurlewKate]

.... nervous?

God me too. If a Tory had done that everyone would have already forgotten.

My Ds and all his friendship group/work friends voted. These are 19/20 year olds . He told me that so many of them have had a really shit few years and seen their parents having to use food banks regularly etc and they feel they can’t exactly complain about things if they aren’t going to vote! So they did and I’m hoping the turnout figures are reflecting other young people feeling the same and wanting change !

Keir Starmer is not going to lose his seat.

Some of his shadow cabinet may… Thangam Debbonaire may lose to the greens. He’ll have plenty of MPs to select his cabinet from regardless.

Andrew RT Davies (head Tory in Wales) on Welsh BBC slagging off Sunak 😂
thoroughly enjoyable bit of telly

Hearing Alistair Campbell correct Nadine Dorries "less" to "fewer" was my favourite clip so far.

Watching channel 4, picture of George Galloway, as Rochdale is obviously one to keep an eye on, I swear to god I can smell that manky fucking hat of his through the screen. Twat.

DS and I (he is 18) went to vote together. DD 19 went later. They both said that all of their friends are voting as they have all realised the reality of poverty and the state of the NHS. DS said that his college have had to reduce their financial support for impoverished students as there are just so many of them that need it, so they decided to give less to more rather than give nothing to some. They are all voting labour. I think that they may be one of the first truly polictically motivated young generations since the 60's.

I really hope then that this is the reason turnout is high ! I’m sure it is 🤞

I did laugh at the notion that, "[PARTY] would be an opposition if they got any seats" 😂.

I understand, though; I'd also be a gold medalist if I had any sporting ability.

All the young people I know are really politically energised. They even squat, which is something that kind of fell by the wayside with millennials I think. This lot are pretty direct. A lot of them vote Green, a fair few vote Labour. They all give a shit though.

So do I, I really do!

LOL you know what I mean. Greens poll far higher than the number of seats they get, they'll be lucky to even get five, but because they have a consistent and coherent ideology and structure they can do the job that an opposition needs to do. Just probably will not get the chance to do it.

WOO HOO!

I'll be so unhappy if my Labour MP doesn't keep the seat.
I voted Labour.

Superb.

DD and all her friends voted, either Labour or Green. I think they've had so much shit thrown at them the last few years it's lit a fire under their arses to get out and vote.

@JurassicClark "
Hearing Alistair Campbell correct Nadine Dorries "less" to "fewer" was my favourite clip"

I agree and I do love Alistair -but it was a bit of a dick move, really.

They’re going to have to use food banks even more with all the tax rises that are on the way.

….. 🤔

Nope. Their worst will still be better than the Tories' best.

Not nervous. Just a bit wistful and uncomfortable. Imagine what would be possible with a genuinely excellent party leader.

Including one who was unafraid to take a stance on protecting women and girls' rights.

She's a vile foul mouthed hypocrite! Also having met KS in a non political setting more than once all i can say is what you see on tv is most certainly not what you get in person and be careful what you wish for!

@lovelysunshine22 well the KS wishing has already happened and I guess we’ll find out what he’s like!

FFS 51% turnout and reform in 2nd place in Sunderland South.

Yes ok the headline is labour landslide but this story that seems secondary - low turnout, big fascist vote - is going to be key over the next decade.

I’m so pleased you heard this too. I mentioned this on another thread and couldn’t believe it. I kept asking DH if I had misheard the 11,000 Reform votes. I’m appalled. I really am!