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Thread 44 Starmer - Knolraap en lof, schorseneren en prei.

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DuncinToffee · 19/02/2026 15:42

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SerendipityJane · 24/02/2026 18:02

Pointofsingularity · 24/02/2026 17:57

Inclined to agree with you.

It’s looking like tactical voting to the nth degree.

A Labour hold would seem the most natural outcome but a Greens win will work for many Labour voters I imagine.

If the UK didn't want tactical voting, it would use PR.

And if they won't introduce it, people will simply enact it themselves. How do you think 201 and 2015 happened ?

placemats · 24/02/2026 18:05

SerendipityJane · 24/02/2026 18:02

If the UK didn't want tactical voting, it would use PR.

And if they won't introduce it, people will simply enact it themselves. How do you think 201 and 2015 happened ?

The will of the people in EU voting before total Brexit meant Farage was voted in every time. D'Hondt system.

DuncinToffee · 24/02/2026 18:05

placemats · 24/02/2026 18:01

The will of the people lead to Brexit and disastrous outcomes. Just saying.

Clacton voted for NF who prefers to be anywhere but there.

We have this saying in Holland about donkeys and not hitting the same stone twice, alas

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SerendipityJane · 24/02/2026 18:10

DuncinToffee · 24/02/2026 18:05

Clacton voted for NF who prefers to be anywhere but there.

We have this saying in Holland about donkeys and not hitting the same stone twice, alas

I am barred from discussing he Clacton electorate 😎

Pointofsingularity · 24/02/2026 18:13

DuncinToffee · 24/02/2026 18:05

Clacton voted for NF who prefers to be anywhere but there.

We have this saying in Holland about donkeys and not hitting the same stone twice, alas

Quite.

We have seen how ‘successful’ populism can be, of course.

pointythings · 24/02/2026 18:14

DuncinToffee · 24/02/2026 18:05

Clacton voted for NF who prefers to be anywhere but there.

We have this saying in Holland about donkeys and not hitting the same stone twice, alas

'Een ezel stoot zich in 't gemeen geen twee maal aan dezelfde steen'.

I love the English language, but sometimes Dutch is just great.

PandoraSocks · 24/02/2026 18:39

DuncinToffee · 24/02/2026 17:59

We will found out on Friday, per will of the people in Gorton and Denton.

I can give you one thing that is certain, it won't be me and no, I am not Andy Burnham

🤣

PandoraSocks · 24/02/2026 18:41

Wales has a cunning plan to thwart Farage's planned visit next week:

Thread 44 Starmer - Knolraap en lof, schorseneren en prei.
Pointofsingularity · 24/02/2026 18:42

PandoraSocks · 24/02/2026 18:41

Wales has a cunning plan to thwart Farage's planned visit next week:

😜

pointythings · 24/02/2026 19:04

PandoraSocks · 24/02/2026 18:41

Wales has a cunning plan to thwart Farage's planned visit next week:

Has to be better than milkshakes. I abhor food waste.

placemats · 24/02/2026 19:24

PandoraSocks · 24/02/2026 18:41

Wales has a cunning plan to thwart Farage's planned visit next week:

This is clearly AI for the purposes of doubt. Don't feed them. Their media channels are already suffering.

I don't find this funny at all.

itsgettingweird · 24/02/2026 19:33

pointythings · 24/02/2026 17:07

I mean, name changing is easy for UK nationals. So why do people have such an issue with it? It's almost as if they have nothing else.

My middle DS is going to change his name so that he has my surname (he's fostered). Other than his mum doing her nut and me feeling absurdly honoured, the world will keep turning.

Awww that’s lovely pointy and it is a real testament to how he feels part of your family Flowers

itsgettingweird · 24/02/2026 19:37

An update here. DS is doing well and is laughing and joking again so that’s good. Sadly, my colleague diagnosed with cancer died last week just 4 weeks after diagnosis. All in all it’s been a crappy week here again 🙄 so Reform better not win G and D or I’m gonna have a breakdown!

PickAChew · 24/02/2026 19:39

A roller coaster of a week, @itsgettingweird Flowers

dontcallmelen · 24/02/2026 19:45

itsgettingweird · 24/02/2026 19:33

Awww that’s lovely pointy and it is a real testament to how he feels part of your family Flowers

It really is just so lovely💕

dontcallmelen · 24/02/2026 19:47

@itsgettingweird so glad Ds is now on the mend.
Sincere condolences for your loss💐

PandoraSocks · 24/02/2026 19:49

placemats · 24/02/2026 19:24

This is clearly AI for the purposes of doubt. Don't feed them. Their media channels are already suffering.

I don't find this funny at all.

Whose media channels are suffering placemats, sorry I don't understand! I know that it is AI, of course.

PandoraSocks · 24/02/2026 19:51

itsgettingweird · 24/02/2026 19:37

An update here. DS is doing well and is laughing and joking again so that’s good. Sadly, my colleague diagnosed with cancer died last week just 4 weeks after diagnosis. All in all it’s been a crappy week here again 🙄 so Reform better not win G and D or I’m gonna have a breakdown!

Sorry you are having an up and down week. I think G&D will do the right thing and keep Reform out.

Notonthestairs · 24/02/2026 20:15

Pleased to read about your son Itsgettingweird. But what an awful shock regarding your colleague. Flowers

PandoraSocks · 24/02/2026 22:33

Latest G&D poll. Tiny sample so huge pinch of 🧂

Thread 44 Starmer - Knolraap en lof, schorseneren en prei.
BIWI · 24/02/2026 22:37

Good news about your DS @itsgettingweird - but what a shock about your colleague :(

cardibach · 24/02/2026 22:56

PandoraSocks · 24/02/2026 22:33

Latest G&D poll. Tiny sample so huge pinch of 🧂

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Might have been clearer if the Greens hadn’t spent the whole campaign lying about the polls and suggesting they were the tactical vote when it was always Labour. They’ve managed to sway the vote like that and if it lets Reform in I’ll be fucking livid.

LlttledrummergirI · 24/02/2026 23:19

@itsgettingweird you've been through the mill lately. Make sure you take care of yourself as well as those around you. Your jug can't pour if it's empty. Flowers

Alexandra2001 · 25/02/2026 08:36

PandoraSocks · 24/02/2026 22:33

Latest G&D poll. Tiny sample so huge pinch of 🧂

Edited

We've a Reform councillor because the LD's, Lab and the Greens all kept fighting each other.

But what has happened to Badenoch's "New Conservatives" as she referred to her party yesterday, when asked about Plan 2 Student loans.... problem is, she was in Govt for 5 years and never mentioned the unfairness of the loans system.

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