Call a General Election? Really?

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I mean, I very much doubt this will get anywhere in the parliament but nearly 2 mil people signed it in just over 24 hours 😬

petition.parliament.uk/petitions/700143

The Brexit petition was over 6m signatures. Government (rightly) took not a blind bit of notice other than a piddly debate in Westminster Hall.

Yes, it won’t happen. At least their time in power is limited. I’m pretty confident they will get voted out at the next election now that everyone can see what life really is like under a Labour government.

They've been in since July. My life hasn't changed.

It did change under the previous government when I kept paying more and more tax and public services got worse.

The petition website is a bit shit and easy to scam.
That aside, almost 7 million people voted Tory in the election, so 2 million signing could very well be ‘a load of Tories with nothing better to do’.
I’m generally happy with what they’ve done, with a few reservations about the way some things have been implemented.

The irony of the right whingers never ceases to amuse.

https://newsthump.com/2024/11/25/irony-free-brexiter-who-spent-four-years-telling-people-you-lost-get-over-it-enthusiastically-promoting-petition-for-a-new-general-election-after-four-and-a-half-months/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR1tH2WAFDQfeP_YQF_EpeFv9l4phyfm5sHMu9Edz3edMPxFND7jVmEDP1M_aem_A874C3dxjKEcPGgItJgrZQ

The most likely reason for this is:

a) It's been promoted on social media
b) Musk has retweeted it
c) It's very easy to sign. No one checks that you are a registered UK voter
d) Some people are unhappy with Labour

That's much more reasoned.
I do take your point about small businesses.
I think Labour have to be careful that, in thinking of the least advantaged they don't hammer people who have very modest means. e.g. at the margins people who have paid into a private pension are no better off than those in the same job who didn't bother and they have wasted their money. This might sort out as the introduction of the new state pension means that fewer and fewer people claim pension credit.

I’m generally happy with what they’ve done,

I have no doubt public sector are still happy.

There's loads of people who think they're doing badly though. Not just the petition but polls

Someone has posted the info and screenshots above.

I think you're falling for stuff on X

The site has that clear info on what data is available, in pp

Only the creator's name is shared

They might ‘feel’ lied to. What lies can you actually identify though?

Couple of screenshots of those who signed the petition

I would like to know how many people signed this petition who also voted labour, that’s the number that really matters?

Has anyone on here voted labour and also signed?

The number that really matters is how many people are totally disillusioned with Labour and think the country is in a worst state. The polls have them lost their led and now down to behind Tory. It’s not a pretty picture.

the exact numbers don’t matter, there will be no ge, what matters is the general feeling of the electorate. Irrelevant of who they voted for, and that feeling is nose diving.

only 20 percent voted for Labour, and starmer on this morning has changed his tune, 4 months ago when he won he was giving it mandate of the British people, won by a huge majority, true, and now the nuance has changed, today it’s loads didn’t vote for us.

no mate, they didn’t. And you’re now proving them right.off you pop and see what else you can score for free.

Like a £50k wedding??

It's going to take significantly longer than 4 months to sort this country out. I've felt like I've been in a game of whalamole for 14 year. I don't expect it to get better in the short term but hopefully if they can get waiting times down for everything then things might start improving.

I'm not sure if you can say I voted Labour or against the Conservative but I don't want another general election. I don't support any particular party. I'm more for fairness and cohesion is society than every person for themselves.

I've just googled S Georgia and S Sandwich Islands and found this from last year;

Along with the South Sandwich Islands, South Georgia is a self-governing British territory, and its government is looking for two postal workers to take up residence on the island from September 25, 2023, to March 31, 2024 [tourist season].

home to 30 human residents...

In addition to managing the mail, you’ll be dealing with some 14,000 cruise-ship tourists and visiting scientists a year...

https://explorersweb.com/postal-job-south-george-island/

Well, I wanted to see what everyone here thinks of it. I like how sometimes I can read a very well educated and challenging view, something I haven’t thought of myslelf. To be honest, I find the point at which our society is now very worrying. Like a pressure cooker with its lid on. Everyone is highly polarised and media is constantly fuelling this division. There’s never anything good about what’s happening, always pointing fingers and throwing accusations.
the reason I linked the petition is because sometimes seeing it is better than describing.

Who had a £50k wedding? Do you have a link?

I guess that’s true, but I’m thinking they might start taking a bit more notice of it if if they realised how many supporters they have now lost rather than thinking the only people that signed voted against them anyway.

I personally am really concerned about inflation as a result of the employers NI increase.

I'm not falling for anything.

I don't even follow X.

And I add laughing emojis to show I'm not taking my comments seriously.

But you can continue to fight against labour all you want on here as you've always done.

I'm not a pure Labour voter so doesn't bother me either way 🤷‍♀️

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-62833837

£23,500 was declared. Then there was £12,500 for food donated by Daylesford Farm shop for the wedding. The use of the house and grounds wasn't included in any costing, but would have cost at least £10k

@Nic834 polls will show general sentiment

Labour have lost their lead now and answering 'How is the UK faring under Labour?'

70% said worse and only 8% better

These threads are more pro Labour than that and don't really reflect the polling

Postcode SW1A 2AA is Number 10 Downing Street and SW1A 1AA is Buckingham Palace - they might be rumbled!

Haven't checked the others.

Clav top marks for excelling yourself above your usual C and P whataboutery 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻😂

Your link says;

The donation covered the cost of hiring a marquee, Portaloos, waiting staff, flowers, a South African BBQ and an ice cream van.

The number that really matters is how many people are totally disillusioned with Labour and think the country is in a worst state. The polls have them lost their led and now down to behind Tory. It’s not a pretty picture.

Didn't think was true - just checked again and it isn't correct

Whilst Labour have indeed lost their big lead - they are still ahead and neither the Tories nor Reform UK have benefited greatly from that