To think that everyone is getting far too excited about this Green win?

[DangerQuakeRhinoSnake]

All this fuss about one Green win - I really don't think it's massively significant given the local demographic and the upcoming local elections will be the real test.

As if the Greens are going to get anywhere near power! Not going to happen.

TBF both are available in a small Cornish village, apparently quite easily, we have in effect "legalisation" by the back door.

Things like cannabis, mdma, coke etc are widespread and ignored by the Police.

I don't know whether legalisation would work but what we have now isn't... the argument being that taking away the criminal side of things means the state controls supply and quality.

Personally i'd prefer better Policing & punishments but we don't want to pay for any of that, so then what?

I'd be swearing as well, if I had voted for this government.

Deary me.
This is beyond goady and ridiculous now.

Many of my friends are more right leaning than me, but given a choice they would vote "leftist" rather than reform et al. Its not the insult you think it is.
Standards vary...

Whats with the "HTH" constantly at the end of unhelpful posts?

Depends on your point of view.

HTH

Im not sure greens would be better than reform. Greens are providing essentially justifications for islamic terrorist attacks in Britain. Is this who you want in government?

Do we need to swear to make a political point? And someone who mentions it is called "goady"?

This is you being goady "it's embarrassing to admit your leftist tendency"
HTH.

In your case it depends on what nigel tells you. How sad

I don't know what the answer is and obviously the current system isnt working. But drugs do huge damage especially for young people and I don't think relaxing the law would be a good thing.

Which Cornish village out of interest?

HTH is the most goady phrase ever.

I love the way it winds you up
Your ilk prefer laughing emojis I note

Not true. Why would you make that up? I vote Conservative. And wish they would sort themselves out. It doesn't prevent me having a view on Reform that may not be the same as yours?

I would say racism is more goady
And lies
And hate
And division
But you just pop along to see what the what the DM or Tommy tells you to do
Your life will be f*ed up by reform not mine

My "ilk". I haven't used a laughing emoji?

Never wound up by MN! Only entertained. Although mainly if the poster is more clever or amusing (even if I disagree with them).

The Conservative Party's showing in the Gorton and Denton by-election was so small that it will not have the cash it had to pay to stand returned.
In parliamentary elections, candidates must put down a £500 deposit, which is returned as long as they poll more than 5% of the vote.
Tory candidate Charlotte Ann Cadden managed to poll just 2% of the vote, coming in fourth place behind the winning Greens, Reform in second and Labour in third.
Elections expert Sir John Curtice said the Conservatives' performance was their worst ever in a parliamentary by-election.

By sort themselves out you mean adopt reform policies

Why not yours? Are you not in the UK but chipping in anyway?

Not really. Just get a few more voters would be a start.

Well....

But they arent going to get the middle ground by copying reform (unless Ruth Davidson makes headway). So moving towards the right is their approach. May as well be reform

Are you assuming I vote reform?

I’m not remotely embarrassed. And MN is fine with “foul language”, if it offends you don’t read my posts or engage with me.

We are well beyond the middle ground anyway. Elections don't seem to be won there any more.