So who are you rootin' for at Makersfield?

[NEGUY82]

Just wondering who everyone hopes will win??

I'm hoping for a Burnham win but as long as it's not Kenyon I can live with it.

Inflation was 11% in October 2022 and the UK was in recession for the last two quarters of 2023. 🤷‍♀️

I think some vote Labour because it is what they have always done.

Indeed..funny how labour luvvies ignore that!

After the invasion of Ukraine. It was then back at 2% in summer 2024.
What is Labour's excuse for 3.8% in July 2025?

Can you make an argument for Labour without resorting to going back over the last "14 years"?

Yes. And it's what their parents did, and their grand parents etc. Sadly not willing to recognise that the labour party of today bears very little resemblance to the labour party of then. And indeed - the UK bears little resemblance to the way it was then too. Labour Blair's open door policy and Iraq war support is much to blame for this. Which means the UK requires a very different governing system e.g. the NHS was fit for purpose, benefits were a good idea as a safety net etc. Now? Labour have ensured it's not working today.

Ha ha no. As per taxation, blaming the last gvt is in their DNA.

True to both you and @Squirrel001

Its not lies Ive worked in lots of public and private sector jobs and have seen the effect to the tory government firsthand.

Prove one bit of what I said that is a lie.

Are you really naive enough to think that things can be turned around in two years? I don't love the labour government and I don't always vote for them
But surely anybody with any comprehension understands that 14 years of mismanagement is hard to rectify.

A lot of it was lies. I gave you two examples (housing and NHS funding) in my pp.
Why do you think Labour's popularity fell off a cliff so quickly after the election? Is that the fault of the tories too? Its easier for Labour to blame the tories for their own ineptitude.

They’re not getting close, and have accelerated to where the last gov were in two years - ousting a leader.

It isn't great I agree!

I think they could have made a start

I posted this many time - Andy waaaayy outperformed Truss without even being in power. Truss made gilts jump to mere 4.9%.

Andy did a few interviews and gilts went up to 5.8%.

So tighten your seatbelt - Andy in No10 will be a very bumpy ride unless you're in union or on benefits.

To be fair the Tories spent 14 years doing that too, whomever is next will no doubt do the same thing.

They made it substantially worse though

After the next election, Labour might not be the main opposition party. Assuming a Reform/Tory coalition in government. Labour may have less than 100 seats.

Inflation was 11% in 2022, it’s now 2.8%. We were in recession for the last two quarters of 2023, we’re not now. That doesn’t look remotely worse to me.