UK Politics Thread IX: The Masses Against the Classes

[Dumb Ideologies]

From BBC News:

Change UK leader Heidi Allen says: It feels like there has been a big swing to Remain.

"People are not down-hearted - this is the beginning of something."

She says that the European elections "came too quickly" for Change UK to work with other Remain-supporting parties.

She adds that she hopes this will change before the next general election.

Is she delusional?

Dr DI's squidgy foam stethoscope diagnoses a chronic case of the Theresa Mays.

[Philjia]

Greens are up three MEPs, which is nice. Nigel Farage doing well is a shame though. At least the Tories are doing worse than Labour.

CUK getting more votes than UKIP is funny.

[San Lumen]

CUK are fucked, as are UKIP. Labour are going to have to take a strong second referendum position, even if that means dumping Jeremy. The next Tory leader won't be able to call an election because they would lose everything. There will probably be a load of Tory MPs defecting to the Brexit Party, which would finish off the Conservative Party.

Corbyn is not getting dumped and even if they do he'd likely win another leadership election

[Ifreann]

From BBC News:
Is she delusional?

Dr DI's squidgy foam stethoscope diagnoses a chronic case of the Theresa Mays.

Fatal for one's career. Eventually.

[Philjia]

South East results:
- Brexit Party gets 4
- Lib Dems get 3
- Greens get 1
- Tories get 1
- Labour get 1

The Lib Dem/Green remain axis currently has a very similar, but slightly lower, overall vote share than the Brexit/UKIP hard Brexit axis.

[Platypus Bureaucracy]

Who's this condescending jerk on the BBC? Can't shut up and let anyone else speak.

[Kavagrad]

From BBC News:
Is she delusional?

Leader of Change UK hopes for change? I give her a month and she'll be fired.

She's already offered to resign once

[Philjia]

Who's this condescending jerk on the BBC? Can't shut up and let anyone else speak.

Who, Mark Francois? Yeah he's a pastry faced twat. Would not hesitate to milkshake.

[Loben The 2nd]

Who's this condescending jerk on the BBC? Can't shut up and let anyone else speak.

Who, Mark Francois? Yeah he's a pastry faced twat. Would not hesitate to milkshake.

Man, a lot can change in 100 years.

[Ifreann]

https://twitter.com/RobDotHutton/status ... 2276560898

Britain so split over Brexit that we're sending two Alexandra Phillipses to Brussels, one to argue each side.

Leader of Change UK hopes for change? I give her a month and she'll be fired.

She's already offered to resign once

I'd like to revise my prediction to "a week".

[Philjia]

All England and Wales results are now in.

Winners:
- The Brexit Party - UKIP 2.0 are the largest party, with 28 seats on 31.6% of the vote.
- Liberal Democrats - Second place. Gained 14 seats for a total of 15, on 20.3% of the vote.
- Greens - Gained 4 seats for a total of 7, on 12.1% of the vote.

Losers:
- Labour - Avoided being overtaken by the Greens, but still lost 8 seats, taking them down to 10. Got a fairly miserable 14.1% of the vote.
- Conservatives - Catastrophic results for the Tories saw them lose 15 seats and left them with a mere 3, on 9.1% of the vote, both lower than the Greens.
- UKIP - UKIP 1.0 have been destroyed by their replacement, losing all 23 of their seats and receiving only 3.3% of the vote.
- Change UK - It turns out that there wasn't space for a second party in the centre after all. Their 3.4% vote share means they still beat UKIP, however.

Other:
- Plaid Cymru - Plaid retained their single MEP and slightly increased their Welsh vote share to 19.6% (That's 1.0% of the overall vote)

[Chan Island]

https://twitter.com/RobDotHutton/status/1132789202276560898

Britain so split over Brexit that we're sending two Alexandra Phillipses to Brussels, one to argue each side.

(Image)

She's already offered to resign once

I'd like to revise my prediction to "a week".

Epic Rap Battles of History!

Alexandra Phillips

VS

Alexandra Phillips!

BEGIN

[Bienenhalde]

Ouch. Lib Dems beating Labour here.

I am pleased, however, that ChUK seem to have had fuck all impact.

ChUK is the best party, though.

[Liriena]

I for one am shocked that the powerful memery of Sargon and Dankula were not enough to save UKIP from this tragedy. Clearly, Britons are a bunch of normies, stacies and soyboys.

[Ifreann]

I for one am shocked that the powerful memery of Sargon and Dankula were not enough to save UKIP from this tragedy. Clearly, Britons are a bunch of normies, stacies and soyboys.

There's still hope, if Our Boys can just meme even harder before the next European election.

[Liriena]

I for one am shocked that the powerful memery of Sargon and Dankula were not enough to save UKIP from this tragedy. Clearly, Britons are a bunch of normies, stacies and soyboys.

There's still hope, if Our Boys can just meme even harder before the next European election.

Bold of you to assume that Great Britain isn't gonna suicidally crash out of the EU before that.

[Liriena]

Ouch. Lib Dems beating Labour here.

I am pleased, however, that ChUK seem to have had fuck all impact.

ChUK is the best party, though.

WRONG. It's obviously Sinn Fein.

[Fartsniffage]

There's still hope, if Our Boys can just meme even harder before the next European election.

Bold of you to assume that Great Britain isn't gonna suicidally crash out of the EU before that.

The EU won't let us leave despite the valiant efforts of our newly minted Brexit MEPs.

[Ifreann]

There's still hope, if Our Boys can just meme even harder before the next European election.

Bold of you to assume that Great Britain isn't gonna suicidally crash out of the EU before that.

You mean....this was their last chance to own the EU...and...and they failed?

Oh...

Oh no...

[Bienenhalde]

ChUK is the best party, though.

WRONG. It's obviously Sinn Fein.

That band of commie traitors who are openly disloyal to the Queen?

[Ifreann]

WRONG. It's obviously Sinn Fein.

That band of commie traitors who are openly disloyal to the Queen?

The best attitude towards the Queen.

[Fartsniffage]

That band of commie traitors who are openly disloyal to the Queen?

The best attitude towards the Queen.

I really do like you most of the time....

[Ifreann]

The best attitude towards the Queen.

I really do like you most of the time....

If it helps I'm probably distantly descended from England's green and pleasant land by way of the Normans, so you can always imagine throwing me in the Tower for treason.

[Dooom35796821595]

That band of commie traitors who are openly disloyal to the Queen?

The best attitude towards the Queen.

You’re right, Borris as UK president would be so much better.

[Ifreann]

The best attitude towards the Queen.

You’re right, Borris as UK president would be so much better.

Yes. Why keep up the veneer of being a respectable country when you can just don the wig and facepaint of BoJo the Clown.