05-05-2019, 23:56
(05-05-2019, 21:16)spireitematt Wrote:(04-05-2019, 16:09)hibeejim21 Wrote:(03-05-2019, 18:07)spireitematt Wrote:(03-05-2019, 17:42)hibeejim21 Wrote: After those council election votes the end is nigh for Corbyn. He either gets behind a fresh vote or his own voters and party will desert him.
The logjam in parliament cant be broken, the MPs don't want an election because they would rather have another couple of years of the gravy train.
Even hardcore Tories are starting to voice the unthinkable.
Doesn't mean anything. These are local elections not National. People voted differently to what they would normally vote in a National election because they voted on local issues like bin collections and house building. Also with turnouts with 27%-33% it's not wholly representative.
The European elections in 3 weeks time will be the one's which will give a clear indication of what the people think on Brexit.
You are deluding yourself matt, there was a big swing to the pro-remain parties. Tories and labour both did dreadful.
Absolutely no chance of a labour government until corbyn sees sense, which looks unlikely.
I'm not deluding myself. Local elections are local issues and anyone who voted in the Local elections as a protest vote against Brexit were silly because Local elections are more important than National elections because it's about issues which affect you in the area which you live.
As for the Lib Dems they are no better than the Tories and my generation will never forgive them for what they did either.
Local elections are never more important than national elections and traditionally have low turnouts. However the signs are there that a protest vote was made, with the greens, LDs and independents all doing well. Come the EU elections it might be different again but its hard not to see some remain voter frustration taking place with the council elections.
Agree about the Lib Dems though, they have a lot to answer for.