2024 General Election Thread

[Wellen Wolf]

Postal vote arrived.

Easiest vote I have ever made today.

Not voting Tory so my vote has to count. Anything other than Lib Dem would get them back in here, thankfully Helen Morgan is a fine MP so that's sorted.

Waiting for my postal vote here in Germany. Wolverhampton West and it has to be Labour.

 

[EpsomWolf]

Visited my daughter in Thames Ditton yesterday in the neighbouring constituency of Esher and Walton, current MP Dominic Raab.

Previously such a safe seat but the Lib Dems have targeted it and going all-out. There are posters all over the shop.

Similar to here, Labour have no chance so it’s everybody in for a Lib-Dem pile on.

Cheerio Grayling and Raab. Going to be a mighty turnaround but it looks like it’s on.

 

[Tyrannosaurus Dan]

I thought Raab was standing down anyway. The coward.

 

[EpsomWolf]

Yes, and Grayling because of ill health.

2 heavy hitters gone and potentially the constituencies with them.

 

[Kenny]

Let's play which political party is this person a member of.

 

[prawnking]

Let's play which political party is this person a member of.

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Green Party?

 

[Templeton Peck]

Just found out my seats been gerrymandered so my new MP is David Lammy

 

[Tredman]

Get out and campaign against him then.

 

[Templeton Peck]

Tories and Labour on course for lowest share of the vote since 1945

Poll reveals historically low support for the big two, with smaller parties up by five points

www.theguardian.com

 

[Tony Towner]

That's an unbalanced piece, making it out like it's a Labour issue when it's all about the Tory vote going to Reform

 

[leedswolf]

Part of an article from Yorkshire Bylines.

"In 2019, when Boris Johnson launched his levelling-up agenda, the gap in living standards between London and the North East amounted on average to £4,600 per household. The NIESR report shows the gap has now increased to £7,300. "

 

[Tony Towner]

Chief BBC chief political correspondents are always likely to be Tory due to their background and education. I can't think of one who hid it less though

https://twitter.com/x/status/1802264173805531300

 

[Tyrannosaurus Dan]

Just found out my seats been gerrymandered so my new MP is David Lammy

What’s wrong with David Lammy?

 

[Templeton Peck]

What’s wrong with David Lammy?

He's a weathervane politician only interested in career and status. Not covered himself in glory over Gaza either.

 

[Tredman]

What’s wrong with David Lammy?

He’s not ideologically pure.

 

[Templeton Peck]

He’s not ideologically pure.

He's not ideologically anything.

 

[pr0sl0]

Everyone I know who lives in Tottenham thinks Lammy's a shallow careerist. Has a rep for not being a particularly attentive constituency MP.

 

[leedswolf]

From Leeds for Europe;

On this day in 2016 that skidmark on the nations underpants launched his disgusting "Breaking Point" poster. It depicted Syrian refugees who would have no right to come to the UK and was lifted directly from a Nazi propaganda film...

 

[Tredman]

Same day Jo Cox was murdered.

 

[Tony Towner]

They couldn't get him an England top? So any white t shirt will do

https://twitter.com/x/status/1802445361489072281