Watch the usual media outlets make excuses for Reform’s failure to win this seat but fail to name one of the biggest: Twitter bots don’t vote.Â
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PearljamAndEarl on
Matt Goodwin and David Bull look like they were made from the same mould in an estate agent factory.
throwawayeventually_ on
I’m still somewhat sceptical of the Greens but this was the best outcome. Hopefully this forces Labour to reconsider the path McSweeney was leading them down. No-one wants a watered down Reform party. I’m sure we’ll still be seeing more of Matt Goodwin than Hannah Spencer in our day-to-day but at least he’s still officially a loser.
Appropriate-Divide64 on
Fantastic news. I was worried for a second but let this at the very least be a wake up call for labour.
Beneficial-Pitch-430 on
They will need to drastically change a few of their policies if they want any chance of winning an election.
BlackCaesarNT on
I remember when Labour fucked themselves in my constituency by removing the candidates who had worked hard to build a reputation in the area and would have unseated the incumbent Tory MP. Then they kicked her out of the party based on fucking nothing, parachuted a no name in and lost the seat.
As a paid up member of the Labour party, who this must support Starmer and the Labour govt, fuck me do they like stepping on rakes…
OkMap3209 on
It’s actually ridiculous that a nazi eugenicist that wanted to target women for not having kids got the number 2 spot in a left wing district. What are we heading towards?
Edit: Matt Goodwin is involved with very dodgy stuff. CHSS, race science and eugenics. He also wanted to tax childless women women more. People really need to research their candidates more. Even Farage basically abandoned him mid campaign.
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GastricallyStretched on
This is the correct result. A normal plumber who’s lived locally all her life, versus a loudmouth right-wing grifter with his campaign of lies and harassment? Seems like a rather obvious choice. A shame that almost 30% opted for the latter.
SystemIntuitive on
This what happens when you keep letting people down
shizola_owns on
I thought they’d win, but the margin of victory is insane.
Over the next few years the media are going to build a smear campaign against Polanski which will make what happened to Corbyn seem tame.Â
JackStrawWitchita on
Fighting fear/hate populism with hope/inclusion populism wins votes.
A lesson learned in Caerphilly, New York City, and now Gorton and Denton.
Lets hope ‘politics as usual’ is now dead and buried.
LSL3587 on
Given Labour came third here it now seems nailed on that Labour will get rid of Starmer this year. The Labour Party will just wait until after the early May elections, let Starmer take the blame for them as well, and then battle between the left and the right of Labour will begin.
A very selfish move by Starmer to block Burnham from possibly becoming an MP (he would have stood a better chance here). It was like a manager not taking on a really good staff member because they might threaten to be so good that they might eventually replace the manager. Starmer put himself before Party and Party before Country.
Scary-Spinach1955 on
If you’ve got the bingo card, just heard “we understand we need to go further and faster” on TV ✅
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Watch the usual media outlets make excuses for Reform’s failure to win this seat but fail to name one of the biggest: Twitter bots don’t vote.Â
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Matt Goodwin and David Bull look like they were made from the same mould in an estate agent factory.
I’m still somewhat sceptical of the Greens but this was the best outcome. Hopefully this forces Labour to reconsider the path McSweeney was leading them down. No-one wants a watered down Reform party. I’m sure we’ll still be seeing more of Matt Goodwin than Hannah Spencer in our day-to-day but at least he’s still officially a loser.
Fantastic news. I was worried for a second but let this at the very least be a wake up call for labour.
They will need to drastically change a few of their policies if they want any chance of winning an election.
I remember when Labour fucked themselves in my constituency by removing the candidates who had worked hard to build a reputation in the area and would have unseated the incumbent Tory MP. Then they kicked her out of the party based on fucking nothing, parachuted a no name in and lost the seat.
As a paid up member of the Labour party, who this must support Starmer and the Labour govt, fuck me do they like stepping on rakes…
It’s actually ridiculous that a nazi eugenicist that wanted to target women for not having kids got the number 2 spot in a left wing district. What are we heading towards?
Edit: Matt Goodwin is involved with very dodgy stuff. CHSS, race science and eugenics. He also wanted to tax childless women women more. People really need to research their candidates more. Even Farage basically abandoned him mid campaign.
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This is the correct result. A normal plumber who’s lived locally all her life, versus a loudmouth right-wing grifter with his campaign of lies and harassment? Seems like a rather obvious choice. A shame that almost 30% opted for the latter.
This what happens when you keep letting people down
I thought they’d win, but the margin of victory is insane.
Over the next few years the media are going to build a smear campaign against Polanski which will make what happened to Corbyn seem tame.Â
Fighting fear/hate populism with hope/inclusion populism wins votes.
A lesson learned in Caerphilly, New York City, and now Gorton and Denton.
Lets hope ‘politics as usual’ is now dead and buried.
Given Labour came third here it now seems nailed on that Labour will get rid of Starmer this year. The Labour Party will just wait until after the early May elections, let Starmer take the blame for them as well, and then battle between the left and the right of Labour will begin.
A very selfish move by Starmer to block Burnham from possibly becoming an MP (he would have stood a better chance here). It was like a manager not taking on a really good staff member because they might threaten to be so good that they might eventually replace the manager. Starmer put himself before Party and Party before Country.
If you’ve got the bingo card, just heard “we understand we need to go further and faster” on TV ✅