Published on 12, July, 2020
Well that was a thumping majority, but I think a wide but shallow one. Reform did less well that exit polls predicted, for which I'm glad, but they have quite a high vote share. THe LibDems had a brilliant night.
A nice collection of Tory scalps for new MP's, Rees Mogg and Truss amoung them.
I stayed up until 3am and then had to go to bed, so I didn't see the big scalps taken, I'm tired today though.
It dosen't feel all unicorns and rainbow, frollicking fauns, and splashing mermaids, but I'm glad we've got some change, but it's a poisoned chalice for Starmer and gang, this country has so many problems in need of fixing. But I hope we have a stable government and not all this continual chopping and changing of PM and other ministers, I think part of the problems have been caused by so many reshuffles, ministers don't have time to get on top of their brief before they're moved on. That means any policy objectives they had are discarded by the successor, so nothing gets done and the rot sets deeper.
This chart shows why the Tories have been called 'the natural party of government'.
I think it's worth remembering that Labour didn't do as well as it appears on the surface and that in fact they were greatly helped by Reform eroding the Tory vote and the collapse of the SNP in Scotland.
This analysis is also good:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c2x0g8nkzmzo
There is a lot of good work to be done to keep Labour in power.
yes, scotland is actually key as labour only collapsed and gave way to tory rule years back in the first place as that was when the snp came from nowhere and rake up all the votes. i remember that well. labour always hinged on the scottish vote.