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.
Given all of the problems already caused by the Tories in the U.K. I am very fearful about what will next happen under Labour - they will find themselves out of their depth, facing serious social unrest, possibly an all-out race war and civil war - at which point they will find that they will have no other option but to hand over power to the milltary and allow a provisional milltary government to take charge - the tipping point could come when they try to reverse Brexit or if there are any more economic problems, this could drive people over the edge, there could be large scale rioting and looting on the streets
An oddly bleak and unrealistic projection. In contrast to the US, I think the smooth transition between governing parties shows that the British political system is robust and responsive (to a reasonable extent) to the wishes of the people - not an unstable banana republic yet!
Another view Martin is that the smoth transition is really no transition at all.
To quote The Who; "Meet the new boss, same as the old boss"....
Yet if history is any guide at all, somehow they will manage it...
A bit simplistic- no offense. The new government is made up of people. I know this, from personal experience.
Just people, from different backgrounds, with different views. It can be that simple.
The new government will have to try very, very hard to equal the old in squalid sex scandals, lying, jobbery, corruption, stupidity and shambolic ineptitude.