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  1. This is not great is it? There’s a lot of thinking to be done…..
    #GE24 #GeneralElectionUK
    #VoterTurnoutUK2024

    Lowest turnout in UK general election since universal suffrage, report shows • InView.org.uk • Independent News
    inview.org.uk/news/176399-lowe

  2. This is not great is it? There’s a lot of thinking to be done…..
    #GE24 #GeneralElectionUK
    #VoterTurnoutUK2024

    Lowest turnout in UK general election since universal suffrage, report shows • InView.org.uk • Independent News
    inview.org.uk/news/176399-lowe

  3. This is not great is it? There’s a lot of thinking to be done…..
    #GE24 #GeneralElectionUK
    #VoterTurnoutUK2024

    Lowest turnout in UK general election since universal suffrage, report shows • InView.org.uk • Independent News
    inview.org.uk/news/176399-lowe

  4. This is not great is it? There’s a lot of thinking to be done…..
    #GE24 #GeneralElectionUK
    #VoterTurnoutUK2024

    Lowest turnout in UK general election since universal suffrage, report shows • InView.org.uk • Independent News
    inview.org.uk/news/176399-lowe

  5. This is not great is it? There’s a lot of thinking to be done…..
    #GE24 #GeneralElectionUK
    #VoterTurnoutUK2024

    Lowest turnout in UK general election since universal suffrage, report shows • InView.org.uk • Independent News
    inview.org.uk/news/176399-lowe

  6. In #GeneralElectionUK 2024:

    3 in 5 electors voted;
    1 in 5 electors voted #Labour;
    1 in 20 voted Labour because they liked the Labour offering;
    1 in 200 voted Labour because they liked Keir #Starmer's leadership.

    This is not the Dawning of the Age of Aquarius!

    yougov.co.uk/politics/articles

  7. In #GeneralElectionUK 2024:

    3 in 5 electors voted;
    1 in 5 electors voted #Labour;
    1 in 20 voted Labour because they liked the Labour offering;
    1 in 200 voted Labour because they liked Keir #Starmer's leadership.

    This is not the Dawning of the Age of Aquarius!

    yougov.co.uk/politics/articles

  8. In #GeneralElectionUK 2024:

    3 in 5 electors voted;
    1 in 5 electors voted #Labour;
    1 in 20 voted Labour because they liked the Labour offering;
    1 in 200 voted Labour because they liked Keir #Starmer's leadership.

    This is not the Dawning of the Age of Aquarius!

    yougov.co.uk/politics/articles

  9. In #GeneralElectionUK 2024:

    3 in 5 electors voted;
    1 in 5 electors voted #Labour;
    1 in 20 voted Labour because they liked the Labour offering;
    1 in 200 voted Labour because they liked Keir #Starmer's leadership.

    This is not the Dawning of the Age of Aquarius!

    yougov.co.uk/politics/articles

  10. In #GeneralElectionUK 2024:

    3 in 5 electors voted;
    1 in 5 electors voted #Labour;
    1 in 20 voted Labour because they liked the Labour offering;
    1 in 200 voted Labour because they liked Keir #Starmer's leadership.

    This is not the Dawning of the Age of Aquarius!

    yougov.co.uk/politics/articles

  11. These are not ringing endorsements.

    #Starmer has the positive support of fewer than 7% of the electorate.

    I believe the UK is in a real crisis of legitimacy; and I believe the reason for this crisis is the gamification of politics.

    #Labour didn't "win the debate"; it deliberately didn't engage in substantive debate. It didn't seek to win broad popular support; just tactical support in particular target constituencies.

    Democracy is "government by the people". This isn't.

    #GeneralElectionUK

  12. These are not ringing endorsements.

    #Starmer has the positive support of fewer than 7% of the electorate.

    I believe the UK is in a real crisis of legitimacy; and I believe the reason for this crisis is the gamification of politics.

    #Labour didn't "win the debate"; it deliberately didn't engage in substantive debate. It didn't seek to win broad popular support; just tactical support in particular target constituencies.

    Democracy is "government by the people". This isn't.

    #GeneralElectionUK

  13. These are not ringing endorsements.

    #Starmer has the positive support of fewer than 7% of the electorate.

    I believe the UK is in a real crisis of legitimacy; and I believe the reason for this crisis is the gamification of politics.

    #Labour didn't "win the debate"; it deliberately didn't engage in substantive debate. It didn't seek to win broad popular support; just tactical support in particular target constituencies.

    Democracy is "government by the people". This isn't.

    #GeneralElectionUK

  14. These are not ringing endorsements.

    #Starmer has the positive support of fewer than 7% of the electorate.

    I believe the UK is in a real crisis of legitimacy; and I believe the reason for this crisis is the gamification of politics.

    #Labour didn't "win the debate"; it deliberately didn't engage in substantive debate. It didn't seek to win broad popular support; just tactical support in particular target constituencies.

    Democracy is "government by the people". This isn't.

    #GeneralElectionUK

  15. These are not ringing endorsements.

    #Starmer has the positive support of fewer than 7% of the electorate.

    I believe the UK is in a real crisis of legitimacy; and I believe the reason for this crisis is the gamification of politics.

    #Labour didn't "win the debate"; it deliberately didn't engage in substantive debate. It didn't seek to win broad popular support; just tactical support in particular target constituencies.

    Democracy is "government by the people". This isn't.

    #GeneralElectionUK

  16. I'm looking for detailed analysis of the exit poll. Five years ago I could ask Google and I'd get right to the data immediately. Now, all Google will offer is fluff and trivia from tabloids.

    Anyone know where I can get a summary the actual data? I want to know what voters' motivations for voting for each party where

    #GeneralElectionUK
    #ArtificialStupidity

  17. I'm looking for detailed analysis of the exit poll. Five years ago I could ask Google and I'd get right to the data immediately. Now, all Google will offer is fluff and trivia from tabloids.

    Anyone know where I can get a summary the actual data? I want to know what voters' motivations for voting for each party where

    #GeneralElectionUK
    #ArtificialStupidity

  18. I'm looking for detailed analysis of the exit poll. Five years ago I could ask Google and I'd get right to the data immediately. Now, all Google will offer is fluff and trivia from tabloids.

    Anyone know where I can get a summary the actual data? I want to know what voters' motivations for voting for each party where

    #GeneralElectionUK
    #ArtificialStupidity

  19. I'm looking for detailed analysis of the exit poll. Five years ago I could ask Google and I'd get right to the data immediately. Now, all Google will offer is fluff and trivia from tabloids.

    Anyone know where I can get a summary the actual data? I want to know what voters' motivations for voting for each party where

    #GeneralElectionUK
    #ArtificialStupidity

  20. I'm looking for detailed analysis of the exit poll. Five years ago I could ask Google and I'd get right to the data immediately. Now, all Google will offer is fluff and trivia from tabloids.

    Anyone know where I can get a summary the actual data? I want to know what voters' motivations for voting for each party where

    #GeneralElectionUK
    #ArtificialStupidity

  21. Wondering about the details of the Labour vote in the #GeneralElectionUK I'm guessing that the hard left vote was down, centre vote up and some populists switched to Farrage ?

  22. Wondering about the details of the Labour vote in the #GeneralElectionUK I'm guessing that the hard left vote was down, centre vote up and some populists switched to Farrage ?

  23. Wondering about the details of the Labour vote in the I'm guessing that the hard left vote was down, centre vote up and some populists switched to Farrage ?

  24. Wondering about the details of the Labour vote in the #GeneralElectionUK I'm guessing that the hard left vote was down, centre vote up and some populists switched to Farrage ?

  25. Wondering about the details of the Labour vote in the #GeneralElectionUK I'm guessing that the hard left vote was down, centre vote up and some populists switched to Farrage ?

  26. "Democracy is starting to look almost as fragile as the rainforest. Politicians in the traditional parties will not face the fact that they are no longer living in the stable climate in which that political system was created. The right wants to go back to a past that no longer exists. The left wants to move towards a future that it will not dare to fund"

    #ClimateEmergency
    #GeneralElectionUK

    theguardian.com/environment/ar

  27. "Democracy is starting to look almost as fragile as the rainforest. Politicians in the traditional parties will not face the fact that they are no longer living in the stable climate in which that political system was created. The right wants to go back to a past that no longer exists. The left wants to move towards a future that it will not dare to fund"

    #ClimateEmergency
    #GeneralElectionUK

    theguardian.com/environment/ar

  28. "Democracy is starting to look almost as fragile as the rainforest. Politicians in the traditional parties will not face the fact that they are no longer living in the stable climate in which that political system was created. The right wants to go back to a past that no longer exists. The left wants to move towards a future that it will not dare to fund"

    #ClimateEmergency
    #GeneralElectionUK

    theguardian.com/environment/ar

  29. "Democracy is starting to look almost as fragile as the rainforest. Politicians in the traditional parties will not face the fact that they are no longer living in the stable climate in which that political system was created. The right wants to go back to a past that no longer exists. The left wants to move towards a future that it will not dare to fund"

    #ClimateEmergency
    #GeneralElectionUK

    theguardian.com/environment/ar

  30. "Democracy is starting to look almost as fragile as the rainforest. Politicians in the traditional parties will not face the fact that they are no longer living in the stable climate in which that political system was created. The right wants to go back to a past that no longer exists. The left wants to move towards a future that it will not dare to fund"

    #ClimateEmergency
    #GeneralElectionUK

    theguardian.com/environment/ar

  31. I've just signed this petition from the Electoral Reform Society to change the voting system in the UK to be fairer and more representative:

    electoral-reform.org.uk/campai

    Yes, we had a chance at this with a referendum in 2011, but that just means it's time to bring this up again.

    Especially in light of the rise of smaller parties, and some independent candidates, in the 2024 #GeneralElectionUK it's high time voters had a better guarantee of proper representation.

    #VotingRights #TacticalVoting #ElectoralReform

  32. I've just signed this petition from the Electoral Reform Society to change the voting system in the UK to be fairer and more representative:

    electoral-reform.org.uk/campai

    Yes, we had a chance at this with a referendum in 2011, but that just means it's time to bring this up again.

    Especially in light of the rise of smaller parties, and some independent candidates, in the 2024 #GeneralElectionUK it's high time voters had a better guarantee of proper representation.

    #VotingRights #TacticalVoting #ElectoralReform

  33. I've just signed this petition from the Electoral Reform Society to change the voting system in the UK to be fairer and more representative:

    electoral-reform.org.uk/campai

    Yes, we had a chance at this with a referendum in 2011, but that just means it's time to bring this up again.

    Especially in light of the rise of smaller parties, and some independent candidates, in the 2024 #GeneralElectionUK it's high time voters had a better guarantee of proper representation.

    #VotingRights #TacticalVoting #ElectoralReform

  34. I've just signed this petition from the Electoral Reform Society to change the voting system in the UK to be fairer and more representative:

    electoral-reform.org.uk/campai

    Yes, we had a chance at this with a referendum in 2011, but that just means it's time to bring this up again.

    Especially in light of the rise of smaller parties, and some independent candidates, in the 2024 #GeneralElectionUK it's high time voters had a better guarantee of proper representation.

    #VotingRights #TacticalVoting #ElectoralReform

  35. I've just signed this petition from the Electoral Reform Society to change the voting system in the UK to be fairer and more representative:

    electoral-reform.org.uk/campai

    Yes, we had a chance at this with a referendum in 2011, but that just means it's time to bring this up again.

    Especially in light of the rise of smaller parties, and some independent candidates, in the 2024 it's high time voters had a better guarantee of proper representation.

  36. The most depressing discovery to come out of my analysis of Thursday's #GeneralElectionUK?

    If we'd adopted #ProportionalRepresentation for the UK at the same time as we did for the #ScottishParliament and #SeneddCymru, we'd have had NO #Conservative governments this century, no austerity, and no #Brexit.

    Blog post here:
    journeyman.cc/blog/posts-outpu

  37. The most depressing discovery to come out of my analysis of Thursday's #GeneralElectionUK?

    If we'd adopted #ProportionalRepresentation for the UK at the same time as we did for the #ScottishParliament and #SeneddCymru, we'd have had NO #Conservative governments this century, no austerity, and no #Brexit.

    Blog post here:
    journeyman.cc/blog/posts-outpu

  38. The most depressing discovery to come out of my analysis of Thursday's #GeneralElectionUK?

    If we'd adopted #ProportionalRepresentation for the UK at the same time as we did for the #ScottishParliament and #SeneddCymru, we'd have had NO #Conservative governments this century, no austerity, and no #Brexit.

    Blog post here:
    journeyman.cc/blog/posts-outpu

  39. The most depressing discovery to come out of my analysis of Thursday's #GeneralElectionUK?

    If we'd adopted #ProportionalRepresentation for the UK at the same time as we did for the #ScottishParliament and #SeneddCymru, we'd have had NO #Conservative governments this century, no austerity, and no #Brexit.

    Blog post here:
    journeyman.cc/blog/posts-outpu

  40. The most depressing discovery to come out of my analysis of Thursday's #GeneralElectionUK?

    If we'd adopted #ProportionalRepresentation for the UK at the same time as we did for the #ScottishParliament and #SeneddCymru, we'd have had NO #Conservative governments this century, no austerity, and no #Brexit.

    Blog post here:
    journeyman.cc/blog/posts-outpu

  41. Lots more interesting nuggets but not sure I'll have a good time to look at them.

    But for now - here are nominal Labour and LD targets for 2029:

    electionpolling.co.uk/battlegr
    electionpolling.co.uk/battlegr

    Some of these are 🤯 - Tory seats that are so rural they don't even have a town name in them, SNP strongholds for Labour, places where local support never materialised for the general for LDs.

    This is probably the high water mark, but if not, wow.

    #GE2024 #GeneralElectionUK #UKPolitics #UKPol

  42. Lots more interesting nuggets but not sure I'll have a good time to look at them.

    But for now - here are nominal Labour and LD targets for 2029:

    electionpolling.co.uk/battlegr
    electionpolling.co.uk/battlegr

    Some of these are 🤯 - Tory seats that are so rural they don't even have a town name in them, SNP strongholds for Labour, places where local support never materialised for the general for LDs.

    This is probably the high water mark, but if not, wow.

    #GE2024 #GeneralElectionUK #UKPolitics #UKPol

  43. Lots more interesting nuggets but not sure I'll have a good time to look at them.

    But for now - here are nominal Labour and LD targets for 2029:

    electionpolling.co.uk/battlegr
    electionpolling.co.uk/battlegr

    Some of these are 🤯 - Tory seats that are so rural they don't even have a town name in them, SNP strongholds for Labour, places where local support never materialised for the general for LDs.

    This is probably the high water mark, but if not, wow.

    #GE2024 #GeneralElectionUK #UKPolitics #UKPol

  44. The second thing is that all these parties will now tack right. #Labour's right wingers are in the ascendant (falsely) claiming a victory -- and will have to contrast themselves against a group of #Greens and independents to their left.

    The less toxic #Tories have disproportionately lost their seats, leaving more extreme Tories; who will seek to reclaim votes from #Reform. The #LibDems will target more ex-Tories. And the #SNP will try to win votes back from Labour.

    #GeneralElectionUK

  45. The second thing is that all these parties will now tack right. #Labour's right wingers are in the ascendant (falsely) claiming a victory -- and will have to contrast themselves against a group of #Greens and independents to their left.

    The less toxic #Tories have disproportionately lost their seats, leaving more extreme Tories; who will seek to reclaim votes from #Reform. The #LibDems will target more ex-Tories. And the #SNP will try to win votes back from Labour.

    #GeneralElectionUK

  46. The second thing is that all these parties will now tack right. #Labour's right wingers are in the ascendant (falsely) claiming a victory -- and will have to contrast themselves against a group of #Greens and independents to their left.

    The less toxic #Tories have disproportionately lost their seats, leaving more extreme Tories; who will seek to reclaim votes from #Reform. The #LibDems will target more ex-Tories. And the #SNP will try to win votes back from Labour.

    #GeneralElectionUK

  47. The second thing is that all these parties will now tack right. #Labour's right wingers are in the ascendant (falsely) claiming a victory -- and will have to contrast themselves against a group of #Greens and independents to their left.

    The less toxic #Tories have disproportionately lost their seats, leaving more extreme Tories; who will seek to reclaim votes from #Reform. The #LibDems will target more ex-Tories. And the #SNP will try to win votes back from Labour.

    #GeneralElectionUK

  48. The second thing is that all these parties will now tack right. #Labour's right wingers are in the ascendant (falsely) claiming a victory -- and will have to contrast themselves against a group of #Greens and independents to their left.

    The less toxic #Tories have disproportionately lost their seats, leaving more extreme Tories; who will seek to reclaim votes from #Reform. The #LibDems will target more ex-Tories. And the #SNP will try to win votes back from Labour.

    #GeneralElectionUK

  49. A few interesting gubbins from the election result, no particular rhyme or reason.

    These four seats: the two Aberdeen seats, Dundee (!) and Arbroath - are special.

    These represent SNP holds in Labour-facing seats.

    Everywhere else that the SNP held on was against the Tories (and vice-versa). SNP collapse and pro-union tactical voting not extending to Tory candidates, I think.

    bbc.co.uk/news/election/2024/u

    #GE2024 #GeneralElectionUK #UKPolitics #UKPol

  50. A few interesting gubbins from the election result, no particular rhyme or reason.

    These four seats: the two Aberdeen seats, Dundee (!) and Arbroath - are special.

    These represent SNP holds in Labour-facing seats.

    Everywhere else that the SNP held on was against the Tories (and vice-versa). SNP collapse and pro-union tactical voting not extending to Tory candidates, I think.

    bbc.co.uk/news/election/2024/u

    #GE2024 #GeneralElectionUK #UKPolitics #UKPol