
The results are in now. 33% of the vote produced a majority of about 85+/-, I reckon. 326 is the majority.
LibDems (yes, the ones who allowed the Tories into power in 2010… only to get kicked in teeth by them and then by their supporters in 2015) are now ~71.
SNP got clobbered, serves them right for in-fighting and not doing what they were supposed to.
Labor party is actually the ONLY party that is popular across the entire country. Conservatives are a poisoned chalice in Scotland and have been since Thatcher’s poll tax fiasco.
The Labor party might be able to bring the union closer together with reform for local govt.. and more devolution for ALL regions, not just Scotland.
“When the gap between the sacrifices made by people and the service they receive from politicians grows this big, it leads to a weariness in the heart of a nation, a draining away of the hope, the spirit, the belief in a better future that we need to move forward together.” Keir Starmer, PM.
One thing I noted: Keir Starmer pointed out that our previous PM, Rishi Sunak did something that no other Asian in the UK has yet been able to do: he landed PM job. That is no mean feat.
Sir Keir thanked Mr Sunak for his “achievement as the first British Asian prime minister of our country”, adding that the “extra effort” that will have required “should not be underestimated by anyone”. Now that is the mark of a gentleman.
As an outsider in a strange land, I did not like the current iteration of the Tory party since David Cameron behaved like an utter prick when he was in power. It only seemed to get more & more prickish with each leader: Theresa May, Boris Johnson, and Liz Truss. It’s a pity that their cabinets were stuffed full of ex-Oxbridge toffs from the big boys’ clubs.
Those faults notwithstanding, it did elect an Asian Brit as party leader and PM, just as it chose Margaret Thatcher as the UK’s first female PM. Hats off to them for taking the chance and breaking the mold of politics. But credit where credit is due.