Maybe the Iranian girl at my school wasn't an emigre π€
01.03.2026 23:53 β π 6 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0@cjterry.bsky.social
Former political researcher and professional elections nerd specialising in electoral and party systems. Current day market research analyst for museums, heritage, the arts and charities around the world. UK's number one Romania-phile. Still a nerd. He/him
Maybe the Iranian girl at my school wasn't an emigre π€
01.03.2026 23:53 β π 6 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Will say, it looks to me like their polls moved up because of Trump and Greenland mind
01.03.2026 23:46 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0I am also aware of that yes. And yeah basically on current polls I think they're likeliest to wind up leading the next government
01.03.2026 23:45 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0I am fully aware yes
01.03.2026 23:44 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0And that the SDs has those numbers and still might win the next election also comes down to the fact that the majority of the left and centre left would prefer to vote for a party with some shade of mods pro immigration position. Which in a UK context is obviously more harmful
01.03.2026 23:29 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 2 π 0I mean I do generally agree with this view here too. It's just that I also don't think the SDs are doing amazingly well enough that even ignoring all that I'd say that the strategy shows itself to be some kind of unarguably genius one.
01.03.2026 23:28 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0And now we on to Ed Miliband...
01.03.2026 22:45 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0They love to edge themselves
01.03.2026 22:30 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Yeah you won't be able to make your joke for like a week
01.03.2026 22:29 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0And his name? Morgan McSweeney
01.03.2026 21:46 β π 55 π 0 π¬ 2 π 0Don't worry Nute, one day Gordon Brown will die
01.03.2026 21:38 β π 4 π 0 π¬ 2 π 0Is where the Democrats gone wrong letting a guy who keeps doing accidental antisemitism be a primary candidate
01.03.2026 21:37 β π 13 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0That Nute has a point
01.03.2026 21:36 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0The world's unluckiest guy who definitely isn't an antisemite
01.03.2026 19:32 β π 15 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Matt Goodwin's Wikipedia page edited to make his name read as Matthew James BadLoss
I'm glad at least one Wikipedian found the time to make this very necessary change in this time of chaos
01.03.2026 18:54 β π 51 π 5 π¬ 0 π 0Yeah I think this is probably Trump's goal but I am cynical it will work myself
01.03.2026 19:07 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0In order to understand UK politics in 2026 you must realise that a plumber & plasterer doesn't represent the interests of the working class because she is left-wing but a wealthy broadcaster & former academic does represent the interests of the working class because he is right-wing. Hope this helps
01.03.2026 13:17 β π 1407 π 404 π¬ 32 π 3Because I read the game as very hopeful, I always go with this one
01.03.2026 18:43 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0But tbf, we should be patriotic, Labour are managing a pretty good example to the world on their own!
01.03.2026 18:39 β π 4 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Happy mΔrΘiΘor, buddy
01.03.2026 18:34 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0I mean they're also in an unnatural government that doesn't please anyone. Their coalition partners are fairing even worse
01.03.2026 18:32 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0The award winning Cibus, in Levenshulme
01.03.2026 18:15 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Don't give him ideas
01.03.2026 18:14 β π 4 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Hugh Gaitskell: I ran on an anti-ITV manifesto as a cautionary tale.
ITVX: At last, we have created the anti-ITV device from 1959βs Labour manifesto.
also they got rid of Crazy Ex-Girlfriend π«
01.03.2026 17:52 β π 4 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Also 'riding high' in this case is being on 22% in the polls, down from 27.5% at the last election which would constitute the SDs lowest level of support in a national election since 1903.
01.03.2026 17:49 β π 68 π 17 π¬ 7 π 1Shock as man listens to close friend over adviser.
01.03.2026 17:40 β π 4 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0for sure yes, also harder to sell domestically I suspect, both to regime supporters and opponents
01.03.2026 17:36 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Yeah go on lads, give my daughter a free one
01.03.2026 17:30 β π 23 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0