Chaminda Jayanetti

Harry

The people predicting Starmer goes before the GE are right across the spectrum

there has not, in this country's political history, been a general election where the Green Party has been part of the national conversation. so I really wouldn't be quite so insouciant about the narratives around the next election simply based on what's gone before.

agreed - it's an institutionalist/constitutionalist argument. sort of like how Dubya was a terrible president but nobody seriously thought the Republicans would refuse to hand over power if they lost in 2008

and Miliband said he wouldn't do a deal with Salmond

I think it's possible to analyse it like this but I'd also wouldn't obscure just a lack of financial literacy as a big driver

if they're built up as a big danger to British defence etc then they will exist, yes.

but not in as big numbers as you might expect - look at that 35-45 band

I think older people know it means lower returns on savings

Especially given that one of the strongest "vote Labour" arguments at GE29 will be "stop Farage" and the quickest way to undermine that is to have immigration policy that people who are sympathetic towards immigrants think is basically the same as Farage.

Labour doesn't need to be nice *to the Greens*. But it does need to draw enough support from the Greens that the Greens are not the story. Partly that means stuff like scrapping the two-child limit, yes. But that doesn't work if you're declaring war on immigrants at the same time.

But if you spend years saying "these guys are wacko", and then heading into a GE the polls suggest that Labour could end up needing the votes of Green MPs to stay in power, then "these guys are wacko" becomes a reason to keep Labour out of power in order to keep the Greens out of power

A lot of that Green support will be coming from people who want "change", who want something different. saying "these guys are wacko" doesn't do a huge amount to hurt them, especially if they're not seen as likely to lead the government

It might stop the Greens hitting 30%, but the Greens aren't trying to hit 30%, and they don't need to hit 30% to cause Starmer problems

But there's another issue - it could make people who *do* care about this stuff likelier to try and stop *Labour* at GE29 for fear of govt dependent on the Greens

I'd question how well some of those younger age groups understand what the question is even asking

how do they work out who has technical skills? from school technology exam grades?

Telling the truth is the best form of helping

a masochistmas advent calendar

oh fuckinghell how have you got buying an advent calendar this wrong lmao?? 🤪🤪🤪

I can see why she was Britain's busiest GP if she was doling out ice cream at the clinic

only one thing for it *rips open all the doors*

a what?

Nigel Farage won't apologise for his history of racism because "if he apologised, he would be turning to his own support base and saying, ‘You’re all guilty too,'" a Reform source tells the Times.

So essentially he was a racist and he believes his supporters are racists too

i retold your joke but worse, please respond

Fapped

do OnlyFans/Pornhub etc do their own version of Spotify Wrapped?

(presumably called Pornhub Rubbed or some such)

the explosion of this stuff is so pointless

My bank trying to convince me it's as exciting as my Spotify wrapped 2025... I did not swipe to unwrap #spotifywrapped2025

I would love to say I'm making it up but I'm not. This guy is actually hot for Glasman's (separated) wife