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Simon Brooke

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.

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Simon Brooke

"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
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theguardian.com/environment/ar

The Guardian · Far right using climate crisis as bogeyman to frighten voters and build higher walls By Jonathan Watts
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Simon Brooke

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.

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Rick Gaehl

At the start of the French Revolution, the forces of authoritarianism ended up on the right hand of the Speaker, and those of reform on his left.
I often wonder if the world would be different had these positions been reversed. Most words associated with 'right' are 'good', but 'left' words tend to be 'bad'. This distorts the whole political arena.

Anyway, do go and vote today, fellow citizens of the benighted UK - and please don't screw it up again.

Black and white view of a signpost in the countryside, which reads: "No right of way".
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Cassian [main]

I'm not sure it's a good thing if a party changes to suit readers of The Sun, lads!!

theguardian.com/politics/live/

(PS: Sorry, but please still vote Labour if you need to in order to get the Tories out. Thank you.)

Article screenshot. Headline: Starmer says Sun endorsing Labour 'shows just how much this is changed party' Writer: Kiran Stacey TextL Keir Starmer has welcomed the news that the Sun has endorsed Labour. (See 3.24pm.) He said: I am delighted to have the support of the Sun. It shows just how much this is a changed party, back in the service of working people, and that is the change on offer tomorrow in this election.
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Cassian [main]

Starmer, who will be our Prime Minister on Friday:

"I don’t want Scotland to send a message, I want Scotland to send a government.”

WELL THEY TRIED BUT YOU [Westminster] VETOED THEM (AND HAVE CONFIRMED THAT YOU WILL CONTINUE TO VETO THEM), YOU KNOBS!!!!!

Politicians can get in the sea!!!!!!!!

(PS: Sorry, but please still vote for them if you need to in order to get the Tories out. Thank you.)

Article links
1: theguardian.com/politics/live/
2: simmons-simmons.com/en/publica
3: bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-668
4: holyrood.com/news/view,labour-

News article screenshot. Text: Keir Starmer has been speaking at an event in East Kilbride where, using a line he has used successfully in speeches before, he attacked the SNP for wanting to use the election to send a message to London. “I don’t want Scotland to send a message,” he said. “I want Scotland to send a government.” Lisa O’Carroll has the clip. Embedded tweet underneath with video.
News article screenshot. Headline: UK Government blocks Scottish Gender Bill Subheading: The British government has made an order under Section 35 of the Scotland Act 1998 to block the Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill. 30 January 2023 In an unprecedented move, the British government has made an order under Section 35 of the Scotland Act 1998 to block the Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill, which contains amendments to the Gender Recognition Act 2004, from receiving Royal Assent.
BBC News website screenshot. Headline: UK government defends veto on Scots gender law Published 20 September 2023
Holyrood news article screenshot. Headline: Labour will 'modernise' gender laws but would not lift Section 35 veto, Ian Murray says Labour shadow Scottish secretary Ian Murray has said he would not lift the Westminster veto against Scotland's gender recognition reforms. However, he signalled that the Labour manifesto will contain provisions to "modernise" some equality laws. Proposals to introduce a system of self-identification making it faster and easier for transgender people to change their sex on legal documents were passed by the Scottish Parliament in late 2022. But it was blocked from becoming law by Scottish Secretary Alister Jack in what was the first ever use of Section 35 powers enshrined in... [screenshot ends]
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