‘The entire #ClownShow caught up with us’: #ToryInfighting erupts after defeat

#Honours for the key figures behind decision to hold July poll becomes focus of anger among senior #Conservatives
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/article/2024/jul/06/the-entire-clown-show-caught-up-with-us-tory-infighting-erupts-after-defeat
#GE2024 #AfterTheElection

#GeneralElection2024

#Labour wins big but the #UK’s #ElectoralSystem is creaking

Voters turned away from a deeply unpopular party but the true story of this election is more complex
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/article/2024/jul/05/labour-wins-big-uk-electoral-system-creaking
#GE2024 #AfterTheElection

'Twelve charts that show how #Labour won by a #landslide -

Nationally, the #Greens managed to increase their vote share from 2.7% in 2019 to 7% in 2024.

The Greens came in second-place in 47 constituencies, putting them in a stronger position to challenge the next #GeneralElection.'
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/ng-interactive/2024/jul/05/eleven-charts-that-show-how-labour-won-by-a-landslide
#AfterTheElection #UK

What to expect in #Labour’s #First100Days in power

#KeirStarmer faces #Nato summit in Washington and is expected to scrap #Rwanda deportation scheme
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/article/2024/jul/05/what-to-expect-in-labours-first-100-days-in-power
#AfterTheElection UK

#GreenEconomy

‘#KeirStarmer take note’: #UK’s #GreenTransition must start now, say experts

#Labour’s victory, alongside strong #Green performance, gives next PM mandate to act boldly on #NetZero, say campaigners
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/jul/05/keir-starmer-green-transition-must-start-now-say-experts
#AfterTheElection #LabourInGovernment #ClimateCrisis #Economy

#TechScape: Here’s four ways a new #Labour government could use #tech[nology] to boost #Britain

If #KeirStarmer wins on Thursday, he will have the power to #FreeOurData, jump-start the #NHS [#NHSEngland] and strip friction from our daily lives. Here’s how
https://www.theguardian.com/global/article/2024/jul/02/techscape-new-uk-government-data-nhs
#AfterTheElection #GE2024 #UK

Obsession with #growth is enriching elites and killing the planet. We need an #economy based on #HumanRights

#EconomicGrowth allows the few to grow ever-wealthier. Ending #poverty and #EnvironmentalCatastrophe demands fresh thinking
https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/article/2024/jul/02/obsession-with-growth-is-enriching-elites-and-killing-the-planet-we-need-an-economy-based-on-human-rights-olivier-de-schutter

#AfterTheElection #GE2024 #UK #ClimateCrisis #Inequality

#Labour may win big under #FirstPastThePost, but it is morally obliged to bring in a fairer system

#TacticalVoting can help oust the #Tories, but we should remember that it’s also a democratic abomination
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/article/2024/jul/02/labour-first-past-the-post-tactical-voting
#AfterTheElection #GE2024 #PR

'#Labour needs billions to fund its plans – and I know where it can be found
By harnessing the power of #PensionFunds...''

'The seismic importance of 4 July is that Conservatism’s approach to wealth generation – trying to shrink the state whose size & excess taxes supposedly “crowds out” suppressed investment & enterprise – is exposed as a dead end of stagnant living standards & eviscerated public services. '

https://amp.theguardian.com/commentisfree/article/2024/jun/30/labour-needs-billions-to-fund-its-plans-and-i-know-where-it-can-be-found
#AfterTheElection #GE2024 #UK