Mastodawn

Atreides Jul 4, 2024

Kijk dat zijn nog eens verkiezings uitslagen. Aan duidelijkheid geen twijfel. #britishelections

Exitpoll #Britse #verkiezingen: Labour haalt absolute meerderheid, monsterverlies voor Tories https://nos.nl/l/2527468

Exitpoll Britse verkiezingen: Labour haalt absolute meerderheid, monsterverlies voor Tories

Na veertien jaar komt Labour weer aan de macht in het Verenigd Koninkrijk. Labourleider Keir Starmer wordt de premier.

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Tony Pennino Jul 4, 2024

Bumped into a Labour candidate for Parliament (a short play):
Him: Have you gone to the polls yet?
Me: Does it sound like I can go to the polls?
Him: Well, I have a couple of American friends who can vote.
Me: Well, good luck. I may need you as an option for exile.
Him (chuckling): You just might.
#BritishElections #uselections

Paria sans portefeuille Jul 3, 2024

"[T]here are at least 18 independents standing against Labour candidates on platforms which include support for #Palestine, either as the sole or one of the main issues. These obviously include Jeremy Corbyn but also others who have been unceremoniously expelled from the party due to their calls for an immediate #CeaseFire and condemnation of the ongoing #GenocideInGaza."

#BritishElections and the #Gaza War

https://orientxxi.info/magazine/british-elections-and-the-gaza-war,7452
#GE2024 #UKpol #UKpolitics @palestine

British Elections and the Gaza War

By contrast with the surprise parliamentary elections in France, those in the UK planned on July 4th were due this year. In the context of mass (…)

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Eric G.Jun 28, 2024

Meanwhile, over in England, a columnist observes a shift there. It isn't rainbows and unicorns but at least it is turning away from batshit crazy. I have to admit my envy.

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/article/2024/jun/28/central-london-red-mayfair-strip-clubs-soho-city-tax?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

#uspol #BritishElections

Could central London, headquarters of God and mammon, really be turning red?

The affluent constituency is home to Mayfair clubs, Soho theatres and City types – one of whom told me: ‘We need to pay more tax’, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

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