@feike The UK's two far-right parties are the #Conservatives and #ReformUK - one more economically far-right, the other one more authoritarian.

#Labour and the #LibDems are both more 'normal' right-wing parties. Labour are currently in power.

The centre-left parties are all constrained to one or two of the four nations that make up the UK - #SNP and #Greens in Scotland, different Greens in England and Wales, #PlaidCymru also in Wales, and the #SDLP in Northern Ireland.

https://www.politicalcompass.org/uk2024

#OnThisDay, 3rd May 1979, elections to Westminster were held. Here's the SDLP manifesto from that election:

https://www.leftarchive.ie/document/341/

#Elections #SDLP #History

[14:30] SDLP says it won't attend St Patrick's Day events in US

The SDLP has ruled out attending any events for St Patrick's Day in Washington DC next month.

https://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2025/0211/1496071-white-house-st-patricks-day/

#SDLP #StPatrick's #WashingtonDC #nextmonth

[01:01] Bruton skeptical SF, SDLP represented nationalist views

John Bruton did not believe that Sinn Féin and the SDLP accurately represented the views of ordinary northern nationalists and wanted to carry out opinion polling to find out what they really wanted, Newly released State Papers show.

https://www.rte.ie/news/2024/1230/1487389-state-papers-john-burton/

#JohnBruton #SinnFéin #SDLP

NI OPINION POLL

Headline Assembly voting intention. Poll by #LucidTalk:

Sinn Fein: 29% (-1)
Democratic Unionist Party: 19% (+1)
Alliance Party: 13% (-2)
Traditional Unionist Voice: 11% (+2)
SDLP: 10% (+2)
Ulster Unionist Party: 10% (-2)
Green Party: 2% (=)
PBP: 2% (+1)
Aontú: 1% (-1)

Sinn Fein lead of 10 points.

Conducted 1-4 November 2024. Changes with 16-19 August 2024

#ukpolitics #ukpol #nipol #NorthernIreland #polling #SinnFein #DUP #AllianceParty #UUP #SDLP #TUV #GreenParty #GE2024

In Stormont, change is what's needed,
But progress feels greatly impeded,
The new SDLP chief,
Wants peace to be brief,
For a united, strong land, we're pleaded.

#GuardianLimerick #SDLP #Brexit #Politics

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/nov/04/stormont-not-bringing-the-change-northern-ireland-needs-says-new-sdlp-leader

[12:51] Hanna to become new SDLP leader at party conference

Claire Hanna will be installed as the SDLP's next leader at its annual conference this afternoon.

https://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2024/1005/1473740-sdlp-hanna/

#ClaireHanna #SDLP #annual #thisafternoon

NORTHERN IRELAND SEATS TO WATCH

Key seats to watch in NI tomorrow night:

North Down - can Alliance hang on?
Belfast East - will Alliance unseat the DUP?
South Antrim - will the UUP unseat the DUP?
Fermangh & South Tyrone - UK's most marginal seat between Sinn Fein and the UUP.

#ukpolitics #ukpol #nipol #NorthernIreland #polling #DUP #SinnFein #AllianceParty #SDLP #UUP #TUV #GE2024