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Bluelighter
Didn't take long for the thread to descend into bitching.
Interesting result though earlier, not so much due to Labour losing a seat they've held for more than most people have been living in Bradford, but simply due to the scale of voters dismissing the big three parties.
Yes, the large ethnic minority in the area no doubt played a part, but it's not like the area has only recently seen large scale migration. Not to mention the war began over ten years ago. Labour consistently won the seat during the ongoing conflict in the Middle East with large majorities.
The result last night was an absolute rejection of the mainstream parties and neo-liberal economic policies in general. The public are utterly sick of being told it's either austerity or austerity-lite to solve our problems whilst the rich get richer and the not-so-rich have their public services dismantled. THAT is the reason voters are rejecting Labour, Tory and Lib Dems and such 'shocking' results will be replicated across the country.
Labour are of course the big losers here, but lets not forget Tory lost 22% of the vote share too. Labour need to sit down and realise they lost to a proper, albeit small, left wing party. They need to realise that the middle ground vote winning soundbites is shifting away from the centre-right toward the centre-left. People have had four years of austerity for no return. No more.
Let's see if Galloway can bring some hope back to the area. £20 says he doesn't, but hopefully Labour will kick on from here and begin to appeal to their core voters again. If not, prepare for hung parliament round two in 2015, with an even smaller Tory minority than 2010.
On a side note, Lib Dem candidate lost their £500 deposit for not gaining 5%. Funny shit.
Interesting result though earlier, not so much due to Labour losing a seat they've held for more than most people have been living in Bradford, but simply due to the scale of voters dismissing the big three parties.
Yes, the large ethnic minority in the area no doubt played a part, but it's not like the area has only recently seen large scale migration. Not to mention the war began over ten years ago. Labour consistently won the seat during the ongoing conflict in the Middle East with large majorities.
The result last night was an absolute rejection of the mainstream parties and neo-liberal economic policies in general. The public are utterly sick of being told it's either austerity or austerity-lite to solve our problems whilst the rich get richer and the not-so-rich have their public services dismantled. THAT is the reason voters are rejecting Labour, Tory and Lib Dems and such 'shocking' results will be replicated across the country.
Labour are of course the big losers here, but lets not forget Tory lost 22% of the vote share too. Labour need to sit down and realise they lost to a proper, albeit small, left wing party. They need to realise that the middle ground vote winning soundbites is shifting away from the centre-right toward the centre-left. People have had four years of austerity for no return. No more.
Let's see if Galloway can bring some hope back to the area. £20 says he doesn't, but hopefully Labour will kick on from here and begin to appeal to their core voters again. If not, prepare for hung parliament round two in 2015, with an even smaller Tory minority than 2010.
On a side note, Lib Dem candidate lost their £500 deposit for not gaining 5%. Funny shit.
It should now be obvious to anyone who isn't biased in your favour (i.e. almost everyone) that you are wrong, and being a total dick. So my job here is done. Like George kindly pointed out I will never sway opinions here because they aren't based on logic, they are based on upbringing, emotion and personal experience.
). Why do you not allow that the moral status of the appropriation of land depends on the situation?
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