Very unserious island makes a bunch of strange decisions in one day

[StevenC]

Keir Starmer: Labour leader to become UK prime minister

The Labour leader will enter Downing Street later after his party's landslide election victory.

www.bbc.co.uk

Absolutely baffling. Turnout is way down, Labour gets their worst vote total since 2015 but somehow their biggest majority since 1997? Meanwhile actual fascists get 4 seats and 4 million votes.

What a silly broken country.

 

[MaxOfMetal]

What a silly broken country.

*laughs then cries in American*

 

[StevenC]

I should say, unserious island and offshore colony*

 

[ArtDecade]

 

[Bodes]

I was reading through what some of the Aussie journos were writing, the one thing that stood out was you guys have 650 members in the house of commons for 67 million people!!!

Absolutely gobsmacked!

No wonder you can't get shit done. Too many bloody cooks!

Then you have the atrocity that is the house of lords. Unelected buffoons who get jobs for life and a bunch of church delegates.

Yep, you guys are absolutely cooked!



*Looks at Aussie parliament*
Awwww fuuuuuuuuuuuuuu! *Cries*
Our next federal election, happening sometime in the next 12 months, will be between a literal racist (and a crooked ex-cop) and a complete douche bag who just kicked out (sorry, I mean she left the party) a Muslim MP for not towing the party line, on a 'conscience vote'.

Let's face it, the world of politics is completely cooked, no matter where you are.

 

[StevenC]

I was reading through what some of the Aussie journos were writing, the one thing that stood out was you guys have 650 members in the house of commons for 67 million people!!!

Absolutely gobsmacked!

No wonder you can't get shit done. Too many bloody cooks!

Then you have the atrocity that is the house of lords. Unelected buffoons who get jobs for life and a bunch of church delegates.

Yep, you guys are absolutely cooked!



*Looks at Aussie parliament*
Awwww fuuuuuuuuuuuuuu! *Cries*
Our next federal election, happening sometime in the next 12 months, will be between a literal racist (and a crooked ex-cop) and a complete douche bag who just kicked out (sorry, I mean she left the party) a Muslim MP for not towing the party line, on a 'conscience vote'.

Let's face it, the world of politics is completely cooked, no matter where you are.

The problem really is first past the post. It's evil and we need to get rid of it.

Ironically the obvious champion for it today and the only who can likely make any progress there is Farage. Which would be a hilarious amount of irony.

 

[budda]

The problem really is first past the post. It's evil and we need to get rid of it.

Ironically the obvious champion for it today and the only who can likely make any progress there is Farage. Which would be a hilarious amount of irony.

We also need to end first past the post. The current government said they would if elected but we all know how that goes.

 

[StevenC]

We also need to end first past the post. The current government said they would if elected but we all know how that goes.

PR would give our fascist party 90 something seats, but it'd be worth it. Labour couldn't win on their current strategies, because nobody turned out to vote for them and they lost seats this election because the booted popular left wing candidates, see Faiza Shaheen and Jeremy Corbyn.

 

[StevenC]

I should say, unserious island and offshore colony*

Always interesting to see how right wing, flag shagging americans react to people's desire for freedom from the British crown.

 

[BlackMastodon]

I was reading through what some of the Aussie journos were writing, the one thing that stood out was you guys have 650 members in the house of commons for 67 million people!!!

Absolutely gobsmacked!

No wonder you can't get shit done. Too many bloody cooks!

Then you have the atrocity that is the house of lords. Unelected buffoons who get jobs for life and a bunch of church delegates.

Always interesting to see how right wing, flag shagging americans react to people's desire for freedom from the British crown.

My first thought while reading what Bodes posted was "huh, that sounds an awful lot like America... Didn't they just celebrate the fucking anniversary of separating themselves from the British?!"

 

[MaxOfMetal]

My first thought while reading what Bodes posted was "huh, that sounds an awful lot like America... Didn't they just celebrate the fucking anniversary of separating themselves from the British?!"

It's more like a baby shower for a gun if I had to put a vibe to it.

 

[StevenC]

My first thought while reading what Bodes posted was "huh, that sounds an awful lot like America... Didn't they just celebrate the fucking anniversary of separating themselves from the British?!"

I should note, that comment of mine was not directed at anyone who has posted in this thread so far.

 

[Rubbishplayer]

Keir Starmer: Labour leader to become UK prime minister

The Labour leader will enter Downing Street later after his party's landslide election victory.

www.bbc.co.uk

Absolutely baffling. Turnout is way down, Labour gets their worst vote total since 2015 but somehow their biggest majority since 1997? Meanwhile actual fascists get 4 seats and 4 million votes.

What a silly broken country.