Politics, politics, politics (so long and thanks for all the fish)

[monkeybarry]

I think there is a massive under appreciation of what comes with local grass roots council politics. Thats not me stating here, but in general.

Its hard work and alot of the good councilors who work hard lobbying for better standards will have been needlessly flushed out.

I know a couple who spend hours in groups round the community engaging with elderly, social care groups etc. I dont doubt there will be good councilors that come out of this for Reform but I do wonder how many were token to send a message

There is going to become a lot of appreciation very quickly!

 

[MartyFunkhouser]

There is going to become a lot of appreciation very quickly!

And good, so it should be, there should be a responsibility attached to winning these votes and acting on the interest of those who voted them in. I hope those that voted them in hold them accountable

 

[monkeybarry]

And good, so it should be, there should be a responsibility attached to winning these votes and acting on the interest of those who voted them in and I hope those that voted them in hold them accountable

I present to you exhibit one - Brexit

 

[WillWeEverBeGoodAgain]

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[Mikey10]

And honestly, that's fine.
We needed a few years of a technocrat after the Johnson Era (Truss and Sunak are tag on).

Starmers team have done some good stuff, but got some headline grabbing stuff wrong.
You have to get the headline stuff right, or make the stuff you get right the headline; and they've failed miserably on the last bit.

Populism is still at the forefront of political delivery, and it's the bold talking era. The Lib Dems tried quirky, Labour tried sensible - it's Farage and Polanski that are cutting through.
Labour need Angela Rayner. Otherwise they just get drowned out by Farage, Polanksi, Baydenoc.
The Lib Dems - Daisy Cooper can help them be heard, not Ed Davey.

I suspect we'll see moves to get Rayners investigation fast tracked, and she'll be PM by August/September.

I think Rayner would be a disaster.

Apparently she’s unsure herself whether she has the attributes for the PM job (not a good starting point); the tax issue is unresolved and would be pursued relentlessly by the media; and I think she wouldn’t appeal at all to Middle England voters (mostly for reasons which, at a fundamental level, would be related to class snobbery).

Personally I think Burnham is a shifty opportunist - and it’s worth noting the battering Labour have just taken in Manchester - but he’d be a better shout than Rayner, I think.

 

[K.D.D.D.D.Soc]

Was chatting to my mate on phone yesterday and he had an interesting POV, he thought with so many hung councils it might focus councillors on working together rather than following "the party line", I thought it might lead to stalemates and actions being held up and that his idea was based on sensible people working for the good of the community and experience shows me that's not always the case.