Quote Originally Posted by JamesWales View Post
Shit night for the Conservatives and a good night for Labour. That is pretty standard with local elections mind, where the party in power in Westminster very often gets a kicking.

That said, it's real results. It gives credibility to the opinion polls and undeniably shifts the balance of power towards Labour and also the Lib Dems.

I don't think it changes anything from last week though. We knew this would happen. Turnouts are low and people do vote differently in local elections.

For me the big thing is that it's a race against time for Rishi Sunak. Global economic conditions should be far better for the next 18 months than the last 3 years and a lot of the criticism thrown at them (inflation etc) will likely dissipate, allowing for some targeted tax cuts and growth whilst keeping unemployment low etc

Labour still on course to win, but I don't think yesterdays result change that much at all really
Yes, prospects for the next 18 months are looking tickety boo.