Local election results.

[Tito Fuente]

Re: Local election results.

No UK MP's in Parliament sadly

Where are the UK MPs if not in Parliament?

[Feedback]

Re: Local election results.

Think that is about right.

The London results were positive but there is little dent in the Red Wall seats that Labour will need to win the next election. I think the Tories have reabsorbed most of the Farage right flank and there is still a strong leave/remain divide that cuts across traditional party lines. This seems to favour the Tories in the Midlands and North at the expense of the the south where they are now more vulnerable.

I agree that Labour has to make a more positive case for change, though policies don't usually firm up until the latter stages of parliamentary terms. It looks like not being Boris Johnson is not enough for Starmer, particularly as the probability is that the Tories will jettison Johnson before the next election.

One thing I would say is that the Tories are not exactly fizzing with new ideas to sell either now or for the next election. Levelling up seems more of a slogan than a set of coherent policies. They can hardly go into the next election on a Brexit platform having "got it done" in this cycle, though they will no doubt sow seeds that the other parties will undo its imaginary gains.

I can only see informal agreements with other parties where 2nd place in seats is clear cut.

RE: levelling up, it was on R4 this morning that of the Las for the 100 worst off areas, something like 38 local authorities had received levelling up grants, despite around 70% applying.

[life on mars]

Re: Local election results.

Well I wrote the post, so it's unfortunate from my perspective.

I have little time for Sinn Fein I am afraid. It is stacked with people who hold, or have held opinions sympathetic to the IRA and they offer little but chaos going forward and the break up of a country.

I don't dispute for a second their right to try and lead a coalition government but that doesn't mean that I don't think it's an unfortunate thing.

Personally, I'd rather the SDLP and the UUP do better than the more radical Sinn Fein and DUP / TUV

Indeed ( I have little time for Sinn Fein) strange how romantically they are viewed now ??