Quote Originally Posted by cyril evans awaydays View Post
I think the difference between here and the US is the dominance of only two parties there and our electoral system. Trump ultimately failed because he could not break out much beyond the 40% or so of people who would support him through thick and thin. 40% core support here is the basis of a political landslide.

On your broader point, covid still rules. The vaccination programme's success is likely to benefit incumbents not just in England but also Wales and Scotland. Thinks like the corrupt self-centred nature of Johnson's government and the impact of Brexit on things like Fish and Finance may not have the immediate impact they would in more normal times.
If Covid rules, then it seems that the first nine months of it in the UK doesn’t, because it seems that only what has happened since the vaccine was rolled out rules.

Apparently, well over fifty per cent of responders to that poll regard the what’s in it for me party as corrupt and sleazy, so it’s entirely possible that there are people who believe that party is corrupt and sleazy, yet still intend to vote for them. We’re getting close to the situation where Trump, probably rightly, said that he could shoot someone on Fifth Avenue in broad daylight and people would still vote for him.