eeesh I wish I shared your optimism, looks to me like Starmer is gonna hand it to them on a plate, the Tories having died c2026
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Farage was not going to stand last year. RUK *is* Farage, without him, the party is dead. MAGA is a big lure to him and he may get bored of Westminster. I am more worried that after a RUK collapse there will be a Tory resurgence with a party of younger ex-RUKers
jun 22, 2025, 12:37 pm • 0 0 • view
I mean whatever badge ends up on it, seems to me Starmerism is creating the conditions for something pretty unpleasant and extreme post 2029
jun 22, 2025, 12:39 pm • 3 0 • view
Agreed. I figure it's not going to matter whether Farage runs or not, as Labour seems intent on courting the people who'd vote for RUK with his policies. I'm not convinced in 2029 that Labour won't be the de facto RUK party.
jun 22, 2025, 2:03 pm • 2 0 • view
The only thing that prevents a Labour-Tory-Reform coalition is petty tribalism. They sing from the same hymn sheet and, while there may be some differences on the detail of policy, they are far closer to each other than are many European parties who have successfully held together a coalition.
jun 22, 2025, 7:10 pm • 1 0 • view