UK General Discussion: Rishecession

[Epaminondas]

It's interesting despite Scotland voting heavily in favor of remaining in the E.U, that it seems to have shifted only a small percentage of Scottish voters in favor of leaving the U.K.

I suspect pensions is a huge factor for the most reliable voting bloc of older voters.

My older family in the UK are die-hard remainers, but despite their ideological leanings would never vote to leave the UK: they've worked 40 years for their (very) comfortable pension, and will not risk it on a whim. They'll never be swayed, despite holding no love for English rule.

[Epaminondas]

But the Stormont government is the Westminster government...

This makes me wonder how Labour would handle this...presuming Starmer wins in 2024.

For one, get rid of the incompetent Heaton-Harris who seems to have learnt of the NI situation off a post-it note.
Starmer's Labour could stop blocking the Assembly election rerun, which should have happened 6 months ago. The DUP being punished at the ballot for obstructionism would be a very satisfying, if unlikely solution.

If that doesn't work, at least apply political pressure on the minority party through different funding avenue that would be opened only if Stormont formed again.

[Epaminondas]

I'm surprised that Sinn Fein are attending the coronation - this seems to indicate they really are moving away from their republicanism towards a generic centre-left welfare state platform.

If the TUV takes votes off the DUP from the right, it’ll scare them stiff, and encourage them to obstruct further. If they lose votes to the UUP and Alliance (both of whom could conceivably overtake them in several unionist regions) it could be something of a wake-up call, and make them a little more amenable to cooperation.

Thanks to Ireland's reasonable ranked ballot system, the last assembly elections came as a real shock to the TUV: with 7.6% of the first vote, they obtained ONE out of 90 seat (1.1%), due to how radioactive their party is to transfers.

If frustrated unionist voters have an ounce of strategic reasoning, they'll lend their votes to centrist parties who will actually get elected and reopen Stormont.

[Epaminondas]

Even 70-year old Corbyn outlasted him in the end.

Seems like Boris is well and truly done, unlike with Trump in America I can't imagine the comeback happening. In retrospect what a terrible legacy he has left behind, Brexit and then being undone by your own stupidity.

That so many Red Wall voters were conned into voting for him in 2019 reveals just how deep the pro-Tory tabloid rot goes.

[Epaminondas]

I see Starmer unveiled BBBB today

(The fourth B is for British)

Build Back Better and British?