• futatorius
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    14 days ago

    “Massive majority.”

    “Gaza costs Starmer.”

    So is that the spin now? Labour has failed because it didn’t win 500 seats?

    And I say this as someone disgusted by Starmer’s policy on Gaza. But let’s face it, it’s painfully evident that it’s not the most important issue for most voters.

    • MolotovHalfEmpty [he/him]@hexbear.net
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      14 days ago

      The headline is cope, but it has abolsutley cost them seats and more importantly this is genuinely a victory of electoral-only, low-turnout, geneuinely unique (in terms of other parties) FPTP math. Labour’s landslide isn’t based on an increase of voters, nor popularity, and a ridiculous amount of even cabinet ministers wins were razor thin. The average margin of votes won by also more than halved. It’s going to be a shitshow when the honeymoon is over.