Ruling parties are getting defenestrated all over

France, UK, Germany, US

Right has gone left and left has gone right

The basic unifying principle is that Joe and Jane Voter are pissed off with inflation. They don’t care that it was caused by the cost of fighting Covid and the energy/food shocks caused by Putin. They blame the people who were in power, and they’re chucking them out.

Posted By: Old Git on November 19th 2024 at 14:50:57

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Did Labour choose a leader (General Chat) - paulg, Nov 19, 13:45:14
- The only thing he is capable of leading is people up the garden path. (n/m) (General Chat) - Biggles, Nov 19, 18:03:00
- Surprised the Tories did so badly now (General Chat) - SCC 28, Nov 19, 13:55:20
  - What giveway? Who's popular?! I'm confused (n/m) (General Chat) - SimonOTBC, Nov 19, 14:15:43
    - The giveaway under Sunak (General Chat) - SCC 28, Nov 19, 14:27:48
      - Wot? Highest taxation levels for decades? (n/m) (General Chat) - Ken Breadstick, Nov 19, 18:39:31
    - Certainly not Kemi Badenough (General Chat) - jamesward, Nov 19, 14:17:55
      - Surely she won’t last long (n/m) (General Chat) - SCC 28, Nov 19, 14:30:04
        
        Next Tory PM is not yet in parliament, imho (General Chat) - Old Man, Nov 19, 14:32:26
        
        He's already in the back benches (General Chat) - Ken Dodds Dads Dog, Nov 19, 14:49:01
      - Seems to me they're all going to end up unpopular (General Chat) - SimonOTBC, Nov 19, 14:22:55
        
        until such time (General Chat) - paulg, Nov 19, 15:11:12
        
        Thatcher fucked this country (General Chat) - jamesward, Nov 19, 15:14:32
        
        Ruling parties are getting defenestrated all over (General Chat) - Old Git, Nov 19, 14:50:57
        
        and the electorate have reacted by going further right or further left (General Chat) - Tony Martin, Nov 19, 21:02:22
        
        "The bonfire of the incumbents" is definitely a Thing (n/m) (General Chat) - Old Man, Nov 19, 15:40:06
        
        Need a sort of wartime coalition (General Chat) - SCC 28, Nov 19, 14:36:45
        
        Well there's probably going to be a war soon so could happen. (n/m) (General Chat) - Ken Dodds Dads Dog, Nov 19, 14:52:32
        
        What's the cut-off for the draft? Am I safe in my early 40s with a dodgy back and knee?! (n/m) (General Chat) - JD3, Nov 19, 14:57:33
        
        Bone spurs in the heels should get you out of it (n/m) (General Chat) - Ken Dodds Dads Dog, Nov 19, 15:08:09
        
        This (General Chat) - Old Man, Nov 19, 14:32:01
        
        Bold changes to benefit the country….. (General Chat) - Eric Morecambe, Nov 19, 18:04:05
        
        Yep - agree (General Chat) - SimonOTBC, Nov 19, 14:36:37
- Word on the street is (General Chat) - jamesward, Nov 19, 13:48:54

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