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General Election ...

Well, here we are at last, the day we've all been waiting for, and the day I sincerely hope sets the Tory party back a hundred years. Payback time!
I'm going to be sitting up tonight, suitably fortified with snacks and booze, for as long as I can stay awake, because I want to see some well known Tory scummers get a massive kick in the b*llocks, not least Jacob Rees Smug, and Richi Sunk himself. Sent my postal vote in two weeks ago for Labour, but North Herefordshire is one of the safest Tory seats in the country, so no change expected there. The highly corrupt MP 'Bungalow' Bill Wiggin will undoubtedly win again, but feck 'im, he's one of the few who will.

Some interesting debate on here recently about FPTP v Proportional representation. I feel the latter is the more democratic, and would largely prevent extreme right wing governments from taking office in the UK and dragging down the country to the extent the incumbents have done over the last fourteen years. What a shyte show that has been. Brexit for me was the last straw and persuaded me that the time was right to wave farewell to the UK.

Mind you, PR isn't all plain sailing either. I take a deep interest in the Spanish political scene, and the twists and turns we've encountered over here in the last 12 months due to PR have taken some believing. After a bad round of local elections last year which suggested the right and extreme right were in the ascendancy, Spanish socialist PM Pedro Sanchez called an early general election last July, essentially saying 'back me or sack me'. The result was extremely tight. The Spanish Tories (the PP) came out the single largest party, but even with the support of the extreme right Vox party, they couldn't get over the finishing line to form a government, with 169 seats between them, when they needed 176. The Socialists won 122 seats, but with the support of the hard left parties and some nationalists, including crucially the 7 seats from Junts (Catalan nationalists), they got over the line with 179 seats. The problem is, the small parties that supported them now want their pay back. Junts is turning the screw; the first thing they demanded is amnesty for four hundred or so Catalan nationalists who faced legal charges and jail after the failed independence coup of 2017. The socialists duly forced the amnesty law through parliament against massive right wing opposition, and riots on the streets too. The Junts leader Carlos Puigmont, did a runner in 2017 and has been living in exile in Brussels for seven years. He is about to make a triumphant return after he has been pardoned.

It's a bit like Plaid holding the balance of power in the UK parliament with their two or three MPs and forcing massive concessions from Starmer in return for their support. Things like Wales rugby team to have a ten point start in all six nations matches, Felinfoel Double Dragon to be subsidised on the NHS, and Pobol y Cwm to replace Coronation Street five times a week. You get the drift; that's what's happening here.
 
Well, here we are at last, the day we've all been waiting for, and the day I sincerely hope sets the Tory party back a hundred years. Payback time!
I'm going to be sitting up tonight, suitably fortified with snacks and booze, for as long as I can stay awake, because I want to see some well known Tory scummers get a massive kick in the b*llocks, not least Jacob Rees Smug, and Richi Sunk himself. Sent my postal vote in two weeks ago for Labour, but North Herefordshire is one of the safest Tory seats in the country, so no change expected there. The highly corrupt MP 'Bungalow' Bill Wiggin will undoubtedly win again, but feck 'im, he's one of the few who will.

Some interesting debate on here recently about FPTP v Proportional representation. I feel the latter is the more democratic, and would largely prevent extreme right wing governments from taking office in the UK and dragging down the country to the extent the incumbents have done over the last fourteen years. What a shyte show that has been. Brexit for me was the last straw and persuaded me that the time was right to wave farewell to the UK.

Mind you, PR isn't all plain sailing either. I take a deep interest in the Spanish political scene, and the twists and turns we've encountered over here in the last 12 months due to PR have taken some believing. After a bad round of local elections last year which suggested the right and extreme right were in the ascendancy, Spanish socialist PM Pedro Sanchez called an early general election last July, essentially saying 'back me or sack me'. The result was extremely tight. The Spanish Tories (the PP) came out the single largest party, but even with the support of the extreme right Vox party, they couldn't get over the finishing line to form a government, with 169 seats between them, when they needed 176. The Socialists won 122 seats, but with the support of the hard left parties and some nationalists, including crucially the 7 seats from Junts (Catalan nationalists), they got over the line with 179 seats. The problem is, the small parties that supported them now want their pay back. Junts is turning the screw; the first thing they demanded is amnesty for four hundred or so Catalan nationalists who faced legal charges and jail after the failed independence coup of 2017. The socialists duly forced the amnesty law through parliament against massive right wing opposition, and riots on the streets too. The Junts leader Carlos Puigmont, did a runner in 2017 and has been living in exile in Brussels for seven years. He is about to make a triumphant return after he has been pardoned.

It's a bit like Plaid holding the balance of power in the UK parliament with their two or three MPs and forcing massive concessions from Starmer in return for their support. Things like Wales rugby team to have a ten point start in all six nations matches, Felinfoel Double Dragon to be subsidised on the NHS, and Pobol y Cwm to replace Coronation Street five times a week. You get the drift; that's what's happening here.
A ten point start for Wales in six nations matches needs to be doubled at least.
 
"Things like Wales rugby team to have a ten point start in all six nations matches, Felinfoel Double Dragon to be subsidised on the NHS, and Pobol y Cwm to replace Coronation Street five times a week."

The second two are doable, but Wales needs a lot more than a 10 point start.
 
Interesting to see which cabinet ministers fall. Sunak is at risk by some accounts. In Wales Simon Hart (chief whip) and David TC Davies are both toast. Labour could conceivably win 30 out of 32 seats, although 27 or 28 is more likely.

Welsh marginals to keep an eye on. Brecon Radnor and Cwm Tawe will go to the Lib Dems I think although Labour will run them close. The Tories would probably win Montgomery and Glyndwr were it not for the betting scandal. Labour are favourites but I suspect the Lib Dems will sneak it, as this is a former seat of theirs.

Ynys Mon and Caerfyrddin are toss ups between Plaid and Labour. I suspect they will win one each, Plaid taking Caerfyrddin and Labour Ynys Mon.

All other seats will be won by Labour. The only possible surprise would be a Plaid win in Llanelli. Very unlikely but a very recent poll had them neck and neck. However it was a UK wide poll which probably had 1 or no voters sampled in Llanelli. That poll did show Plaid doing well across the valleys so perhaps Plaid will do relatively well in working class seats. I still expect Reform to be second to Labour in most valleys seats.
Isn’t Montgomeryshire traditionally Lib Dem? If so I hope they take it back. I’ve just filled in my ballot and was surprised to see no Green candidate, and only Labour an Plaid from the centre left with the rest of the ballot spilt between the Party Of Wales who I’ve never heard of, Conservative, Reform and UKIP. UKIP FFS?! I’ve never seen a voting card with the right-wing vote spread to that degree before within the left pretty much unchallenged. It’s completely polarised.
 
Isn’t Montgomeryshire traditionally Lib Dem? If so I hope they take it back. I’ve just filled in my ballot and was surprised to see no Green candidate, and only Labour an Plaid from the centre left with the rest of the ballot spilt between the Party Of Wales who I’ve never heard of, Conservative, Reform and UKIP. UKIP FFS?! I’ve never seen a voting card with the right-wing vote spread to that degree before within the left pretty much unchallenged. It’s completely polarised.
Actually maybe I misread it and Party Of Wales might have been the Plaid subtitle? I dunno.
 
"Things like Wales rugby team to have a ten point start in all six nations matches, Felinfoel Double Dragon to be subsidised on the NHS, and Pobol y Cwm to replace Coronation Street five times a week."

The second two are doable, but Wales needs a lot more than a 10 point start.
my mums cousing is in poblycwm so she would be chuffed
 
Well, here we are at last, the day we've all been waiting for, and the day I sincerely hope sets the Tory party back a hundred years. Payback time!
I'm going to be sitting up tonight, suitably fortified with snacks and booze, for as long as I can stay awake, because I want to see some well known Tory scummers get a massive kick in the b*llocks, not least Jacob Rees Smug, and Richi Sunk himself. Sent my postal vote in two weeks ago for Labour, but North Herefordshire is one of the safest Tory seats in the country, so no change expected there. The highly corrupt MP 'Bungalow' Bill Wiggin will undoubtedly win again, but feck 'im, he's one of the few who will.

Some interesting debate on here recently about FPTP v Proportional representation. I feel the latter is the more democratic, and would largely prevent extreme right wing governments from taking office in the UK and dragging down the country to the extent the incumbents have done over the last fourteen years. What a shyte show that has been. Brexit for me was the last straw and persuaded me that the time was right to wave farewell to the UK.

Mind you, PR isn't all plain sailing either. I take a deep interest in the Spanish political scene, and the twists and turns we've encountered over here in the last 12 months due to PR have taken some believing. After a bad round of local elections last year which suggested the right and extreme right were in the ascendancy, Spanish socialist PM Pedro Sanchez called an early general election last July, essentially saying 'back me or sack me'. The result was extremely tight. The Spanish Tories (the PP) came out the single largest party, but even with the support of the extreme right Vox party, they couldn't get over the finishing line to form a government, with 169 seats between them, when they needed 176. The Socialists won 122 seats, but with the support of the hard left parties and some nationalists, including crucially the 7 seats from Junts (Catalan nationalists), they got over the line with 179 seats. The problem is, the small parties that supported them now want their pay back. Junts is turning the screw; the first thing they demanded is amnesty for four hundred or so Catalan nationalists who faced legal charges and jail after the failed independence coup of 2017. The socialists duly forced the amnesty law through parliament against massive right wing opposition, and riots on the streets too. The Junts leader Carlos Puigmont, did a runner in 2017 and has been living in exile in Brussels for seven years. He is about to make a triumphant return after he has been pardoned.

It's a bit like Plaid holding the balance of power in the UK parliament with their two or three MPs and forcing massive concessions from Starmer in return for their support. Things like Wales rugby team to have a ten point start in all six nations matches, Felinfoel Double Dragon to be subsidised on the NHS, and Pobol y Cwm to replace Coronation Street five times a week. You get the drift; that's what's happening here.

The actual precedent is Plaid holding the balance of power late on in the Labour administration of Callaghan. They secured compensation for slate industry workers affected by work related lung disease.
 
I can't wait to see the back of David Total Cock Davies.

I've just been for a run where I happened to pass 4 polling stations. Saw no one under 65 😱. Asked two old dears who they were voting for..."David, of course". I hope that's the only two votes he gets.
Here in lies the problem, the younger generation need to get off their backsides and get voting or it’ll be more of the same.
 
I predict that the Tories won’t do as badly as people think they will. When it comes to the crunch natural conservatives will stick with them and reject Reform, although Reform will steal more from Labour than expected, especially in Wales from what I’m seeing. Don’t think Lib Dems we I’ll do as well as they think they will either.
 
Well, here we are at last, the day we've all been waiting for, and the day I sincerely hope sets the Tory party back a hundred years. Payback time!
I'm going to be sitting up tonight, suitably fortified with snacks and booze, for as long as I can stay awake, because I want to see some well known Tory scummers get a massive kick in the b*llocks, not least Jacob Rees Smug, and Richi Sunk himself. Sent my postal vote in two weeks ago for Labour, but North Herefordshire is one of the safest Tory seats in the country, so no change expected there. The highly corrupt MP 'Bungalow' Bill Wiggin will undoubtedly win again, but feck 'im, he's one of the few who will.

Some interesting debate on here recently about FPTP v Proportional representation. I feel the latter is the more democratic, and would largely prevent extreme right wing governments from taking office in the UK and dragging down the country to the extent the incumbents have done over the last fourteen years. What a shyte show that has been. Brexit for me was the last straw and persuaded me that the time was right to wave farewell to the UK.

Mind you, PR isn't all plain sailing either. I take a deep interest in the Spanish political scene, and the twists and turns we've encountered over here in the last 12 months due to PR have taken some believing. After a bad round of local elections last year which suggested the right and extreme right were in the ascendancy, Spanish socialist PM Pedro Sanchez called an early general election last July, essentially saying 'back me or sack me'. The result was extremely tight. The Spanish Tories (the PP) came out the single largest party, but even with the support of the extreme right Vox party, they couldn't get over the finishing line to form a government, with 169 seats between them, when they needed 176. The Socialists won 122 seats, but with the support of the hard left parties and some nationalists, including crucially the 7 seats from Junts (Catalan nationalists), they got over the line with 179 seats. The problem is, the small parties that supported them now want their pay back. Junts is turning the screw; the first thing they demanded is amnesty for four hundred or so Catalan nationalists who faced legal charges and jail after the failed independence coup of 2017. The socialists duly forced the amnesty law through parliament against massive right wing opposition, and riots on the streets too. The Junts leader Carlos Puigmont, did a runner in 2017 and has been living in exile in Brussels for seven years. He is about to make a triumphant return after he has been pardoned.

It's a bit like Plaid holding the balance of power in the UK parliament with their two or three MPs and forcing massive concessions from Starmer in return for their support. Things like Wales rugby team to have a ten point start in all six nations matches, Felinfoel Double Dragon to be subsidised on the NHS, and Pobol y Cwm to replace Coronation Street five times a week. You get the drift; that's what's happening here.
Also Sanchez contemplated standing down with his Mrs under investigation for corruption (personally I think that he never really did, anyone prepared to do deals with the catalan separatists isn't giving up power easily). By all accounts public debt is far worse than initially reported by the banks and way below EU guidelines, having lived here for yonks that isn't really surprising, anyway vamos la roja mañana v los alemanes
 
I can't say I like any of them Steve but I like the rest less
I haven't voted and don't intend to either, none of them deserve my vote, charlatans the lot of them full of self interest, I wish we could get Labour off the top table in Wales, Drakeford ruled like a dictator, he's fucked off and left us with drippy Gething
 
I haven't voted and don't intend to either, none of them deserve my vote, charlatans the lot of them full of self interest, I wish we could get Labour off the top table in Wales, Drakeford ruled like a dictator, he's fucked off and left us with drippy Gething
Same here, Labour and the Conservatives are different cheeks of the same arse.
 

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