Oppo 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

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"The most terrifying force, comes from the hands of men who just wanted to be left alone." - Alexandr Solzhenitsyn

[Oppo 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 @OppoOneFour]

@Alexandr4Denman She's engaged to Reform's Deputy Leader. Don't expect a reasonable take from that one.

[Oppo 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 @OppoOneFour]

@oJARDINEo @RupertLowe10 @Fred_cpo @NickBuckleyMBE Anyone who lands a front kick like that has my vote.

[Oppo 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 @OppoOneFour]

@Karmasabitch19 @RupertLowe10 @noreen022348172 And? You don't lower your standards or conduct to mirror that of your opposition.

Stay principled.

[Oppo 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 @OppoOneFour]

@OmicronPersei10 @RupertLowe10 If you think this then you don't understand how and why this was always the most likely outcome.

[Oppo 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 @OppoOneFour]

A lot of this started back with Blair in '97.

He decentralised power from Parliament to the many quangos we still have today and filled them with people who shared his ideological views. You see it all around you today.

Granted, the Tories didn't have the spine or the will to undo any of that but that's mostly because they believe it too (hence the uni-party claim).

But to say this is because of the Tories would be historically incorrect.

[Oppo 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 @OppoOneFour]

@Nick_Dampier1 @RaheemKassam The BNP didn't run though did they...

[Oppo 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 @OppoOneFour]

@TheUk12256 @AngloSaxon85 The online right translated into over 1000 canvassers travelling to Makerfield to support Restore.

I've been to the local branch meetings and can assure you the attendance increases MoM.

It is real.

[Oppo 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 @OppoOneFour]

As ridiculous as I appreciate it sounds mate, the events are too sporadic and infrequent. The vast majority of the population only get exposure to what we're talking about via the TV/radio.

People will need to see this shit on their own doorstep before they realize how serious the situation is. It's human nature unfortunately.

[Oppo 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 @OppoOneFour]

20yrs ago was like a wet dream compared to what's coming mate.

If you live in the cities and see what's happening you'll know what I'm talking about.

Just a shame people need to experience how dark this can get before they become willing to do something about it. Or they won't 🤷🏼‍♂️.

It's happened to many countries before, it's happening to South Africa right now. There's no reason why it won't happen here.

[Oppo 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 @OppoOneFour]

@MrHreviews 💯

[Oppo 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 @OppoOneFour]

@basedandbougie @reformparty_uk The level of retardation here to claim people wasted their votes then share the results which shows the exact opposite is wild.

Even if the right did unite Labour still would have won.

What the fuck are you even talking about? Lol.

[Oppo 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 @OppoOneFour]

With respect Ant how is that well said? Lol

Even if the right did unite Labour still would have won. To claim people wasted their vote then share a breakdown of the polling results which show the opposite is retarded.

Her entire tweet falls apart even under the mildest of scrutiny. So you either haven't read it or you don't understand what it is you're applauding...

[Oppo 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 @OppoOneFour]

@Steven_Swinford A man who stands for everybody will ultimately stand for nobody.

Nothing new here then.

[Oppo 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 @OppoOneFour]

@MesleyMark @KimleviKim @Con_Tomlinson That was 16yrs ago. The entire political landscape was different.

It's a completely irrelevant comparison.

It's just the same copy and paste cope from Reformers, I've read it all morning.

[Oppo 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 @OppoOneFour]

It's a very odd line of attack to compare a random result from 16yrs ago 😆.

The easy counter would be to point out that if we're playing the comparative game, Restore received more votes than the Tories, Lib Dems and Greens combined.

Would be interested to hear how they choose to square that circle.

[Oppo 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 @OppoOneFour]

@EvacTony Not necessarily a bad thing.

[Oppo 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 @OppoOneFour]

@KimleviKim @Con_Tomlinson But achieved more votes than the Tories, Lib Dems and Greens combined.

Also the BNP didn't run...

[Oppo 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 @OppoOneFour]

Reasonable assessment.

[Connor Tomlinson @Con_Tomlinson]

Thoughts on the Makerfield by-election result:

Burnham was smart choosing a seat which has only voted Labour in general elections for a century. But nobody expected this margin of victory.

Reading Makerfield as a national bellwether is a mistake. Local residual intergenerational loyalty to Labour is stronger than anyone expected. Gogglebox Britain's (average disengaged voter) grasp of economic realities much weaker than our dire circumstances demands.

Reform underperformed, despite their vote share increasing by 3 percent (2893) since 2024. Third by-election in a row where they underperformed despite favourable demographics and a dominant national poll lead. Insisting they will inevitably form the next government is now less persuasive.

Reform can't blame the loss on vote-splitting. Reform ran a negative campaign ("keep Burnham out"), and, unfortunately, the media attacks on Rob Kenyon for crass old jokes stuck. Will have to change tactics for next time to recover.

Restore result in line with Survation polling, but has disappointed supporters. Possible that more Restore canvassers were sent to the constituency than votes gained.

A weak candidate, and lack of engagement with local hustings and national media will be blamed.

The result has weakened their bargaining power: Restore are less likely to pressure Reform, meaning Farage may grow complacent and to soften on policy again. (Frustrating Zia Yusuf to no end.)

Will be to the detriment of anyone who wants problems fixed more than "their team" to win. (Me included.) Restore can only regain that leverage with a much better result in a future by-election.

Everyone who pays attention to politics and knows what the problems are will be feeling disillusioned today.

[Oppo 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 @OppoOneFour]

@raelbrav @Sargon_of_Akkad The irony here is mouthwatering.