Top Tweets for #libdums

For the benefit of non British followers. The UK had its equivalent of the midterms yesterday and it did not go too well for the ruling party. Nor did it go too well for the other traditionally ruling party. It did however go very well for the new turquoise party which has historically struggled to get seats of power despite pulling in a hefty share of the vote nationally because Britain continues to believe that posts matter more than percentages. So now the prime minister of the ruling party that everyone seems to hate may or may not resign or be sacked in a no confidence vote. Except he probably won’t resign or be sacked because neither he or his party seem to care about public perception or will and nobody has yet created an effigy of him. Traditionally, a British prime minister cannot resign until they have been publicly shamed by being compared to at least one decomposing vegetable. Ideally a cabbage. This is an ancient and sacred common law ritual; without it, meaningful political change is considered invalid. If a prime minister resigns before the ritual has been enacted, he is generally granted a kinder historical legacy than any prime minister who underwent full vegetableisation, even if his tenure leaves Britain with higher bond yields than the properly vegetated one did. Either way, the chancellor — our equivalent of the Treasury secretary — will certainly never resign, because she is widely regarded by the papers of record to be a 4D chess grandmaster as well as a uniquely gifted financial strategist with impeccable qualifications. Accordingly, she is best positioned on the global stage to expose her American counterpart’s inferior understanding of global economic matters, tariffs and the Iran war, which is naturally the real cause of Britain’s economic distress. Not her. Or her government. Consequently, even if she succeeds in breaking Britain’s finances, the Bank of England will never break her. And if the entire system does somehow collapse, the papers of record will insist it was all Scott Bessent’s fault.

Ed Davey, "There's a question Nigel Farage is fond of asking: whose side are you on?" "We know the answer" "Nigel Farage is on the side of Elon Musk, Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump" "The LibDems are on the side of the British people" "Unlike Farage I love Britain, I'm proud of our country" "There's no doubt a lot needs fixing. Crumbling hospitals and schools. Anaemic economic growth. Sewage in our rivers. Crime and anti social behaviour. Dangerous channel crossings. Deep inequalities that limit opportunities for young people. Housing crisis. The nature crisis. The climate crisis. The prison crisis. The cost of living crisis" "But we shouldn't lose sight of the incredible strengths the UK has going for it" "The best farmers, car makers, universities in the world" "The place Hollywood comes to make Barbie, Spiderman and Mission Impossible" "The land of the Lionesses and the home of Formula 1" "Male voice choirs and Hogmanay" "County shows and school fairs" "Fish and chips" "Village greens and cricket pavilions" "And let me tell you, the best roller coasters and water slides on the planet" "So much to celebrate about our country"