Oliver Lawden

[Basil🧡 @LinkofSunshine]

Brexit was 10 years ago.

In hindsight, all economists were right, and we will look upon Brexit as one of the worst policies passed in my lifetime.

The average British person is almost certainly significantly poorer, unhappier, and less protected now.

[Oliver Lawden @lawden06]

@BasedIllinoisan Conversely Democrats could only win 4 counties in Illinois or Nebraska (out of 102 and 93) and still narrowly win statewide.
Illinois: Cook, Lake, Champaign, DuPage
Nebraska: Douglas, Lancaster, Sarpy, Thurston

[Oliver Lawden @lawden06]

@BasedIllinoisan Here is what a tied result would look like in every state based on a uniform swing from 2024.
The states where Dems would win the majority of counties in a tie or narrow loss are:
Rhode Island: 4/5
Hawaii: 3/5
Massachusetts: 8/14
Alaska: 16/30
South Carolina: 24/46

[Oliver Lawden @lawden06]

@binny_uk @JoshHousden A statutory instrument to change the voting system for mayoral elections from FPTP back to the supplementary vote passed the Commons this afternoon.
https://t.co/RKXBuk9feg

[PARLY @PARLYapp]

Approved ayes 356 noes 86

[Oliver Lawden @lawden06]

@GBPolitcs This isn't true. George Floyd has been mentioned in Parliament 99 times since his murder six years.
Henry Nowak has been mentioned 30 times since his murder. All but one of those mentions were this week, once there wasn't a risk of prejudicing his murderer's trial.

[Oliver Lawden @lawden06]

@TomHulme79 It also isn't true. George Floyd has been mentioned in Parliament 99 times since his murder six years.
Henry Nowak has been mentioned 30 times since his murder. All but one of those mentions were this week, once there wasn't a risk of prejudicing his murderer's trial.

[Oliver Lawden @lawden06]

@BlackIslePMD In the last Westminster election that seat didn't declare until 5:28pm on Saturday.
https://t.co/I3yx7sGBwR

[Oliver Lawden @lawden06]

@Cosmic_Andrew1 @SpaceKoala Most British people think the Elgin Marbles should be returned to Greece.
https://t.co/kECDrpSd7i

[YouGov @YouGov]

Where do Britons think the Parthenon Sculptures / Elgin Marbles should be kept?

In Britain: 15%
In Greece: 49%
Don't mind either way: 26%

https://t.co/yrYpjDEuBb

[Oliver Lawden @lawden06]

@TruueDiscipline Barack Obama's grandmother (who had raised him after his mother moved to Indonesia) died two days before her grandson was elected president.
https://t.co/6ddwURjPak

[Oliver Lawden @lawden06]

@CDNprojections For fun, Edmonton Strathcona

[Oliver Lawden @lawden06]

@cezthesocialist The Lib Dem bar there is based on a subsample of 15 people. Margin of error: 26%

[Oliver Lawden @lawden06]

@souljagoyteller Hitler declaring war on the United States after Pearl Harbor is probably the dumbest move by a great power given it was a completely unforced error, did nothing to achieve his war goals, and made the total annihilation of the Third Reich inevitable.

[Oliver Lawden @lawden06]

@Colin00007 @IainDale She was referring to the People's Revolutionary Government of Grenada which came to power through a coup, suspended the constitution and parliament, and never held any elections.

[Oliver Lawden @lawden06]

@OnlySkyKimi @ArmandDoma Truman wasn't told about the Manhattan Project until Roosevelt died and he became president.

[Oliver Lawden @lawden06]

@oh_uw_oh @ElectionMapsUK In 2011 they added -upon-Thames to the end of the town's name to try and distance themselves from Ali G.
https://t.co/mTYaK0iGQF

[Oliver Lawden @lawden06]

@BalivieraMorgan @shadow_pjoe @ZachTGR Guam
https://t.co/vXOnAlSWJD

[Oliver Lawden @lawden06]

@gelliottmorris As for PR. It will only happen if a majority of MPs believe PR will beneficial to their party in the long-term. That's rare because all sitting MPs won under FPTP. But if polls still look like this in 2028, I think MPs probably would change to PR.

[Oliver Lawden @lawden06]

@gelliottmorris What is causing this is that public perceptions of Conservative governments from 2022-2024 was so consistently and overwhelmingly negative that it may have permanently discredited the party. And the same thing may now be happening to the current Labour government.