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Old 21-07-2020, 11:52 AM #35
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Well I have to say it's never the majority of public swayed by either the deceit of this particular government or by the media.

Yes Johnson sits with an 80 overall majority but with between 43 to 44% only of the actual votes cast.
That means over 56% voted against him.

Labour and the Lib Dem votes, equalled the Tory vote.

That's an even less mandate considering the numbers eligible to vote too.

However, the splintering of a more pro EU or EU deal vote between 5 parties.
Left a near clean run for Johnson and his so called, ( not now so however), oven ready leaving EU deal.

All else, outside of brexit sadly fell by the wayside.
Labour's my party but it came across as desperate in promising all sorts, even adding things during the campaign.
Had they stressed their plans were for a 10 year plan period, that would have had more credibility.
Although at best, really all I could see was another hung parliament.

The NHS sadly, got lost in the election debate as not enough were listening to the warnings in a reasoned way.
Now we are seeing possibly the start of a new agenda, showing the real thinking of this dangerous Con party as to the NHS.

Nothing we can do now for over 4 years.
So it seems that 43+% will get ALL they wanted.
While over 56% will be dismissed and get the worst they feared would come.

Those percentages should worry all voters because whatever it is, it's not now in a multi party setting, real democracy.
It was in the past with fewer parties, not now.

Where something like a quarter of voters that voted, don't now vote for either main party.

Elections shouldn't be in any possible way able to be won with anything like an 80 overall majority for one party.
By ANY Party that gets so far under 50% of even just the votes cast.
Never mind the whole electorate eligible to vote.

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