It was fun to watch from the US, where I was awake through every call but Truss. I think I went to bed when they finally called all of Birmingham (where my family is), which took much longer than I expected. I'm still furious about Braverman winning, but I like to think Sunak's backed himself into a corner and can't move back to California. And Farage has to actually work a job for once; I hope he hates it.
It was annoying how much Reform's 4 seats were "a sea change in british politics!" but the Greens were presented as no such thing.
Starmer's going to be interesting to watch. He's been so slippery on positions, and now we have to find out what he'll actually do with power. How much was the doublespeak on trans rights, the environment, benefits, for electoral purposes.
Anyway after a grim month in the US I'm grateful to the UK for something to look forward to in the world.
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Date: 2024-07-05 07:29 pm (UTC)It was fun to watch from the US, where I was awake through every call but Truss. I think I went to bed when they finally called all of Birmingham (where my family is), which took much longer than I expected. I'm still furious about Braverman winning, but I like to think Sunak's backed himself into a corner and can't move back to California. And Farage has to actually work a job for once; I hope he hates it.
It was annoying how much Reform's 4 seats were "a sea change in british politics!" but the Greens were presented as no such thing.
Starmer's going to be interesting to watch. He's been so slippery on positions, and now we have to find out what he'll actually do with power. How much was the doublespeak on trans rights, the environment, benefits, for electoral purposes.
Anyway after a grim month in the US I'm grateful to the UK for something to look forward to in the world.