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Topic History of: Is it a mandate? Max. showing the last 5 posts - (Last post first)
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Wyot
Hedda wrote: Such an odd result..
Massive seat win but you only need a majority of one to govern.
Less votes than 2 Corbyn elections yet years of sniping at that by Labour
Only 57% turnout and 1.5million new UK res³idents and only 20% of Brits vote.
Odd times and a lousy election set-up
I suppose one could argue it is the nearest any one party got to a mandate here, but yes our splintered and factional politics has made the current system unworkable - if you start getting exercised about ideas like democracy and representation...
Hedda
Such an odd result..
Massive seat win but you only need a majority of one to govern.
Less votes than 2 Corbyn elections yet years of sniping at that by Labour
Only 57% turnout and 1.5million new UK res³idents and only 20% of Brits vote.