Green victory in Manchester

I'm delighted the Green Party won the Gorton & Denton by-election in Manchester. It offers a sense of real hope and may wake up the Labour Party to return to its roots.

The neo-fascist Reform UK threw everything at this election and I'm sure glad they lost with their messages of hate and division.

What does this mean for UK politics as a whole? The next few years will tell. My feelings are the Conservatives on the right will be replaced by Reform at the next General Election. I've always detested the Tories, but Reform are repulsive. On the left it's gonna be more fragmented. Plaid Cymru will do well in Wales and replace Labour, while in England I can still see Labour being the biggest party 'considered' on the left, but the Liberal Democrats and the Greens sure won't be far behind. I hope the Workers Party I belong to can pick up a couple of seats and Mebyon Kernow in Cornwall do well. A lots gonna depend on tactical voting to keep Reform out, and I just hope they and the Tories don't have enough seats and a willingness to form a coalition.

UK politics is mighty interesting at the moment, but also real worrying with fascist forces so close to gaining power. History has taught us it begins with scapegoating and hate, and ends with gas chambers and death camps. I say Never Again!

 

I find it remarkable that so many in the UK are attracted by the far right. I guess they didn't learn from WWII.

You guys need to kick out the far right Americans who come to your country solely to influence your political narratives. They are dangerous fascists. I was happy to hear Farage isn't as popular as before.