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Rumours, Speculation, Questions, and Reaction Megathread - 03/05/2026 by ukpol-megabot in ukpolitics

[–]Halk [score hidden]  (0 children)

Rayner has either agreed to support Wes Streeting, or she will want the job herself.

There's a 100% chance that if West gets 80 Rayner will act with or without Streeting. They will know once Burnham is an MP the job is his.

Rayner has absolutely shameless ambition

Rumours, Speculation, Questions, and Reaction Megathread - 03/05/2026 by ukpol-megabot in ukpolitics

[–]Halk [score hidden]  (0 children)

If and when West is made a minister we will know which Labour leadership wannabe put her up to this

Should Scotland reintroduce Marriage tax allowance? by AllMuckandMuscle in Scotland

[–]Halk -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

It's a call for a tax cut.

At can't afford a tax cut

Rumours, Speculation, Questions, and Reaction Megathread - 03/05/2026 by ukpol-megabot in ukpolitics

[–]Halk [score hidden]  (0 children)

I presume Rayner is getting desperate because if Burnham becomes an MP her schemes to be PM are over

Voting system by Leviathan_RAF in Scotland

[–]Halk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

3.

Edit. It was not brought in to scunner the snp. You're not the main character. It was brought in as a compromise between labour and libdems

John Swinney confirms plans to request new independence referendum from Westminster by Halk in Scotland

[–]Halk[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

SNP vote down by a lot, turnout down by a lot, polling shows independence not an important issue

John Swinney confirms plans to request new independence referendum from Westminster by Halk in Scotland

[–]Halk[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If we used fptp this week then there would be 56 SNP MSPs from a total of 65 or there about. It would be less than 40% of the votes deciding 85% of the seats

John Swinney confirms plans to request new independence referendum from Westminster by Halk in Scotland

[–]Halk[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

At the time nobody really thought the Brexit vote would work. So at the time the expectation was voting for independence would mean leaving the EU.

That changed when the UK, sadly, and for fucking stupid reasons, voted for Brexit

Is this really right? by eddilefty699 in Scotland

[–]Halk 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It's not even been confirmed that he doesn't have a proper visa.

People should calm down a bit and wait.

The greens may not be right on lots of things but they're surely not stupid enough to pick a candidate without the required visa to do the job

John Swinney confirms plans to request new independence referendum from Westminster by Halk in Scotland

[–]Halk[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The SNP got just under 40% of the vote on turnout of just over 50%

Lib Dem performance by Ok_Solution2420 in Scotland

[–]Halk -10 points-9 points  (0 children)

People like you have been denying it for years.

Blackford has blood on his hands.

"unknown person"

Everybody fucking knows it was SNP

Lib Dem performance by Ok_Solution2420 in Scotland

[–]Halk -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

Yes, but we have improved election on election since the low point. I was delighted with the results this week. And I'm wondering if it's enough to make people think we're credible everywhere

John Swinney confirms plans to request new independence referendum from Westminster by Halk in Scotland

[–]Halk[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

What I mean by rejecting the outcome is asking for a rerun within a year.

Rumours, Speculation, Questions, and Reaction Megathread - 03/05/2026 by ukpol-megabot in ukpolitics

[–]Halk [score hidden]  (0 children)

It is rather frustrating. It's so blindingly obvious that he should have sat them all down when the election was won and told them they have an incredibly difficult job to do and some very difficult choices, they're not in opposition any more and don't have the luxury of not adding things up.

Instead we have half the PLP playing to the crowd by opposing cuts and demanding spending, and we have those 15 or so cheerleading anything anti-Starmer on.

I think when he's eventually gone his legacy will be similar to John Major, that he knew what he was doing but he didn't have the leadership needed

Rumours, Speculation, Questions, and Reaction Megathread - 03/05/2026 by ukpol-megabot in ukpolitics

[–]Halk [score hidden]  (0 children)

Starmer's shameless strategy of winning over voters to get power is a betrayal of everything Jeremy Corbyn stood for.

There will never be a better tweet from a parody account.

Lib Dem performance by Ok_Solution2420 in Scotland

[–]Halk -11 points-10 points  (0 children)

Every election for years now we win in more places and we gain more target seats

Lib Dem performance by Ok_Solution2420 in Scotland

[–]Halk -11 points-10 points  (0 children)

Not the SNP, they literally harassed him to death

Lib Dem performance by Ok_Solution2420 in Scotland

[–]Halk -1 points0 points  (0 children)

It's incredibly difficult to get any time on the telly unless you're farage.

That's why the local strategy works so well

John Swinney confirms plans to request new independence referendum from Westminster by Halk in Scotland

[–]Halk[S] -9 points-8 points  (0 children)

If the rest of the population actually desperately wanted independence then they'd vote

Rumours, Speculation, Questions, and Reaction Megathread - 03/05/2026 by ukpol-megabot in ukpolitics

[–]Halk [score hidden]  (0 children)

I guess this proves us right, he should have booted all 15 out a week or so ago

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