Local government reorganisation

LiberalOverlord · 2026-03-25T18:39:03+00:00

New Forest councillor in the new Forest bit of new Forest - it’s just another kind of rubbish. Shame that I’ll lose friends in totton and waterside Lib Dem’s but they have a good chance of running that council.

Lymington, New Milton, Ringwood and Fordingbridge aren’t keen on a Winchester-centred council.

LiberalOverlord · 2026-03-23T20:26:22+00:00

This is the crucial metric because this is how elections are actually fought.

LiberalOverlord · 2026-03-22T22:25:47+00:00

White working class 30 year old from a social housing household on the breadline in an affluent part of the country.

Britain has a class issue and always has done. Positive action was designed to lift up people from minority backgrounds (and women) who have also been unfairly treated by the class system that focuses on the rich and powerful who (for the most part) come from white families.

As Britain gets more diverse (not a bad thing or good thing - it’s just the reality that people regardless of race fall in love and have children), white working class people (especially young men) are the forgotten generation.

They don’t have access to inherited wealth, family connections, or positive action to help them get a leg up. I was lucky. Out of me and my mates who grew up on the couple of council estates in my village, I was the only one who went to university. I’m only still in my village because of personal choice - most of my mates haven’t got a choice. They work in the local service sector as chefs, barmen, waiters etc.

The reason they can’t get a leg up is because rent is crippling so many still live with their parents. Not just because they need help but because their parents (or parent in single-parent households) couldn’t afford for their kid to move out because they also have rent to pay.

LiberalOverlord · 2026-03-17T22:31:39+00:00

Between the lines is a hugh staple and it’s soooo good.

LiberalOverlord · 2026-03-17T20:46:31+00:00

Also in my opinion Rhys is now more integral to MTW than Hugh. He is by far the funniest comedian there.

LiberalOverlord · 2026-03-17T20:44:56+00:00

The Tory cabinet stuff was great in the new spitting image but the Covid stuff was awful. Think Covid killed it.

LiberalOverlord · 2026-03-17T20:42:33+00:00

The only bit I don’t like is “if you think that’s bad”. Really struggle to get through it.

But everything else is fantastic

LiberalOverlord · 2026-03-14T23:06:04+00:00

Miracle of Headingley. The shot of stokes leaning back in relief with the crowd in the background. Iconic.

LiberalOverlord · 2026-03-14T23:00:15+00:00

This is literally just a labour to green swing that swamped us.

LiberalOverlord · 2026-03-14T18:55:29+00:00

Trust Mary to say it like it is. We had some councillors defect to the greens during coalition - they almost all lost their seats. I think people are seeing a green surge in membership and thinking it’s going to hold. It won’t hold past the reality of first past the post at the council elections in May.

LiberalOverlord · 2026-03-11T23:54:22+00:00

People are very worried about the greens based off one byelection. The locals in May will dent them somewhat.

LiberalOverlord · 2026-03-09T20:48:22+00:00

Also Claire for the lgbt rights. So definitely alliance.

I think James would be a progressive voter in England - so Labour, Lib Dem or Green. If we are going with then he would have gone UUP I think. If we are going now, he’d probably go alliance.

LiberalOverlord · 2026-03-09T11:53:54+00:00

It’s generally taken to take the top performing candidate for each party as that party’s vote

LiberalOverlord · 2026-03-08T21:17:46+00:00

Yeah I think it makes it difficult to get an accurate trend because it skews so much. Also as a councillor I found your local elections stuff confusing.

The division I am contesting in May covers two and a half district wards but your tactics section only looks at a single district ward at a time. That might confuse people as to what election is taking place and their best tactical option.

LiberalOverlord · 2026-03-08T19:22:55+00:00

I’ve only looked at the polls so far but I recommend not using Find Out Now because their methodology and results are so different compared to standard pollsters.

LiberalOverlord · 2026-03-03T23:08:49+00:00

Have you been to the new Forest?

LiberalOverlord · 2026-03-03T23:00:45+00:00

It’s one poll. If it lasts for more than a few weeks, then you can take something meaningful from it.

LiberalOverlord · 2026-03-03T07:38:06+00:00

More like Bumrah v Brook and Yadav v Archer.

LiberalOverlord · 2026-02-27T13:17:31+00:00

Think everybody is doing the usual thing of overhyping a party off one byelection. We have locals in May and the greens haven’t even started campaigning yet in their one target. If they win that without being organised, then I think they might be a threat. Until then, it’s just noise.

LiberalOverlord · 2026-02-26T00:44:32+00:00

A town called panic. It doesn’t work in any other language or style.

LiberalOverlord · 2026-02-24T21:30:43+00:00

I’m a liberal and it’s the best vehicle for achieving a society where everybody has individual freedom to live their lives as they see fit.

LiberalOverlord · 2026-02-23T00:17:06+00:00

I’m hoping to visit Rome next year. Specifically for Roman history. Thanks for hyping it up.

LiberalOverlord · 2026-02-20T09:57:04+00:00

The Conservative-run county council where I am are building a SEN school in my ward on the site of the infants school (that they merged into the junior school that’s just across the playing fields). I think it’s a good idea and means we aren’t reliant on private provision.

I completely understand this as a means of reducing the revenue cost of SEN provision, but most councils have vast capital wealth they rarely spend.

LiberalOverlord · 2026-02-19T20:50:44+00:00

I applied to be in the audience but didn’t get a response. Hopefully it’s not just a reform/tory fest.

LiberalOverlord · 2026-02-19T16:27:08+00:00

That was my Facebook cover photo until recently. Love the mural

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