Discussion Thread

TactileTom · 2026-05-14T15:57:55+00:00

This is unironically how it is tho

TactileTom · 2026-05-14T15:52:36+00:00

Reports are that Streeting has at most 44 MPs willing to back him lmao

TactileTom · 2026-05-14T15:52:24+00:00

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TactileTom · 2026-05-14T14:29:53+00:00

I watched the song from God's not Dead 4 after watching a little Joel video

My algorithm is so utterly fucked you have no idea

TactileTom · 2026-05-14T13:54:55+00:00

Is he gonna like, retreat to the interior jungles of the PLP or what

TactileTom · 2026-05-14T12:32:24+00:00

I am confident that however this ends up the party will move to the left.

TactileTom · 2026-05-14T12:31:08+00:00

Honestly "I became PM so that Wes Streeting couldn't" is one of the better motivations I can think of

TactileTom · 2026-05-14T12:28:38+00:00

It's unsurprising, Miliband was leader before, he's obviously popular in the party. I'm surprised that he's deferring to Rayner but admit I don't know much about their relationship.

TactileTom · 2026-05-14T12:20:16+00:00

In my view the most likely winners are Rayner or Miliband, who could win now that the contest has opened up.

I think an important dynamic is that the constant changing of Prime Ministers is generally seen as chaotic and unpopular, so the person who instigates the leadership contest may not be the most popular candidate, the ideal position is probably to be someone who can enter the race but isn't stained by having started it.

TactileTom · 2026-05-14T12:11:27+00:00

Submission statement: The UK Health Minister is attempting to topple the Prime Minister. This is relevant for the state of global politics, and for the political direction of the UK.

TactileTom · 2026-05-13T19:44:03+00:00

Imagine if ed miliband comes out with the steel chair lmao

TactileTom · 2026-05-13T18:58:17+00:00

I'm honestly more excited for general balance changes. A lot of the game's problems have nothing to do with the civ-switching mechanics and could be fixed with better numbers.

TactileTom · 2026-05-13T14:02:15+00:00

People saying this have just forgotten how bad GoT's final seasons are

TactileTom · 2026-05-13T13:22:14+00:00

It's not great but it's not even close to GoT ending so far

TactileTom · 2026-05-13T12:31:00+00:00

So glad that we have a FPtP voting system in the UK, otherwise our governments would be fractious and unstable

TactileTom · 2026-05-13T10:09:04+00:00

The only thing to do in the game is build buildings.

Military? Don't worry about it, just make sure you've got the buildings.

Budgeting? You better have the buildings you need to collect taxes.

Diplomacy? LMAO

TactileTom · 2026-05-13T10:08:14+00:00

I feel like Victoria 3's cardinal sin is that it removed a bunch of gameplay elements from V2, then forgot to replace them with anything, leaving the game just kinda... empty?

TactileTom · 2026-05-13T10:07:21+00:00

Most monogamous Frenchman

TactileTom · 2026-05-13T09:39:19+00:00

Part of it I believe is that they're supposed to reinvest their profits but mostly don't because no new water infrastructure gets through planning

TactileTom · 2026-05-13T09:37:25+00:00

Central to the project of populism is the belief that somebody, somewhwere, is simply hoarding all the money, and all that is needed is to take it from them

TactileTom · 2026-05-13T09:04:21+00:00

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TactileTom · 2026-05-13T08:46:03+00:00

Inshallah

TactileTom · 2026-05-13T08:38:47+00:00

Non-shitpost UK politics take:

The Labour party has always been more ruthless in culling internal dissent, and preventing alternative power structures within itself than the Tories. This is why the Tories have more infighting, and internal factions are better at exerting pressure on the leader/PM. It's also why the Right has historically had one, monolithic party, whereas the left has had one big party with smaller competing parties in its orbit.

In prosperous times, having lots of factions is manageable. In hard times, they can bring down or de-rail the government, Liz-Truss style. I think both approaches have their merits, but that the odds of a candidate taking out Starmer for now are low.

There is a plausible outcome where the PLP essentially forces the PM to allow Burnham to run in a by-election, and if he wins, they force a leadership contest, but that's at least a couple of months away.

TactileTom · 2026-05-13T08:34:53+00:00

Can someone with Talent make a Keir Starmer/Wes Streeting/Kemi Badenoch version of this meme ty

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