[Politics] Tory meltdown finally arrived [was: incoming]...

[RandyWanger]

Ex-MP Craig Williams charged with betting offences

The investigation was launched last year following bets placed on the timing of the 2024 general election.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[A1X]

Worth noting amid the results from yesterday that the Tory party are currently being essentially wiped out in a lot of their former heartlands by both Reform and the Lib Dems, I would be surprised if Badenoch isn't at least put under some pretty hefty pressure in the days to come

 

[Chicken Run]

Worth noting amid the results from yesterday that the Tory party are currently being essentially wiped out in a lot of their former heartlands by both Reform and the Lib Dems, I would be surprised if Badenoch isn't at least put under some pretty hefty pressure in the days to come

She should be

 

[Surrey Phil]

Worth noting amid the results from yesterday that the Tory party are currently being essentially wiped out in a lot of their former heartlands by both Reform and the Lib Dems, I would be surprised if Badenoch isn't at least put under some pretty hefty pressure in the days to come

One way of looking at it but I would suggest Reform are giving all parties a damn good kicking!!

 

[A1X]

One way of looking at it but I would suggest Reform are giving all parties a damn good kicking!!

They are but the Tories are currently on existential levels of loss, especially on the back of a near wipeout in the GE last year, and you're also ignoring the Lib Dems currently cleaning up in rural parts of the South West / East Anglia at the expense of the Tories

 

[RandyWanger]

I think if Essex was allowed to vote, tory would loose even more

 

[Surrey Phil]

It’s very odd actually, as we have no local elections in our area. Don’t really understand why it’s only a selection of the country voting?

 

[RandyWanger]

It’s very odd actually, as we have no local elections in our area. Don’t really understand why it’s only a selection of the country voting?

"Essex County Council has decided to cancel the local elections scheduled for May 2025 to focus on reforming local government and implementing a devolution project. The council aims to reduce the number of local authorities in Essex from 15 to as few as two, and a new mayor for the county could be elected in 2026"

Assume others with cancelled elections are doing similar.

 

[Thunder Bolt]

"Essex County Council has decided to cancel the local elections scheduled for May 2025 to focus on reforming local government and implementing a devolution project. The council aims to reduce the number of local authorities in Essex from 15 to as few as two, and a new mayor for the county could be elected in 2026"

Assume others with cancelled elections are doing similar.

East Sussex is the same and the Tory ESCC wanted to postpone our elections. Many are quite annoyed about it, as we have had various matters forced on us by them, such having to book appointments to go to the local tip, when there have never been any queues.
Over 9,000 people signed a petition, but one Tory, who shall be nameless, took it on herself to take the deciding vote and force it through.

 

[Surrey Phil]

So we have local elections for only those Councils that haven’t opted out of having a vote. Sums up politics to perfection!

 

[fly high]

East Sussex is the same and the Tory ESCC wanted to postpone our elections. Many are quite annoyed about it, as we have had various matters forced on us by them, such having to book appointments to go to the local tip, when there have never been any queues.
Over 9,000 people signed a petition, but one Tory, who shall be nameless, took it on herself to take the deciding vote and force it through.

Don't think either County Council had much of a choice. Government told both counties that if ESCC, WSCC & B&HCC if they didn't come up with an agreement to have a mayor and cancel elections they would and then impose one. Essex were probably told the same.

 

[Bodian]

So we have local elections for only those Councils that haven’t opted out of having a vote. Sums up politics to perfection!

Not all councils have votes every year. Cumbria split into unitary authorities last year - so all our councillors are new, so we've had no elections this year.

 

[A1X]

Local elections are always staggered, I think some areas are delayed by a year as they're introducing local mayors / unitary authority setups so they've decided to go a year without rather than hold elections twice in 12 months

 

[Thunder Bolt]

They are but the Tories are currently on existential levels of loss, especially on the back of a near wipeout in the GE last year, and you're also ignoring the Lib Dems currently cleaning up in rural parts of the South West / East Anglia at the expense of the Tories

There were a few elections in Chichester, Midhurst, Hove and Eastbourne, all good for the Lib/Dems apart from Westbourne in Hove which was a Labour hold.

Local Elections 2025 results LIVE: Updates across Sussex

A number of local election results in Sussex have been counted or are being counted today.

www.theargus.co.uk

 

[Thunder Bolt]

Not all councils have votes every year. Cumbria split into unitary authorities last year - so all our councillors are new, so we've had no elections this year.

That's what is happening here next year. My objection is who wants a Mayor? It is extra money, and what are they going to do?

 

[fly high]

That's what is happening here next year. My objection is who wants a Mayor? It is extra money, and what are they going to do?

My view is a proper plan, with costings, should have been put to us in a referendum but our government knows best and says we must have a mayor.

 

[Thunder Bolt]

My view is a proper plan, with costings, should have been put to us in a referendum but our government knows best and says we must have a mayor.

I wouldn't trust any referendums especially seeing the contributions to social media today.

 

[Thunder Bolt]

Not all councils have votes every year. Cumbria split into unitary authorities last year - so all our councillors are new, so we've had no elections this year.

Sussex elections were in 2021, so were due this year. We have had them postponed for devolution that nobody seems to want.

 

[dsr-burnley]

"Essex County Council has decided to cancel the local elections scheduled for May 2025 to focus on reforming local government and implementing a devolution project. The council aims to reduce the number of local authorities in Essex from 15 to as few as two, and a new mayor for the county could be elected in 2026"

Assume others with cancelled elections are doing similar.

It was a bit of a joint effort. The Labour government invited those councils with elections in 2025 to cancel them on the grounds that they are thinking of changing the system sometime soonish so they can carry on for another 4 years or so. And the Tory councils in about half of them realised that they were likely to lose their seats and control so decided to go along with this.

Both parties suspected they were going to get a kicking, though I doubt they thought it would be this bad. At the last count the Tories had lost 512 out of 726 seats (70.5%) and Labour had lost 133 out of 193 (68.9%). Terrible for both. The 2021 election was in peak Boris time which is why the Tories were defending so many more seats.

 

[fly high]

I wouldn't trust any referendums especially seeing the contributions to social media today.

I understand your frustration with referendums but how else would people be able to show their approval or disapproval of the government imposing a mayor whether we want one or not. At least it would give democracy a chance, unlike what we are being presented with.