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Farage be lucky to last two years he will get bored. His chance to make money as a MP significantly reduces

My partner is from Thetford, says she’s utter crap but Tories could literally put up a bollard for the seat and it would win. The stories from the exit polls is that Tories have been trashed in areas where there is a high mortgage take up. truss area isn’t one of them basically

Was retweeted by the FT journo I follow

He’s never been elected to his local constituency remember

Was a Twitter post by a Financial Times journo Tbf

Reports from Financial Times that Labour’s points on the polls are tailing off as Tories and Reform project to win marginal seats

Another centre back Unless we ship one out, another obstacle to the best prospect at the club

Regardless of my political leanings, I am providing statistic data to prove the argument wrong. In the same manner LCFC are shit, I'll call them shit regardless of my support to them. Labour in years previous were a bonfire. You can't argue that they were any good in 1979 and we had a three day week for example. I think societal decline is a massive part of governmental policy. The biggest issue with politics is that it's short-termism with no after thought for long term effects. Both parties could be accused of that. It's like the immigration issue - the answer is often in the reason why they want to join the UK. Reactive decision making to long-term problems. Stop the boats and send to Rwanda doesn't stop the reason why they want to visit the UK. If you look at some of the actions that Tories have pushed on the average family unit over that period, it's a factor to where we are as a society. - Defunding of authority establishments has led to society's ills. Schools don't have the same coverage of teacher to pupil for example. - Selling off school playing fields another example of how kids have a reducing lack of options to spend time and question why we have an obesity problem. - Same notion applies to the School Meals debate as above. - You have good organisations such as Surestart Centres what provided young families with a one stop shop for support but they pulled the funding and the parents can't then get the work/life balance they had. - A young adult has to take on the burden of nearly £30k of university fees, they can't get a mortgage and probably have to entertain a zero hours contract for income. Aye up you've also had the drawbridge to work abroad and gain life experience disappear too. The other part of argument is that if you had to ask people when they were most successful in life, care free and functioning well I am nearly centre most would say the late nineties to 2005. A time when Labour were in power. I howl at my work bosses who decry Labour as an enemy until you ask them when did they leave university, when did they progress up their career path, when they did set up their own company. Hold on My utopia political system undertaken is something similar to Denmark or Sweden - and if you look at those countries, what they provide for their population (because of the higher taxes) leads to societies which function pretty damn well.

You wrote 'And the last time they were in power was every bit as bad as things are now' (FYI I disagree with this) When you were told this was absolute nonsense - your argument then centres on Labour's performance as a government at the time. (FYI I agree with this statement) Those are two separate things.

First part of your list mentions society, community, schools, policing, prisons That's a direct link to the failure of the Tories. Trends in the Teaching workforce - https://epi.org.uk/publications-and-research/six-charts-that-explain-the-state-of-the-teaching-workforce-in-england/ Policing - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/65377091 - more numbers now but smaller budgets, smaller population to police officer ratio Prisons - https://www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/publication/performance-tracker-2023/prisons - look at the prison population growth and the prison system spending dipping before finally returning to 2010 levels.

You have completely moved the goalposts on your argument.

It was more an away draw rather than a win - hung parliament. Needed the Lib Dems for help.

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/article/2024/jul/01/housing-how-14-years-of-tory-rule-have-changed-britain-in-charts Nice easy to understand charts about day to day factors that have changes over 14 years of Tory rule.

‘Every bit as bad as things now’ On a very basic level, I can think of Surestart centres being open or a NHS waiting list being significantly shorter or university study fees a lot lower. I look at how deprived Leicester from now to then. Weeds growing from the kerbs of my boyhood street. I look at a court system which is overwhelmed. I look at a society far more divided than any other time in my 36 years on this planet. I see food banks use becoming common place. I see cheese and meat being alarmed in supermarkets. I see homeless people openly on the street sleeping.

I don’t think they will. Mainly because they have a disproportionate amount of coverage in the UK Media. They’ve had more time and columns than any other established party which is frankly unfair. Therefore it’s easy to build ann impression is that they are popular. Ultimately it’s three things why I don’t think they will be that successful 1. They have very ‘loud’ supporters 2. Their support centres on county seats (and the less populated areas - oh ironic), they will get utterly whacked in city/larger town based seats. 3. A lot of people who share the views of Reform actually need motivated to vote - think voter id stings them too

Sam was at Coalville for years during Stevo’s first spell. In the reserves basically. Long spells at Shepshed but chops and changes clubs regularly. Had a kid half way thru last season so called time on playing for a bit

Greatest ever British sportsman in my opinion. Was emotional watching it today - watched the unchained episode yesterday and it’s heartbreaking

Villa have taken a very similar rise to us. As high as £72.50 in the Holte End for Newcastle and Wolves at home. West Ham have got rid of concessions for some parts of the grounds.

That relationship has been going for years.

It’s worth hanging on for the musical key change with the whats app number btw

This is a giggle, particularly when you look up on the polls for NW Leics

They’ve bought the ad space for their websites / apps

Yep it’s crap. Particularly in sold out games. Works better when it’s half full or there’s room to move into a different part of the ground

Good work - game won

The tone of the article from LCFC speaks volumes on where we are with the club's view of communication. Save face, look serious, make it very neutral. Anthony's calling really is for the Tories.