Anwar Hashmi<p>Sunak calls election: why now, what next, and why does PM decide?</p><p>Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has just called a general election - so why's it been called now, what happens next, and why was it up to him to decide? <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PM</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Sunak" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Sunak</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/UKpolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UKpolitics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/UKelection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UKelection</span></a> (Subscribe: ------- Get more news at our site - Follow us: Facebook - Twitter - TikTok - Instagram - source</p><p><a href="https://spinelessnews.com/sunak-calls-election-why-now-what-next-and-why-does-pm-decide/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">spinelessnews.com/sunak-calls-</span><span class="invisible">election-why-now-what-next-and-why-does-pm-decide/</span></a></p>
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Scott Lucas<p>EA Special: Watching The <a href="https://journa.host/tags/UKElection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UKElection</span></a> From <a href="https://journa.host/tags/Ireland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Ireland</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://eaworldview.com/2024/07/watching-the-uk-election-from-ireland/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">eaworldview.com/2024/07/watchi</span><span class="invisible">ng-the-uk-election-from-ireland/</span></a></p>
Scott Lucas<p>EA Special: Watching The <a href="https://journa.host/tags/UKElection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UKElection</span></a> From <a href="https://journa.host/tags/Ireland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Ireland</span></a></p><p><a href="https://eaworldview.com/2024/07/watching-the-uk-election-from-ireland/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">eaworldview.com/2024/07/watchi</span><span class="invisible">ng-the-uk-election-from-ireland/</span></a></p>
Scott Lucas<p>EA Special: Watching The <a href="https://journa.host/tags/UKElection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UKElection</span></a> From <a href="https://journa.host/tags/Ireland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Ireland</span></a></p><p><a href="https://eaworldview.com/2024/07/watching-the-uk-election-from-ireland/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">eaworldview.com/2024/07/watchi</span><span class="invisible">ng-the-uk-election-from-ireland/</span></a></p>
Alan McConchie<p>Fascinating <a href="https://subdued.social/tags/UKelection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UKelection</span></a> analysis from the <a href="https://subdued.social/tags/ElectoralReform" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ElectoralReform</span></a> Society:</p><p>Even with so much tactical voting (where voters don't pick their true preference, and instead are guessing what other voters are going to do based on imperfect polling and trying to game the system in a dismal electoral Prisoner's Dilemma) we still see that most MPs were elected with a minority of the vote. Most voters voted for candidates that did not win.</p><p>The <a href="https://subdued.social/tags/FirstPastThePost" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FirstPastThePost</span></a> system needs to go. <a href="https://subdued.social/tags/ProportionalRepresentation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ProportionalRepresentation</span></a></p>
Jennifer Moore 😷chart of UK deprivation & voting outcomes, more info
Ren Zelen<p>It seems like multiple Reform Party candidates were "phantoms".<br>Up to 20% had an AI photo, or no photo at all, didn't appear at hustings, had no social media – or address –except party HQ.<br>Reckon Labour should add this to list of things to "investigate". <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/electionfraud" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>electionfraud</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/ukelection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ukelection</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/ReformUK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ReformUK</span></a></p>
Frank’s Ting<p>The Gallagher Index went from a reasonable 11.8 at the last <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/UKElection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UKElection</span></a> to a ridiculously bad 23.7 after this <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/GeneralElection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GeneralElection</span></a>. Labour's overperformance of 30% is phenomenal and Reforms’ underperformance of -13.5 even worse than the Lib Dems -9.9 last time around. What an terrible, unrepresentative voting system they have.</p>
Girl on the NetTransphobia, UK politics
Rationalgarde<p>Naja, hätte auch schlimmer kommen können.<br>Hätte zu einem anderen Zeitpunkt auch Corbyn werden konnen.</p><p>Kein Juden hassender Antiimperialist, kein Tory.</p><p>"Meh. This is as good as it gets for now"<br>- Mediokrates </p><p><a href="https://det.social/tags/UKElection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UKElection</span></a></p>
Teresa MacKinnon<p><a href="https://teresamac.blog/2024/07/05/in-it-for-others/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">teresamac.blog/2024/07/05/in-i</span><span class="invisible">t-for-others/</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.oeru.org/tags/ukelection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ukelection</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.oeru.org/tags/win24" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>win24</span></a></p>
OpenUK<p>Computer Weekly pick up on Mike Bracken’s Thought Leadership in The Open Manifesto Report and presents the opportunity for change in tech open to the Labour Party.<br>Read more: <a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/blog/Cliff-Sarans-Enterprise-blog/New-government-new-approach-to-IT" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">computerweekly.com/blog/Cliff-</span><span class="invisible">Sarans-Enterprise-blog/New-government-new-approach-to-IT</span></a> <br><a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/openuk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>openuk</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/theopenmanifesto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>theopenmanifesto</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/opensourcesoftware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>opensourcesoftware</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/ukelection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ukelection</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/stateofopen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>stateofopen</span></a></p>
OpenUK<p>OpenUK CEO @@AmandaBrockUK’s thoughts on the public sector’s opportunity with open source are included with leading industry figures’ advice to our new government by The Stack.<br>Read more: <a href="https://www.thestack.technology/labour-general-election-ai-labour-cybersecurity/?ref=the-stack-newsletter" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">thestack.technology/labour-gen</span><span class="invisible">eral-election-ai-labour-cybersecurity/?ref=the-stack-newsletter</span></a> <br><a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/openuk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>openuk</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/opensourcesoftware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>opensourcesoftware</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/ukelection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ukelection</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/opensourceai" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>opensourceai</span></a></p>
KateCelyn<p>Just had to post this. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ukelection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ukelection</span></a></p><p>(Couldn’t add Alt Txt, so here goes: it’s a YouTube video from the comedian Jonathan Pie, commemorating 14 years of Tory crap with a lip syncing tribute)</p><p><a href="https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=aYMy2qdNPF0" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">m.youtube.com/watch?v=aYMy2qdN</span><span class="invisible">PF0</span></a></p>
Chris Alemany🇺🇦🇨🇦🇪🇸<p>Just looking over the results of the UK Election. If you want a source to see the results for all parties that participated, this BBC page seems to have it.</p><p>Next up, France Part Deux!<br><a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/election/2024/uk/results" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">bbc.com/news/election/2024/uk/</span><span class="invisible">results</span></a><br><a href="https://mstdn.chrisalemany.ca/tags/UKElection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UKElection</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.chrisalemany.ca/tags/Democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Democracy</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.chrisalemany.ca/tags/Starmer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Starmer</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.chrisalemany.ca/tags/France" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>France</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.chrisalemany.ca/tags/EU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EU</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.chrisalemany.ca/tags/Brexit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Brexit</span></a></p>
Jennifer Moore 😷Election map geekery
Charlie McHenry<p>Fifty shades of beige… this humorous video pretty much sums up my reaction, that of a highly engaged and interested Yank, to the <a href="https://connectop.us/tags/UKElection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UKElection</span></a> - but I must say, I am most gratified to see Truss, Mordant and Rees-Mogg gone, whilst Jeremy Corbyn prevails as an independent. One thing is for certain, the next few weeks and months will be interesting viewing for keen observers. <a href="https://connectop.us/tags/UKElection2024" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UKElection2024</span></a> <a href="https://connectop.us/tags/UKPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UKPolitics</span></a> <a href="https://connectop.us/tags/Conservatives" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Conservatives</span></a> <a href="https://connectop.us/tags/ConservativesFearChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ConservativesFearChange</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://youtube.com/watch?v=ghr2M8mh8MA&si=eqbyiTwtVI5-_8LN" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=ghr2M8mh8M</span><span class="invisible">A&si=eqbyiTwtVI5-_8LN</span></a></p>
robin<p><a href="https://union.place/tags/Labour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Labour</span></a>'s huge majority in <a href="https://union.place/tags/parliament" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>parliament</span></a> had been long predicted. In the end it was a bit less than they'd hoped, and the mere 33% it represents is frankly embarrassing.</p><p>But there were some other <a href="https://union.place/tags/Leftist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Leftist</span></a> details of the <a href="https://union.place/tags/UKElection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UKElection</span></a> I was particularly focused on: </p><p>1. Would <a href="https://union.place/tags/JeremyCorbyn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JeremyCorbyn</span></a> win as an independent in <a href="https://union.place/tags/IslingtonNorth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IslingtonNorth</span></a> after being deselected as a Labour MP? You know Labour threw everything they could at beating him. </p><p>Corbyn won with 49.2% of the votes, to Labour's 34.4%</p><p>1/?</p>
Leon Cowle<p>The UK is right to celebrate a brutal rebuke of the Tories (Conservatives). It was high time. 👏🎉</p><p>Labour, though, should temper their victory lap. Even with such a CON rebuke, LAB only gained 2% of the vote share (since last election). That is NOT a big endorsement of LAB. 35% vote share is NOT widespread support. Some Tories stayed home. Some voted Reform. There was no big swing to LAB!</p><p>PS The FPTP voting system is stupid (put aside that it benefited my team this time)</p><p><a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/ukpolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ukpolitics</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/UKElection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UKElection</span></a></p>
Rose Newell | codewordcreative<p>Amazing result. Very happy.</p><p>But this is forever going to be the election when I remember hearing Alastair Campbell take a piss live on Channel 4 at 4.30 am. Some conversation. Some loud toilet flushing. Even the audible zipping up of his fly, before coming back to the table to show exactly whom we'd just heard.</p><p>I DO NOT WANT TO THINK ABOUT HIS REGIONAL ASSEMBLY!</p><p><a href="https://berlin.social/tags/ukelection2024" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ukelection2024</span></a> <a href="https://berlin.social/tags/UKElection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UKElection</span></a> <a href="https://berlin.social/tags/channel4" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>channel4</span></a> <a href="https://berlin.social/tags/channel4news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>channel4news</span></a> <a href="https://berlin.social/tags/alastaircampbell" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>alastaircampbell</span></a></p>
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