Why Labour Lost (and why the US Democrats will lose in 2020)
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UK Politics
Lunch With a Millennial
I had lunch with a Millennial the other day and we discussed American politics. Boy was it an eye-opener. The sole source of information for this millennial appeared to be Instagram and people she referred to as “Influencers.” These “influencers” were where she got all her political opinions from. If
Historian David Starkey on Boris’ Landmark Election Victory
TV historian Prof David Starkey analyses the 2019 general election result. Is this the new British revolution? How will history remember the last Parliament of 2017-19? Why did Labour lose? Should Boris take his chance to scrap the licence fee? Should we reform the civil service? If you have a
The BLAME Game Has Started and UK Labour Blames Stupid Voters
During the John Key led government we saw Labour here in New Zealand blame stupid voters for being hoodwinked into voting for that nice Mr Key. That behaviour led to ignominious defeat under Phil Goff and again under David Cunliffe. National is now exhibiting the same delusion, that the voters
Who Should Be the Time ‘Person of the Year’?
The world’s most spoiled brat has been given ecumenical status yet again, this time on the cover of Time magazine, as ‘Person of the Year’. Indeed, Time is so woke these days that choosing a real hero would have been an anathema to their bleeding liberal hearts. The sad
‘Brexit & Our Constitutional Crisis: History’s Lesson’
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World Class Troll, or Special Needs? You Decide.
This photo has been doing the rounds but deserves a better look. The woman in Labour red is Diane Abbott, a very high up figure in the UK Labour Party. If Labour had won the election, she would now be the UK Home Secretary, in charge of national security! I
The FRENCH BREXIT Song
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Johnson’s Thumping Win an Electoral Lesson in Not Just Having Policies, but Knowing How to SELL Them
Simon Tormey University of Bristol So for all the talk of narrowing polls, tactical voting, and possible shocks leading to a hung parliament, Boris Johnson achieved a crushing victory over Jeremy Corbyn and the Labour Party in the UK’s general election of 2019. With an 80 or so seat
What We Can Learn from the UK Election
One of the ongoing talking points on The BFD is the need for National to have friends they can partner with as without them their chances of regaining the Treasury benches are slim. In this regard, it is interesting to reflect on the UK election leading up to and on
The Wrong Party Won – Another Election Needed
Based on the BS we’ve seen in the House of Commons for the past three years and the never-ending demands for another referendum because …”we were misled about the referendum” (which was just adding more BS on top of BS), the only appropriate outcome for the UK now has
Conservative Win is a Victory for Democracy
Press release: New Conservatives Brexit is taking its toll on the people of Britain as the politicians charged with representing them have continually failed to honour the referendum and the expressed desire of the voting population. In New Zealand, we know how that feels as no government in New Zealand
The ‘Dark Arts’ of Election-Winning Social Media Kiwis
Kiwis Sean Topham and Ben Guerin have emerged as two of the heroes of Boris Johnson’s victory. They came up with the social media campaign that included the infamous Boris Johnson ‘Love actually’ parody. They have been dubbed the ’24 hour meme machines’ and have been described as young