Moo
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In my opinion, the voter turnout was so low because the electorate *thought* they had a real choice in 2019 between a left-wing Labour Party and a right-wing Conservative Party. However, in this election, the electorate see it for what it really is, which is tweedledee vs. tweedledum (which it always has been, and always will be, until the SPGB becomes popular).
This is the first UK general election in which more than 3 parties received more than 10% of the vote, each. These parties being: Labour (34%); Conservative (24%); Reform UK (14%); and the Liberal Democrats (12%).
The latest poll says the Liberal Democrats are going to win 10 more seats than the Conservatives! Can you imagine!
According to my uncle (who I borrowed the novel from), Robert Noonan (Tressell) was a member of the Social Democratic Federation (which the SPGB broke away from).
What a coincidence! I’ve just finished reading that (631 page) book for the first time, too.
The names of the capitalists in that book are also hilarious (I might get some of these wrong): Mr. Rushton; Mr. Didlum; Mr. Sweater; Mr. Botchit; Mr. Smeariton; the Duke of D’enclosedland. My personal favourite is (if I remember correctly) one of the women who work for the charity: Mrs. N.B Seel.
There’s an argument about whether the people of this land should be classed as subjects or citizens; however, they should be classed as mugs for supporting their own exploitation, like the workers of Mugsborough (the fictional town in the story).
This is the current prediction for the election result (according to the Electoral Calculus):
– Labour 74% of seats in the House of Commons
– Conservative 14%
– Liberal Democrat 7%
– SNP 2% (20% of the Scottish Westminster seats)
No Milk Today – Hermann’s Hermits
As one person observed, the lead singer looks like Jack & Bobby Kennedy’s British cousin.
