Good old France

[BillyStubbsTears]

Looks like a hurriedly put together group stretching from centre-right to strong-Left has beaten the far right in the parliamentary elections.

Excellent news. And a lesson for us perhaps to remember if the Tories think of throwing in their lot with Farage.

[bpoolrover]

Looks like a hurriedly put together group stretching from centre-right to strong-Left has beaten the far right in the parliamentary elections.

Excellent news. And a lesson for us perhaps to remember if the Tories think of throwing in their lot with Farage.

would you have voted for a different party to keep corbyn out bst?

[ncRover]

Well that’s the ‘put a centrist in charge and the far-right fascists eventually take over’ theory put to bed

[BillyStubbsTears]

Looks like a hurriedly put together group stretching from centre-right to strong-Left has beaten the far right in the parliamentary elections.

Excellent news. And a lesson for us perhaps to remember if the Tories think of throwing in their lot with Farage.

would you have voted for a different party to keep corbyn out bst?

As ever, it depends what the alternative was.

As I keep saying, voting is not about getting the ideal you want. It's about getting the least bad alternative.


I'd have voted Tory in Clacton for example.

[selby]

  Well it's supposed to be summer, and when the French people have a gripe they love a riot or two when they are not happy and the weather picks up.
  It could be interesting.

[tommy toes]

Big shout out to the French people who turned up in their thousands to stop the Fascists.

[danumdon]

Looks like a hurriedly put together group stretching from centre-right to strong-Left has beaten the far right in the parliamentary elections.

Excellent news. And a lesson for us perhaps to remember if the Tories think of throwing in their lot with Farage.

You do make me laugh, couldn't you bring yourself to type hard left or far left then?

[BillyStubbsTears]

Melenchon isn't far Left. I do agree, Hard Left is a better phrase. I was thinking of the alternative to "soft left" and forgot the standard phrase is "hard left".  But he's way short of being a far left communist type.

[BillyStubbsTears]

Deep joy.

Le Pen's young men counting down to the exit poll.

https://x.com/AlisonTassin/status/1810011994012942352

[SydneyRover]

Two national leaders in short succession call early elections and emasculate themselves.

[ncRover]

Two national leaders in short succession call early elections and emasculate themselves.

I’m surprised you’ve looked at it from this angle after your Garrick Club discussion.

[SydneyRover]

Two national leaders in short succession call early elections and emasculate themselves.

I’m surprised you’ve looked at it from this angle after your Garrick Club discussion.

You didn't make your argument stick in that thread either nc?

[BillyStubbsTears]

This isn't a coincidence is it?

https://x.com/IAPonomarenko/status/1810226247391219738

[selby]

  So a coalition of Palestine supporters, Islamises, real died in the wool Communists, and anti Semitic groups have tickled your tummy and your hate of who you think are and labelled far right parties Billy, you must be crackers.
  London can get ready for another influx, the French with any money will be fighting to get in the boats shortly to come over here.

[Dagenham Rover]

Just watched a news report from France the interviewer asked a bloke who he had voted for he replied Someone who will fight against people like you