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2026 Local Elections results and discussion thread
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I'm aware. I don't see anyone but Reform getting elected in the coming general. The only real candidate in my view is Polanski and you've seen what the media are doing to him; It worked with Corbyn and as a result I don't believe my former countrymen are smart enough to see through it this time either.
I reiterate, the country is fucking doomed. Downvote away, I would love to be wrong, but I'm not.
I'm not saying that Reform won't, but I would note that while Reform saw a very large surge, the past six months has seen a very considerable downturn in polling for Reform in voting intentions for the next general election. If you are not aware of that decline, I thought I might make you aware.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opinion_polling_for_the_next_United_Kingdom_general_election
That, I wasn't aware of. Appreciated! I do hope it manages to turn around. I fear the alternative, we've already seen how that goes in the US.
Sounds like you think reform are going to win the general too, so I'm not sure how you're not agreeing with me, but okay. Like, you think the country isn't totally buggered in the event Reform wins? Because they've already shown how bad they are at governing, in the localities they've won seats in. Or, are you saying you think people are smart enough to see the smear campaign against Polanski for what it is? Because I've worked in IT too long to believe that myself.
If that's true, then there's really no hope. I'd try to fix it myself but I don't live in the UK anymore. I did try to convince some of my family but they want to be a researcher and a nurse, respectively, so they dismissed the idea of getting into politics 😅 Best I can do is hope for a miracle, I suppose.