OT: World Politics

[MindzEye]

The UK is ungovernable.

 

[lecoqsportif]

This was the likely scenario after Burnham’s election.

 

[LeafGm]

This was the likely scenario after Burnham’s election.

Would be nice if the UK Labour Party could have the same change of fortunes the Liberal Party of Canada did after they did their own swap of horses to thwart the election of a homegrown MAGA twit as PM.

 

[Kritter]

Is that what’s going on in Britain? There’s a right winger MAGA type set to take over?

 

[LeafGm]

Is that what’s going on in Britain? There’s a right winger MAGA type set to take over?

Yep. Nigel Farage and his “Reform UK” party are currently polling in the lead.

Though in context of Canadian politics, Nigel might be more analogous to Maxime Bernier and the “People’s Party of Canada” than Poilievre and the CPC.

One of the main architects of Brexit, far-right, MAGA, throughly racist anti-immigrant twit and a Russian asset through and through.

 

[MindzEye]

The legend has returned when his people needed him.


View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MCCVt8IhJkA

 

[LeafGm]

God, nobody does loathing and contempt like the Brits.

That reporter was hating his life throughout that entire interview.

 

[lecoqsportif]

I could beat the Tories

 

[lecoqsportif]

That reporter was hating his life throughout that entire interview.

Watching a smarmy bloviating hack squirm is fun.

 

[axlsalinger]

View: https://x.com/b0n_ker/status/2068246142207324477?s=20

 

[Cal Gal]

Bolivia’s president declares state of emergency over blockade crisis​

Bolivia’s president declares state of emergency over blockade crisis

Bolivia’s President Rodrigo Paz declared a state of emergency Saturday, after weeks of anti-government protests over rising living costs and economic pressure that have since grown into an escalating ...

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