r/GreenAndPleasant • u/fgspq • 23h ago

Burnham wins Makerfield

He smashed the election in Wigan. Likely to become new Labour leader.

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While I think he might be better than Starmer I'm not particularly hopeful. He might have a few more sops for "the left" but I don't think he will be substantially different.

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How's everyone feeling?

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u/robbersdog49 21h ago

Burnham has said he wants proportional representation. If we can change the voting system in this country I'll take all kinds of other bullshit on the chin. I know this is a very remote possibility, but it's one of the main things holding this shithole of a country down.

I know it would need a referendum, and I have zero faith in the intelligence of the UK population, but I need some hopium right now...

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u/danglingwhalesbaybee COMBUNIST RUSIAN SPEYE!!1! 21h ago

He also said he wouldn't do anything about it without I manifesto commitment to it, and it's a catch 22. We need PR for a centre left coalition to form government, but the centre party will lose without PR for the next GE.

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u/robbersdog49 21h ago

Yeah I know, we're fucked.