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Given the tone of debate in recent years, and the rise of disinformation on social media, I feared a really unpleasant election campaign, but it was actually all refreshingly tame in the end wasn't it?
Obviously there was some nonsense, but nothing of the scale that a lot of people feared.
I was born underwater, I dried out in the sun.
I started humping volcanoes baby, when I was too young.
true. but i do find it worrying that we now have 4 what are effectively single issue / broadly religion based independents. that could be divisive in the longer term.
And so as the loose-bowelled pigeon of time swoops low over the unsuspecting tourist of destiny, and the flatulent skunk of fate wanders into the air-conditioning system of eternity, I notice it's the end of the show
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This election was no where near as dirty/nasty as I feared it might be on 11:26 - Jul 5 with 1555 views
This election was no where near as dirty/nasty as I feared it might be on 11:23 - Jul 5 by lowhouseblue
true. but i do find it worrying that we now have 4 what are effectively single issue / broadly religion based independents. that could be divisive in the longer term.
Tho as we've seen before, single-issue MPs don't often outlive their currency (even en masse, as with the Red Wall, 2019 and now).
Yeah I thought it would be far worse to be honest. For my sins I listen to LBC quite a lot, and it did make me laugh the number of callers who were certain that Starmer is secretly a far left socialist and that the "Corbynitas" would take control of the party as soon as Labour won the election. I expected far more of that from Tory candidates, but it was almost as though they couldn't even be bothered to try.
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This election was no where near as dirty/nasty as I feared it might be on 07:51 - Jul 6 with 1416 views
If you read papers like the Telegraph (as I did) it was full-on dirty tricks on a daily basis, but none of it cut through especially because of gamblegate and D-Daygate.
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This election was no where near as dirty/nasty as I feared it might be on 10:28 - Jul 6 with 1303 views
This election was no where near as dirty/nasty as I feared it might be on 07:51 - Jul 6 by GlasgowBlue
Sadly this isn’t true for some women stating against pro Palestinian candidates.
Dreadful and she doesn't deserve to be subjected to that. People should really be taking this very seriously, especially following the murders of Jo Cox and David Amess.
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This election was no where near as dirty/nasty as I feared it might be on 12:12 - Jul 6 with 1146 views
I think a lot of credit should go to both Starmer and Sunak for this. Starmer's acceptance speech and expressed intention to bring decency, respect and integrity into governance are very encouraging. Let's hope there is a much better standard of politics ahead for the foreseeable future. However, it would only take a few changes for it to return to the fore.
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