As has been my behavior for the previous couple of days, and as may nicely be the case for a lot of days to return, I posted a ballot on Twitter yesterday. This one was again on political territory, asking:
All the same old caveats on the statistical validity of Twitter polls apply right here, particularly as there’s nearly sure to be a bias in the direction of Labour supporters amongst those that I attain on that platform.
That mentioned, I used to be stunned by the extent of pleasure at a attainable Labour victory expressed by the ten,000 or extra folks voting on this ballot. Seventy per cent of these voting appear to be extra happy than anything on the prospect of an awesome Labour victory within the subsequent common election.
As traditional, I didn’t actually attempt to cover my very own considerations even whereas permitting differing views to be expressed. Nineteen per cent of those that voted share my concern about what Labour may do with the facility that they win, and have my sympathy. There will likely be many who vote Labour on the subsequent common election who will marvel about whether or not the occasion that now has that identify actually represents the opinions that they all the time related to it.
The third and fourth choices represented alternative routes of expressing concern about our electoral system. I used to be very stunned at how few folks opted for the third possibility, however possibly the fourth was extra apparent as a proof of the sentiment that many will really feel about an consequence that can very clearly not mirror the wishes of the nation as an entire.
Candidly, I discovered little or no encouraging about the results of this ballot. If the anticipation of a Labour win is as sturdy because it suggests, my sense that the dimensions of purchaser’s regret that can comply with the election could be sufficiently dramatic to present rise to an enormous collapse in help for that occasion quickly thereafter could be very sturdy.
I’m not satisfied that we face any good electoral consequence this 12 months.
