I’ve been looking at the European election results this morning and the various claims and counter-claims about what they mean.
Here’s what they mean. We as a country are screwed.
The turnout was appalling at 37% (even though this was a 1.4% increase on the last time). The majority of people either couldn’t be arsed to vote or decided not to.
Over 5 million people voted for Farage’s looney tunes, for a party with no policies and serious questions over how it was funded and by whom. I mean, seriously?
Labour have had their arses kicked (yet again) but ‘Magic Grandad’ and his coterie still haven’t got the message. They’re still trying to face both ways and maintain the fiction of their “jobs first” Brexit. Seamus Milne has Corbyn superglued to the top of that fence he’s sitting on. But look at the results in Corbyn’s own constituency.
The Tories have also had their arses kicked but they’ll go on to elect a new leader who will pursue a no deal Brexit.
The Lib-Dems and Greens have done well, but what will it change? Nothing.
The only thing to take solace from is that racist little shit Yaxley Lennon (aka ‘Tommy Robinson’) was humiliated and lost his £5,000 deposit and the odious leader of UKIP, Gerard Batten, lost his seat as an MEP.
But that’s it.
We are no nearer to coming out of this nightmare. The Brexitshambles rolls on and it’s clear a lot of people still believe in Unicorns, despite the evidence of the past 3 years. I can’t imagine many people in the business sector are feeling happy about this either, so I expect to see the continuing uncertainty leave to more companies leaving the UK, along with EU nationals who’ve just had enough of a country that’s becoming more racist and inward looking. The Tories will continue to cling to the fiction that they can turn a lie into reality and that they can deliver on the false promises that were made during the Brexit referendum. Neither they nor Labour will tell the truth and be honest with the country about what Brexit means, nor will they address the criminality that took place during the referendum campaign. The lies and the pretence roll on, as does the next sorry stage in the saga – a Tory Leadership election in la la land…
Paul Bigland 
It did not play well around the family and friends, not voting Labour after a lifetime of so doing. So – here’s a tip for Corbyn and Milne etc. You could at least pretend to be supporting the purpose of a particular election. Like pointing out in the election mailouts what the serious point of electing an MEP is* – and highlighting the work done by your existing MEPs. Not difficult, is it – and the local elections were equally sidestepped.
Scary though, isn’t it, that 5m folk are prepared to vote for a liar and con-man who will not fulfil the requirements of the role being elected to. And can not deliver the one thing that was being offered, from within that particular arena.
*Regardless of whether you favour the Farage rabble or not, they should be constantly reminded that they also represent those who didn’t vote for them. The farmers, fishermen, industrialists, etc who may at some point need their position defended.
There was a bit of referendum replay going on this time too. A showing by those who turned out for the first time ever at a polling station, without ever bothering previously.
Most notable response at a polling station near me was the frequent request to the polling staff asking which was the Farage party.
Pathetic. How could you not work that out for yourself. Take some consolation from the possibility that we may have reached ‘max Farage’.
Just steel ourselves for the next lying con-man.
I agree wholeheartedly, the Tory ‘leadership’ race is a total farce, whoever succeeds May will not be able to deliver a no deal Brexit in the current House of Commons and they won’t risk an election with Farage breathing down their necks. Labour is going to have to decide what it wants to be, a forward looking left of centre, internationalist party or a Nicholas Maduro clone. Their present course is headed straight for the rocks. Oh for Tony Blair.
Oh for Tony Blair? Now if that doesn’t sum up the present state of British politics I don’t know what does!!!
Well summed up, though participation in EU elections is not just an issue here but in other EU states where mandatory voting isn’t in operation. Not helped ever in the UK by the negativity towards the EU by most of the UK media, and particularly this year by the govts assertion we wont be voting followed by their references to it being a ” waste of time” as we wouldn’t see those elected take their seats as we WILL leave in Oct.
Hard not voting Labour this time round but they must learn that the days of trying to be all things to all people and expecting this will not loose them support.
I don’t think anybody has a clue how this all works out, stay (hopefully) or leave, the rollercoaster ride continues…..
You’re right about the rollercoaster. Our present crop of politicians seem immune from learning lessons or dealing with the world as it is, not how they want it to be…