The same lot helped to install Johnson to fulfil their Brexit dreams, it beggars belief that they think that their judgment is going to result in a better bet this time.
Their ascent to power will do nothing for the average BME person in this country. In most cases it will make life worse.
What I’m getting at is that white left wingers are perhaps a touch too sanguine about ethnic voters and that viewing them as a block is a tendency we should guard against.
Well, whatever. My point still stands, take a look at US Democrats for the end point of this approach which I fear is also quite common amongst the U.K. left too.
Quote from: TobyD on July 14, 2022, 10:06:50 amThe same lot helped to install Johnson to fulfil their Brexit dreams, it beggars belief that they think that their judgment is going to result in a better bet this time.Arguably their judgement resulted in an ideal candidate last time, and Truss could be exactly what they need to keep pushing the policies Johnson was keen on, without probably a bit less of the blatant lying. After all, their Brexit dreams were fairly well fulfilled.Let's not forget that while Johnson lost the support of many MPs, he still had plenty on board. Not enough to govern, but enough to indicate that the next replacement need not be the Anti-Boris, just a bit of a different look.
A study by the Runnymede Trust earlier this year showed a huge swing towards Labour from African and Caribbean communities at the 2017 general election, after decades of decline in successive elections. It showed African support running at 82 percent and Caribbean support at 87 percent.
'Well noted' ,'I'm fairly convinced'... Not very scientific.I'm fairly convinced it has something to do with other things but I'd want to back up what I've said with some information first. Any studies or research to back up what your saying SK?
He is nothing if not consistent: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/jul/16/johnson-skips-emergency-cobra-meeting-as-experts-warn-thousands-may-die-in-uk-heatwave
Anyway Dominic Raab thinks we should be "resilient enough" to "enjoy" the impending heatwave: