Floating Voter
@floatingvoter.bsky.social
Former political activist, party staffer, local and parliamentary candidate. Now politically uncommitted and somewhat disillusioned 🇬🇧
I’ve a feeling of Déjà vu. Remember The Independent Group or was it Change UK or The Independent Group For Change? The outcome will be the same.
November 17, 2025 at 9:40 PM
I’ve a feeling of Déjà vu. Remember The Independent Group or was it Change UK or The Independent Group For Change? The outcome will be the same.
I’m not a Labour supporter but I voted tactically for Labour in the last two general elections and one Parliamentary by-election. Labour lost the seat in 2019 but won it again in the by-election and held it last year. As things stand, I’ll not be voting Labour in the next general election but for
November 17, 2025 at 9:00 PM
So that the actual policy doesn’t seem as bad. It’s expectation management.
November 17, 2025 at 8:13 PM
So that the actual policy doesn’t seem as bad. It’s expectation management.
Jenkins was in a different league to the current crop of ministers.
November 17, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Jenkins was in a different league to the current crop of ministers.
I don’t care if they intend to do this or not, if they ‘leaked’ the story to the sun that they would (either to gauge public opinion or so that the final proposals don’t seem so bad) they’re despicable individuals who don’t deserve to be in government.
November 17, 2025 at 6:43 PM
I don’t care if they intend to do this or not, if they ‘leaked’ the story to the sun that they would (either to gauge public opinion or so that the final proposals don’t seem so bad) they’re despicable individuals who don’t deserve to be in government.
Notice how she qualifies the statement with “like wedding rings”?
Oh we didn’t say we wouldn’t take things like watches.
Oh we didn’t say we wouldn’t take things like watches.
November 17, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Notice how she qualifies the statement with “like wedding rings”?
Oh we didn’t say we wouldn’t take things like watches.
Oh we didn’t say we wouldn’t take things like watches.
Ed, I agree Trump is an ass and his threat to sue the BBC is pathetic, but if you want to attract the voters Labour are busy alienating you should be loudly opposing their immigration plans. They’re going further than even the Conservatives would. I mean, confiscating jewellery off refugees!
November 17, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Ed, I agree Trump is an ass and his threat to sue the BBC is pathetic, but if you want to attract the voters Labour are busy alienating you should be loudly opposing their immigration plans. They’re going further than even the Conservatives would. I mean, confiscating jewellery off refugees!
They have to me made to realise that trying to take voters from Reform is a pointless exercise. It’s not what at least 60% of the electorate want and few, if any, of the other 40% will ever vote Labour. Whatever Labour do, Reform will promise something more extreme.
November 17, 2025 at 1:09 PM
They have to me made to realise that trying to take voters from Reform is a pointless exercise. It’s not what at least 60% of the electorate want and few, if any, of the other 40% will ever vote Labour. Whatever Labour do, Reform will promise something more extreme.
“drag story time” brouhaha of a few years ago?) and attacks on welfare payments to the chronically ill and disabled.
I’ve written to my MP and told him why he will not be getting my vote next time. Reform are in second place here. If they win the seat, so be it.
I’ve written to my MP and told him why he will not be getting my vote next time. Reform are in second place here. If they win the seat, so be it.
November 17, 2025 at 9:55 AM
“drag story time” brouhaha of a few years ago?) and attacks on welfare payments to the chronically ill and disabled.
I’ve written to my MP and told him why he will not be getting my vote next time. Reform are in second place here. If they win the seat, so be it.
I’ve written to my MP and told him why he will not be getting my vote next time. Reform are in second place here. If they win the seat, so be it.
the party that best represents my politics. I’m not going to vote for a party that no longer even vaguely aligns with my views.
It’s not just their appalling line on immigration and asylum but also the way they’ve thrown trans people under the bus (bending to the far right again - remember the
It’s not just their appalling line on immigration and asylum but also the way they’ve thrown trans people under the bus (bending to the far right again - remember the
November 17, 2025 at 9:55 AM
the party that best represents my politics. I’m not going to vote for a party that no longer even vaguely aligns with my views.
It’s not just their appalling line on immigration and asylum but also the way they’ve thrown trans people under the bus (bending to the far right again - remember the
It’s not just their appalling line on immigration and asylum but also the way they’ve thrown trans people under the bus (bending to the far right again - remember the
I’m not a Labour supporter but I voted tactically for Labour in the last two general elections and one Parliamentary by-election. Labour lost the seat in 2019 but won it again in the by-election and held it last year. As things stand, I’ll not be voting Labour in the next general election but for
November 17, 2025 at 9:55 AM
I’m not a Labour supporter but I voted tactically for Labour in the last two general elections and one Parliamentary by-election. Labour lost the seat in 2019 but won it again in the by-election and held it last year. As things stand, I’ll not be voting Labour in the next general election but for
And thinking this will bring the country together is the same flawed logic that decided a referendum would heal the country’s divisions over EU membership.
November 16, 2025 at 11:51 PM
And thinking this will bring the country together is the same flawed logic that decided a referendum would heal the country’s divisions over EU membership.
Follow up should have been:
Q: “Do you believe President Trump is a paedophile?”
A: “No” (presumably)
Q: “Then how will releasing the files harm President Trump?”
Q: “Do you believe President Trump is a paedophile?”
A: “No” (presumably)
Q: “Then how will releasing the files harm President Trump?”
November 16, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Follow up should have been:
Q: “Do you believe President Trump is a paedophile?”
A: “No” (presumably)
Q: “Then how will releasing the files harm President Trump?”
Q: “Do you believe President Trump is a paedophile?”
A: “No” (presumably)
Q: “Then how will releasing the files harm President Trump?”
The thing is, there are seats where the Lib Dem’s stand a better chance of winning than the Greens or others. In 2015, LibDem voters moving to Labour in response to the coalition led to the Conservatives gaining LibDem seats.
November 16, 2025 at 5:10 PM
The thing is, there are seats where the Lib Dem’s stand a better chance of winning than the Greens or others. In 2015, LibDem voters moving to Labour in response to the coalition led to the Conservatives gaining LibDem seats.
Likewise (in 2019 and 2024). Labour won here in ‘24, having lost the seat in ‘19, but Reform are a strong second. The MP seems decent enough (still finding his feet and not on the government payroll) so it’ll be a difficult decision to vote for him or for my preferred party.
November 16, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Likewise (in 2019 and 2024). Labour won here in ‘24, having lost the seat in ‘19, but Reform are a strong second. The MP seems decent enough (still finding his feet and not on the government payroll) so it’ll be a difficult decision to vote for him or for my preferred party.
Quite. Habitual Labour voters, and importantly those who voted Labour tactically in 2024, may vote for one of those other parties even if it means a Reform MP elected. That’s the danger for Labour who seem to think voters won’t do that.
November 16, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Quite. Habitual Labour voters, and importantly those who voted Labour tactically in 2024, may vote for one of those other parties even if it means a Reform MP elected. That’s the danger for Labour who seem to think voters won’t do that.
I think it will be more fun if the BBC stand their ground and contest the claim in court. The BBC stand a chance of winning that.
November 16, 2025 at 4:44 PM
I think it will be more fun if the BBC stand their ground and contest the claim in court. The BBC stand a chance of winning that.
And therein lies the danger for Labour. They think people will still vote for them to keep Reform/The Tories out. I think they’re wrong.
November 16, 2025 at 4:35 PM
And therein lies the danger for Labour. They think people will still vote for them to keep Reform/The Tories out. I think they’re wrong.
Quite a catch 🎣
November 16, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Quite a catch 🎣
Perhaps Labour think those dallying with the Greens will come back to Labour at the election when faced with the possibility of a Reform/Conservative government. I think they’ve misjudged voters. If Labour is no different from the Conservatives of 15 years ago, why vote for them?
November 16, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Perhaps Labour think those dallying with the Greens will come back to Labour at the election when faced with the possibility of a Reform/Conservative government. I think they’ve misjudged voters. If Labour is no different from the Conservatives of 15 years ago, why vote for them?
You would have thought they’d they’d have learned the lesson from the Conservatives; trying to occupy Farage’s ground doesn’t work. 1) it lends legitimacy to his arguments. 2) he just makes even more extreme promises/demands.
November 16, 2025 at 11:22 AM
You would have thought they’d they’d have learned the lesson from the Conservatives; trying to occupy Farage’s ground doesn’t work. 1) it lends legitimacy to his arguments. 2) he just makes even more extreme promises/demands.