Stephen Clark
@stephenclark.bsky.social
Teacher of History and Politics, Husband, Father, Dog Owner and School Trustee based in Watford, England.
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Possibly my favourite chart of the elections... the median vote reuqired to win hit its lowest point ever. The era of two-party politics is over.
The historical local elections data courtesy of the one and only Michael Thrasher (who wanted to plot the data back to 1889!).
The historical local elections data courtesy of the one and only Michael Thrasher (who wanted to plot the data back to 1889!).
May 2, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Possibly my favourite chart of the elections... the median vote reuqired to win hit its lowest point ever. The era of two-party politics is over.
The historical local elections data courtesy of the one and only Michael Thrasher (who wanted to plot the data back to 1889!).
The historical local elections data courtesy of the one and only Michael Thrasher (who wanted to plot the data back to 1889!).
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The other hand to Reform's gains are the Tories' horrific losses (41% of all seats). Not just poor for the opposition, but relative to total seats, it is the worst set of local election results for any party in British history, surpassing the Tory result in 1971 (losses at 38% of all borough seats).
May 2, 2025 at 9:32 PM
The other hand to Reform's gains are the Tories' horrific losses (41% of all seats). Not just poor for the opposition, but relative to total seats, it is the worst set of local election results for any party in British history, surpassing the Tory result in 1971 (losses at 38% of all borough seats).
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We find the West of England Mayoral Race is too close to call with victory possible for 4 & maybe even 5 parties. Labour's Helen Goodwin in the lead on 23%
🌹LAB 23%
🌳 CON 21%
➡️ REF UK 18%
🌍 GREEN 18%
🔶 LIB DEM 15%
⬜️ IND 5%
🌹LAB 23%
🌳 CON 21%
➡️ REF UK 18%
🌍 GREEN 18%
🔶 LIB DEM 15%
⬜️ IND 5%
April 27, 2025 at 7:46 AM
We find the West of England Mayoral Race is too close to call with victory possible for 4 & maybe even 5 parties. Labour's Helen Goodwin in the lead on 23%
🌹LAB 23%
🌳 CON 21%
➡️ REF UK 18%
🌍 GREEN 18%
🔶 LIB DEM 15%
⬜️ IND 5%
🌹LAB 23%
🌳 CON 21%
➡️ REF UK 18%
🌍 GREEN 18%
🔶 LIB DEM 15%
⬜️ IND 5%
He's a really nasty piece of work, but there are dozens like him among the 30-40 something generation of GOP politicians.
March 16, 2025 at 10:12 AM
He's a really nasty piece of work, but there are dozens like him among the 30-40 something generation of GOP politicians.
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America “is tearing itself apart with no outside pressure and this is similar to what the Communist Party did at the peak of the Cultural Revolution in 1966.”
www.my times.com/2025/03/06/business/china-donald-trump-cultural-revolution.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
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Many Chinese See a Cultural Revolution in America
People in China are expressing alarm at what looks like a familiar authoritarian turn in the United States, their longtime role model for democracy.
www.nytimes.com
March 10, 2025 at 6:16 AM
America “is tearing itself apart with no outside pressure and this is similar to what the Communist Party did at the peak of the Cultural Revolution in 1966.”
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