Reply To: Could Prime Minister Boris Johnson break up the UK?

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Avatar photoMike 700
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    Brydo, I really enjoy debating with you so please don’t take any of my posts wrong way, I am not a Tory and do not live in any political party’s ‘bubble’, nor , as I have said previously, am I a particular fan of BoJo, but I do admit ( proudly) to a lean to starboard, and also as stated previously, would never ever and I really mean never ever vote Labour- no sir, I am just a realist?

    The fact is , as confirmed by the expert pollster John Curtice (?spelling) that the Brecon result is in fact a triumph for BoJo, albeit only in terms of increasing the vote from ‘rock bottom’ to almost a win, in just a week or so of being elected, which if transferred to a General Election would invariably wipe out the opposition, and don’t forget, that there was an election pact between the Libs , Plaid, and that lonely Green Party voter to go against the Tories.

    Also , less than half of the country ie, a clear minority voted to remain, whereas more than half of the country , therefore a clear majority voted to leave,
    Ie 48-52% which Remainers find unacceptable, yet funnily enough, find 43.5 to 39% in Brecon perfectly acceptable , cause their side won , only in the U.K. eh?

    As far as Scotland not getting the Government it voted for, ie a Labour Government, well it certainly had its own way in 14 General Elections , where Scotland voted for the party which formed a Government, and only in six did Scotland vote Labour yet get a Conservative Government

    In 1945 Scotland voted Labour ( 47.9% ) & got a Labour Government in Westminster.
    in 1950 Scotland voted Labour ( 46.2% ) & got a Labour Government
    In 1951 Scotland voted Conservative ( 48.6%) & got a Conservative Government
    In 1955 voted Tory ( 50.1% ). & got Tory
    In 1959 voted Tory (49.2% ) & got Tory
    In 1964 voted Labour ( 47.3% ) & got Labour
    In 1966 voted Labour (49.9%) & got Labour
    In 1970 voted Labour ( 46.4%) & got Tory – the first time it had happened
    In1974 voted Labour ( 36.6% ) & got Labour
    Later in 74 voted Labour ( 36.3% ) & got Labour.
    In 1979, 1983, 1987, 1992 voted Labour & got Tory – 4 more
    In 1997, 2002 & 2005 voted Labour & got Labour
    2010 voted Labour voted & got Tory

    Btw the Tories in England voted for Tory governments & got Labour Government I4 Times