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Giles Wilkes @gilesyb.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

My most centrist dad take is that most governing politicians deserve sympathy because almost every policy that's actually any good for the country is unpopular, and almost every popular policy is probably bad. Johnson's Brexit approach was far worse than Chequers IMHO but 20ppts more popular 1/

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johnniegoat.bsky.social @johnniegoat.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

a majority like Labour's should have been the green light for action a proper sea change in the country, how it is governed and how policies are funded people voted for change - the title of the manifesto - and they have got more of the same, but worse /cont

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Gary Carter #FBPE 🇬🇧 @garycarter.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

People expect something for nothing and punish any politician who points out that everything has to be paid for by someone (although if the someone is someone else, that’s ok)

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Neil Spurr @neilspurr.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

L & wrong

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what would an AI-enabled town look like @srtlw.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

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a woman with curly hair is talking about what a mark

Alt: what a mark

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oldbearchris.bsky.social @oldbearchris.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

Perhaps effort should be put into leading opinion rather than pandering to it. The fossil fuel lobby have managed to persuade many people that climate change is not real, so why can't this be done?

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Memnon of Rhodes @johngage1.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

1/ I would take it a step further. Look at the debate on immigration. A majority of British voters say immigration is too high. But at the same time they say they want more nurses, doctors and fruit-pickers, carers, academics, IT specialists and students.

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Norrette M. @norrette.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

Then the answer to this is to lie? Then ignore post election polls?

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Simon Williams @simonwilliams1981.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

Austerity forever. One of the richest countries in the world can’t afford anything good for its citizens. Sorry guys. I am smart.

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richardblyth.bsky.social @richardblyth.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

Thatcher succeeded in certain policies which were good but also unpopular e.g. ending mortgage interest relief on mortgages (and, also maybe, slashing public spending in 1980 but that is less clear cut)

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You wouldn't download a frog @younodonk.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

"The public sucks. Fuck hope." - George Carlin Of course, George didn't go on to say that's why we should respect politicians and the hard job they do

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juandinner.bsky.social @juandinner.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

If your policies don't produce anything good and cost you elections then they're bad policies.

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Dave H @thinkfoo.uk · 16/09/2025

Comforting lies Vs difficult truths meme

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tbw25.bsky.social @tbw25.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

Very much agree, but I wonder if this is also because we have had poor communicators at the top of politics for several years.

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Simon B.-M. @simonbm.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

That is why democracies take key areas out of majoritarian decision-making and have technocratic independent central banks and constitutions watched over by supreme courts. Let majorities decide most things but not to print money or torture minorities.

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Cuthbert - A Music Project @cuthbert-music.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

The fundamental problem is that almost all UK News outlets are either owned or controlled by mega rich people (mostly non-UK resident). They 'lust' over being the 'elite' ruling class again, with everyone else only existing to serve them (i.e. Fascism). Hence completely biased news reporting !

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BalthazarBlaze @balthazarblaze.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

My most radical leftist take is that centrist dads should try having sympathy for the people who actually suffer, not for politicians whose definition of 'good for the country' is never 'good for people'.

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James Monk @twoev.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

The counter-argument to this is “play stupid games, win stupid prizes”

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Me & Taylor @vespalien.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

Or reduce regressive taxation & increase taxes on the ultra rich & excessive profits. Good policies don't have to be unpopular ones.

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Captain Haddock @realcaptainhaddock.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

Don’t disagree but with an ironclad majority for 5 years Lab could afford to take early hits doing necessary but unpopular things Instead they’ve governed as if 6 months out from a GE

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Chipper60🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @chipper60.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

past 20 years has been the most corrupt insidious racist,evil governance in history, wastemonster is unfit for purpose,certainly NOT the citizens,who they let die ALONE whilst snouts were deep in the PPEVIP trough,now this mob have carried on the gravy train,for elites,war criminal BLIAR killed it

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Giles Wilkes @gilesyb.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

The proposal to scrap tuition fees was terrible, regressive and unaffordable, but admitting this halved Lib Dem polling. It's proven really costly that Labour committed to keeping key taxes fixed in 2024, but admitting the opposite could have cost that sandcastle majority 2/

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Coolhandluke @coolhandluke123.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

They are unpopular because our press and media are a barrier for sensible discussion on tax policy. Instead of reforming our property taxes (every economist across the spectrum knows they are currently awful) the govt are held to ransom by the press barons who sway public opinion and nothing changes

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njgard.bsky.social @njgard.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

Bringing utilities back into some form of public ownership (I have no notion of the form that might take ) might be more popular than one might imagine.

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Matt Whittaker @mattwhittaker.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

Unpopular *in the short to medium term*, right? Voters might need reminding when the payoff comes, but it will come. That's why, when handed an unexpectedly large majority, a government should be rubbing its hands together and saying "oh boy, now we get to do the unpopular but good stuff"

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It's coming home @kiersturmer.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

unpopular with who? nationalisation of water is a popular policy with the public, and it would be good. but it's unpopular with a tiny gaggle of headbanging freaks, who unfortunately are the ones who are guiding politics in this country. so it doesn't happen.

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Amedeo Felix @amedeofelix.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

Most effective policy would have been not to call a vote, and not to leave the EU. I don't recall that being unpopular generally at the time, but only a problem brewing for the Tories. It wasn't yet a problem in Labour areas in 2016.

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Glencora @glencora.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

I could never be a politician because my disdain for voters would come right through. I know Democracy is the least bad option but ugh…what your dad says it true.

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Proud Lefty CW💚🏳️‍🌈🇬🇧🇮🇷🎧 @proudleftycw.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

Centrist? There is Communism, Socialism, neolibralism, and Fascism. To me the centre are the Liberal Party. But they chose neolibralism over socialism for power. What doctrine do they choose now? If they have a conscience it will be socialism.

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Jez D yeah you know me @jezd.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

What we should never underestimate is the role the media in this country plays on how to make people view these policies. I always come back to the saying about brands, both for the Tories and Labour "People may forget what you said or did, but they won't forget how you made them feel"

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Steve Partridge @sjpartridge.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

Politicians have to lead. They get one term to get stuff done and shouldn't have one eye on reelection. It's painful at times but if you believe it's the right thing to do then you accept the pain and move on with your life after your term ends.

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Sloppy33 @sloppy87.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

All generalisations are bad. Including the one I just made in the previous sentence. And that previous sentence. And that one…ah shit…

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