Zoë Grünewald
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But I think what it does tell us is this whole unholy trinity of right-wing men is fractious and can chop and change at any minute.
And that's the problem, you know, and I think that's where Labour are really hoping if they just plough ahead and continue with their boring, sensible, you know, policymaking, that the public will get bored of the psychodrama and hopefully see some change.
And that's the problem, you know, and I think that's where Labour are really hoping if they just plough ahead and continue with their boring, sensible, you know, policymaking, that the public will get bored of the psychodrama and hopefully see some change.
I'm not sure. I think there's still a sense that reform will potentially damage Labour in some working class areas. I think the Tories are preparing themselves for another trancing. And I think Kemi Badenoch will be very worried because once, you know, the party has a taste for regicide, it likes removing its leaders.
I'm not sure. I think there's still a sense that reform will potentially damage Labour in some working class areas. I think the Tories are preparing themselves for another trancing. And I think Kemi Badenoch will be very worried because once, you know, the party has a taste for regicide, it likes removing its leaders.
Once they see a poor set of election results, especially in comparison to reform, I think they might get nervous. So she'll have her work cut out for her. But I do think it will be interesting because reform is talking a really big game at the minute. They're talking about their membership kind of spiraling. But there isn't necessarily a link between membership and doing well electorally. Yeah.
Once they see a poor set of election results, especially in comparison to reform, I think they might get nervous. So she'll have her work cut out for her. But I do think it will be interesting because reform is talking a really big game at the minute. They're talking about their membership kind of spiraling. But there isn't necessarily a link between membership and doing well electorally. Yeah.
And actually, the sort of people that are joining reform, their members are old, they're very online. They don't actually go out and leaflet. So in the 2024 election, 34% of reform members delivered party leaflets compared to 47% of Tory members, 50% of Labour members and 59% of Liberal Democrats. They don't organise a round elections in the way that you would want them to.
And actually, the sort of people that are joining reform, their members are old, they're very online. They don't actually go out and leaflet. So in the 2024 election, 34% of reform members delivered party leaflets compared to 47% of Tory members, 50% of Labour members and 59% of Liberal Democrats. They don't organise a round elections in the way that you would want them to.
And also, the other thing is, once you have lots of highly engaged ideological members who join a political party, this can actually make the party more out of step with public opinion. So we saw this, you know, during Liz Truss when there were lots of Tory members who wanted her to be a leader.
And also, the other thing is, once you have lots of highly engaged ideological members who join a political party, this can actually make the party more out of step with public opinion. So we saw this, you know, during Liz Truss when there were lots of Tory members who wanted her to be a leader.
it actually dragged the party to the right in a way that made it actually less in touch with the electorate. And we know that Reform have had problems before with members saying racist things or anti-Semitic things or Islamophobic things and then needing to be kicked out. So just because they have an explosion of members doesn't mean that's going to help Reform electorally.
it actually dragged the party to the right in a way that made it actually less in touch with the electorate. And we know that Reform have had problems before with members saying racist things or anti-Semitic things or Islamophobic things and then needing to be kicked out. So just because they have an explosion of members doesn't mean that's going to help Reform electorally.
Sounds great.
Sounds great.
It's crazy. I mean, it was obvious this was going to happen. You know, all these tech bosses going cap in hand to Donald Trump, essentially. They are trying to bend his ear. They see how Elon Musk has played him wrong. And they want a piece of the pie. Donald Trump also threatened Zuckerberg with jail time, essentially, if he moderated posts to do with the 2024 election.
It's crazy. I mean, it was obvious this was going to happen. You know, all these tech bosses going cap in hand to Donald Trump, essentially. They are trying to bend his ear. They see how Elon Musk has played him wrong. And they want a piece of the pie. Donald Trump also threatened Zuckerberg with jail time, essentially, if he moderated posts to do with the 2024 election.
And it's going to be extremely messy because Donald Trump's economic policies, I think, eventually will come into conflict with what these tech bros want. You know, they want a very, very globalized system. And Donald Trump wants America to be very isolationist. And eventually these two schools of thought must crash into each other.
And it's going to be extremely messy because Donald Trump's economic policies, I think, eventually will come into conflict with what these tech bros want. You know, they want a very, very globalized system. And Donald Trump wants America to be very isolationist. And eventually these two schools of thought must crash into each other.
And electric vehicles is another classic example. Obviously, Musk is very much in favour of electric vehicles. This comes into contrast with a lot of thought in the Republican Party about net zero being this scourge and then the interest of the Rust Belt and all these things. At some point, they're going to clash.