Things Can Only Get 27

Thanks to Rishi and Mrs S for today’s image - trying to understand sheep. Insert your own punchline. Do the Tories want any votes? Someone once had pity on a crowd because they were like sheep without a shepherd but that level of compassion is not working for me and the Tories right now.

But in an election you do not have to tell anyone how you voted or what criteria you used in choosing. Maybe you don’t like men, gays, blacks, gammon, tall people, gingers, ex army. It’s up to you.

What the democratic movement hopes is that this level of stupid ‘What, vote for anyone in those shoes?’ evens itself out. Probably does.

There has always been the protest vote. Typically this is cast against the party in power but not for the main opposition. Or you could spoil your vote. Or stay at home.

Strange thing this election is that polls suggest 4-6 million of you will vote for Reform. Who may get 3 seats. And your protest (presumably that the Tories have gone soft and central) will lead you to give a landslide to Labour, the party you least want in power. I don’t believe Reform voters are the sorts of people who might want to think about that. But they should.

There, that was almost compassionate.