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5. By "British", you presumably mean "English"

Fri May 8, 2026, 07:20 PM

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Scotland and Wales haven't fallen for it. Northern Ireland votes next year.

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The British are as stupid as we are [View all] edhopper Friday OP

Scotland, Wales, and N. Ireland probably take issue. mr715 Friday #1

Farage is Britain's B.See Friday #2

The tree doesn't fall far from the apple ;o) nt yaesu Friday #3

Love it. nt mr715 Friday #4

By "British", you presumably mean "English" Emrys Friday #5

Exactly. TomSlick Friday #6

Scotland will be a quick EU admission. roamer65 Saturday #13

Well, not quite, but the increase in Reform votes in Wales is worrying muriel_volestrangler Saturday #9

That's proportional representation for you, unfortunately. Emrys Saturday #10

That's a leap. Emrys Saturday #15

Here's how it works - remember, this is about Wales, with its 6-member areas muriel_volestrangler Saturday #17

You've set a high bar Orrex Friday #7

The Banksy statue is the best commentary on the English election results muriel_volestrangler Saturday #8

Unfortunately there's a lot of that going around. EdmondDantes_ Saturday #12

Likely going to get worse fujiyamasan Saturday #14

Very true EdmondDantes_ Saturday #16