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The REAL important points that were missed regarding the Wellingborough and Kingswood by-election.

 

In both cases, Labour overturned a massive Conservative majority. In both cases, Reform UK made a marginal but noticeable presence. These aren't the important points though.

 

In both cases, the turnout was abysmal. Labour overturned those majorities in one case by getting 100 more votes than last time, in the other case they did it in spite of losing thousands of votes.

 

The point being that the single biggest voting bloc is those who refuse to even choose, and for obvious reason.

They won't turn out to vote for Tory party mk 2 (Reform) or for Labour party mk 2 (Greens). They won't vote for any of the existing nationalist parties either as they too are indistinguishable from the Conservatives and don't offer an alternative to international capitalism.

 

This is why Britain not only needs a new party, but one which is radically different enough from all existing parties so as to be a genuine third option. It will be a party for the disenfranchised Labour voter as well as the disenfranchised Tory, and for the disenfranchised voter on the whole that hates the system and every party in it.

 

Radical. Third position. Illiberal. Nationalist. Collectivist.

 

Examining the Rochdale by-election results

 

Galloway won, with just under 40% of the vote on just under 40% of the turnout. So he won with just under 16% of the vote. Now some people are saying this highlights the significance of the Muslim voting block, since Galloway campaigned almost exclusively on the issue of Gaza.

 

However, it's not so simple as that.

 

Most sources indicate that the constituency is up to 30% Muslim, which means that even despite this, even if we assume that every single Galloway voter was a Muslim (which is extremely unlikely) roughly HALF of the Muslims in the constituency STILL wouldn't have voted for him.

 

No surprise at all at the total failure of Reform UK. Areas that have never voted Tory, will not vote Reform either, as Reform is ultimately a neo-capitalist Conservative Party.

 

What can we expect?

 

For any more by-elections held throughout the year, it is highly likely to see none have a turnout greater than 40%. Ultimately, the single biggest voting block now, are those who despise every option on the table. And even when supposed 'alternatives' are presented, the alternatives on offer are simply shades of things already existing. Our people need something new, and something radical.