I expect that Israel has got a lot of blackmail material on a lot of people in Government and heading main political parties all over Europe,

Would that those elected to represent the people actually do so. But that's not likely to happen.

Children seeking missiles.

I wish the pandemic and second Trump term wouldn't happened, but even with these unfortunate events, things are looking good here. Certainly, things can and should get even better.

I've done some reading and it turns out that Reform is now sometimes polling at a percentage equal to what Labour last won the elections with (~34%). Labour is polling as low as ~20%, the greens at ~10%. So yes, Reform and Tories are splitting the rightwing vote, but no, the left cannot afford to further split the left vote.

Because of fptp, that 34% result was enough to bring Labour to a 63% majority. Which apart from being ridiculously unrepresentative, also means that Reform could achieve the same result.

As an external observer who would rather not have Reform get in control of the UK, I see 2 possible solutions:

1. Get rid of fptp asap.
2. If that's not possible for reasons, then coordinate in between moderate parties to let the top moderate candidate run unopposed against Reform, the French way.

Reform are splitting both. They're pretty smart in their messaging supporting a few leftist policies that are popular with the working class, while backing the 1% for everything that really matters.

Israel is unpopular, but Israel is not the end-all be-all of British politics.

According to YouGov (admittedly from 2024 but the Gaza War had already kicked off by then), the top 3 issues people vote on are...

For Labour Voters:

• Cost of Living
• Health
• The Economy

When asked what the single most important thing is, the most said Cost of Living

For Conservative Voters:

• Immigration
• The Economy
• Cost of Living

When asked what the most important thing is, the most said Immigration

For Reform Voters:

• Immigration
• Cost of Living
• The Economy

When asked what the most important thing is, the most said Immigration.

For the Lib Dems:

• Health
• Cost of Living
• The Economy

When asked what the most important thing is, the most said Health.

There's nothing on the Green Party because they're so irrelevant nobody even counts them.

Of the entire population surveyed, the total percentage of people that considered Gaza to be their highest priority was 2%, and of those 2%, the most were in the 18-24 age bracket at 14%.

Admittedly I may be reading that data wrong, and it is from 2024, but this is more current, and on that list, Israel vs Palestine isn't even counted because it's so low in priority. While yes, Israel is unpopular, in the grand scheme of things and the issues facing the UK right now, nobody gives a shit about Gaza.