RedFox Blog: Did He Call Too Soon ?
Post 841 11/5/21
In a surprise twist of fate the Uk Labour Party took a beating at the polls. Or did they ? The surprise factor was that over the weekend the Metro Mayor elections gave the Labour Party a clear majority to run what is effectively the next tear of central government. It was conceded by Sir Kier Starmer that the labour party did not win local councils in the UK. And then the knives were out for those that he thought caused Labours Issues. However the voter confidence gave Labour a victory in the Mayoral contests. And now the Labour Party could be embarrassed by their knee jerk reaction.
They have not had a problem before these sets of elections. However there was some heart searching as Labour lost the Hartlepool Parliament seat. This goes to show that nothing can be taken for granted. And that there are still surprises along the way. Even soon the Conservatives could start losing seats and that would be a surprise. Most of the time what Labour loses is the Conservatives gain. And what the Conservatives lose is the Labour Parties gain. But this could turn to be something different. We shall have to wait and see.
Anther Way Of Campaigning. 12/5/21
The election campaign has given me hope of that campaigning can be done in a more technical way than has previously been possible. Many people do use the internet a lot more now days and during the election campaign many people had turned to their computers to find out who their candidate was. A lot did not get a leaflet but yet voted for the party with the most interesting pledges. So this would be a political first as quiet a few voted with the websites that looked the best. Politics did work even though there were no leaflets. It stood as a testament to the power of the internet.
And now I know that creating a video out of campaigning season could offer many people a different prospective on who to vote for at election time. Although creating this video will not be easy as there are village involved. But saying that it is NOT beyond a good script. A story can be told through this medium and capture the publics imagination. It would look good as well because they will see and hear what the person has to say on subjects closer to home. And the public will know the face of the candidate standing. How different would that be to an election campaign.