All hail Lord Buckethead!

[mahnmut.livejournal.com]

Some of you may've watched last weekend's John Oliver segment about the UK elections (a major clusterfuck for Mrs May and the hard-Brexiters; but that's another long story). As ridiculous as some aspects of that election might have been, the one that sticks out for me is the inclusion of one Lord Buckethead, a mock candidate (they've got many in the UK) who ran against and eventually personally faced Mrs May.

He got 249 votes. And he had the most sensible message among them all. Which says a lot, really.

By the way, this isn't the first time Lord Buckethead had run in UK elections. Last two times were against Thatcher and Major.

Details: HERE.

Oh, and John Oliver has a neat idea about the upcoming Brexit negotiations, which are in shambles:

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Comments

[luvdovz.livejournal.com]

But... being a space invader, isn't Lord Buckethead an actual *GASP* illegal alien!?

[dreamville-bg.livejournal.com]

The presence of such a candidate doesn't surprise me even one bit. After all, America did elect a Lord Buckethead of their own for president.

[ddstory.livejournal.com]

What should probably cause quite a few heads across the Pond to assplode is the fact that most societies in Europe are able of having election campaigns that are 1 or 2-3 weeks up to a month long, not spend billions for elaborate campaigns, and still have functional democracies. Go figure.

[airiefairie.livejournal.com]

As populist as it may sound, most of what this space lord says actually makes sense. Frankly, I would consider voting for him if he faced someone like Mrs May.

[johnny9fingers.livejournal.com]

Looks like Theresa is toast. The response to the Grenfell Tower inferno was... let us say less than optimal, to be exceptionally generous.

The election was a shambles. And Jeremy has turned into a prime-minister-in-waiting. And gods, the Brexiteers are shitting bricks sore perturbed right now. All those rich companies desperate to asset-strip the NHS and muscle in on the Beeb's territories whose major shareholders funded the Brexit campaign are now going to have to deal with Comrade Corbyn. I'm fucking well pissing myself laughing. I find myself smiling at odd times, full of private mirth.

Jezza gained the sixth-form vote by being a neotenous sixth-form debater, but he does appear to be a thoroughly decent man, if somewhat naive; despite the foul traducing he received in the press, and the attempts by Rothermere's and Murdoch's papers to paint him as a terrorist manqué. However, Jeremy needs to reach out to the sensible wing of the Labour party, as that is where most of the actual talent is; and he's going to need it. But he shouldn't dilute his aims and objectives. There will be some things, however, which I shall fight him over, rhetorically speaking. But that's always the case no matter who gets in.

I guess I shall vote for his party come the next election, however many months it is away. Madame May made the last election a Presidential-styled one. I don't think there is an easy rolling-back from that precedent. I'd like to be wrong, as usual.