Labour in line to get the largest majority since 1832......

I am terrified.

What do you feel the implications will be, kittylester, that we should worry about?

Genuine question: why is it terrifying? How is it different to having a 30 or 50 seat majority?

No, I'm not at all worried.

No, not worried at all. Why would it be worrying? Was anyone worried when Johnson had an 80 seat majority in 2019?

I am scared not least as he is going to tax pensioners hard. According to his advisers.

If Labour get in with a so called super majority they cannot be held to account by the opposition.

They will have carte blanche to do as they please.

A strong and capable opposition is an asset to Westminster.

I’d be very surprised if that happens. I think it’s being hyped up by the media and the Tories, so when the Tories get more seats than predicted they will be able to salvage some dignity.

Casdon

I’d be very surprised if that happens. I think it’s being hyped up by the media and the Tories, so when the Tories get more seats than predicted they will be able to salvage some dignity.

It’s based on the multitude of polls taken since the election was called.

Also, there is no such thing as a super majority, that’s a myth the Tories have dreamed up. A comfortable majority of 40 plus seats has exactly the same impact on parliamentary business as a majority of 100+ does - and of course what did the Tories have in 2019?

GrannyGravy13

Casdon

I’d be very surprised if that happens. I think it’s being hyped up by the media and the Tories, so when the Tories get more seats than predicted they will be able to salvage some dignity.

It’s based on the multitude of polls taken since the election was called.

I know - and the undecideds will affect it.

Not worried at all

There is no such thing as a supermajority in British politics.

I agree that a good opposition is needed but good doesn’t necessarily equal large.

Agreed. No such thing as a supermajority in UK governance. Said to be something Shapps came up with which Sunak has then adopted as a slogan.

Watch this from the Institute for Govermment

www.youtube.com/watch?v=jq7wNiIZDFI

and read this:

www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/comment/conservatives-supermajority-warnings

I concede I should have put large majority

The IFG article, on how the Tories have systematically undermined Parliamentary scrutiny, and noting that the important question to ask of Labour whether they will restore it, is very good.

Well, if some voters in Wales , just interviewed on ITV, are anything to go by it's anyone's guess!
Shown a picture of Keir Starmer, one man said "Starman, is it?", another said "Who is he?" and two older ladies said "Never heard of him".

Oh dear.

Quoting from the linked article:

In reality, apart from the HR problems created for the opposition leader, in parliamentary terms the difference between an 80-seat and 200-seat majority is not material – the most significant factor for democracy is the attitude a government takes to the role of parliament and the value of scrutiny.

[In 2019] Boris Johnson secured a much larger majority and immediately adopted the attitude that nobody should be able to oppose his parliamentary plans. His ministers refused to entertain even the smallest amendments to bills and some were extremely reluctant to appear before select committees. He was free with the creation of new ministerial powers and their exercise – using secondary legislation to pass numerous measures without the possibility of parliamentary opposition.

It’s rich for Sunak to complain about something that under Johnson, with him as Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Tory party saw fit to exploit undemocratically.

Starmer is unlikely to behave in the same undemocratic manner.

I’m not in the least scared. A neighbour challenged me about my Labour campaign poster. He said ‘they’ll put our council tax up ‘“. They’ve just returned from a 5* 3 week cruise. He, like me, can afford a bit more to help our council deliver services.
I’d be terrified if we were facing another 80 seat Tory majority. Our public services are devastated. I’m more confident Labour will attempt repair -its clear the tories would continue to destroy and privatise

GrannyGravy13

If Labour get in with a so called super majority they cannot be held to account by the opposition.

They will have carte blanche to do as they please.

A strong and capable opposition is an asset to Westminster.

I couldn’t put it better myself 👏👏👏

I actually think, at this difficult time, a hung Parliament would have been good.
But that’s not going to happen.

LizzieDrip

No, not worried at all. Why would it be worrying? Was anyone worried when Johnson had an 80 seat majority in 2019?

I think quite a lot of people were concerned about that.

Yes I was worried about the size of Johnsons majority and the same applies to Labour.

I'm not the slightest bit worried.

I'm more worried that some voters might think it's a foregone conclusion and not vote.

If Labour really gets about twice as many votes as the Conservatives, it just goes to show the feeling against the Conservative Party. It's called democracy - like the result of the referendum, people will just have to live with it.