,
5 tweets,
1 min read
Read on Twitter
If I may, i think TV news is getting everything completely wrong tonight.
They're reading it as a Brexiteer protest vote, and it's not.
They're reading it as a Brexiteer protest vote, and it's not.
You can pretend that the Brexit party is a new party and gone from zero to 20 percent, but that is complete bollocks.
The Brexit party has picked up the former UKIP vote. It's virtually an exact transfer from one party to the other.
The Brexit party has picked up the former UKIP vote. It's virtually an exact transfer from one party to the other.
The Brexit party hasn't gained anything besides what used to be the old UKIP vote. So in fact there is no Brexit "protest" vote.
Neither Tories or Labour have lost anything to Fartage's party
Neither Tories or Labour have lost anything to Fartage's party
The big news is the swing away from both Tories and Labour to the Lib Dems.
UKIP to Brexit is a static vote, but there is a big protest swing to the Lib Dems AGAINST Brexit.
UKIP to Brexit is a static vote, but there is a big protest swing to the Lib Dems AGAINST Brexit.
So basically what happened is we all voted against Brexit, and the TV news is reporting that we all voted for Brexit.
And that, I'm afraid, is junk news. Pisspoor journalism.
And that, I'm afraid, is junk news. Pisspoor journalism.
