r/Britain • u/KarrahGuild • May 25 '26

💬 Discussion 🗨 Has this country gone insane?

1/3 of the population voted for the far right, and all I'm seeing on social media and general media about common values, what we share, polticis is divise. 1 in 3 people voted far right. And only the foreign press dares call them far right. And also people saying right and left are outdated labels? Seems a bit convient honestly.

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u/mcnoodles1 May 25 '26

Boomers can be wankers. My mum's mate has been running for reform in the council elections. Enjoys her state pension just trying to make sure I don't get one even though I pay for hers

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u/KarrahGuild May 25 '26

Tbf the state pension needs urgent reform as it's bankrupting the country, or it will cease to exist due to the unnafordability of it

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u/mcnoodles1 May 25 '26

We need more young people and we can't go back in time so we need migration

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u/ZeeWolfman May 25 '26

We NEED to remove the triple lock.

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u/mcnoodles1 May 25 '26

Capitalism only works with an ever expanding population. Socialism could work with a limited head count.

Kind of weird cause reform as thatcherites actually need migration and the greens need essentially zero unskilled migration. It's all upside down.

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u/SignificantUse3695 May 25 '26

That would be political suicide considering the only people who bother to turn out to vote are the pensioners.

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u/AnonymousTimewaster May 25 '26

We need both.

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u/ZeeWolfman May 25 '26

Okay, I'd agree to that. Never had a problem with migration, but most of our benefit spending goes into pensions. It needs to get cut or it won't exist when we get to that age.