Turn out very low, so clearly most people simply didn't care or at least couldn't be bothered. Which kind of puts the media reported "voter outrage" into perspective - there clearly isn't much.
Conservatives lost ground (because they're rubbish), Labour failed to make ground (because they're rubbish) LD did make ground (because they're mostly an inoffensive unimportant alternative)
Only those who were really bothered voted, and that is usually those who are not in power. Those in power rarely worry as much.
Rather than just the Conservatives worrying, because their time is limited anyway, I suggest that *all* politicians should worry about the turn out and the decreasing interest from the voters.
That lack of interest in the current rabble is exactly why awful people like Farage can bounce up and have significant impact simply by causing interest.
Pretty much what Trump did as well, and Bolsonaro and Kast/Boric. etc. etc.
If the politicians want the voters to show interest, then they'll need to grow up and take an interest themselves.
Useless shower. All of them.
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