A list based on this, because I couldn't quite iron out the details
and with apologies to
@Sideways
Party Rundown 23rd August 2020.
SisterSideways is on holiday so you lazy sods are only getting parties with MPs in the Commons or seats in the Senate. Fuck you, that’s why
Her Majesty's Government: I will say one thing at least COVID has given the Grand Coalition purpose rather than 2 years of good old fashioned hate fucking.
Labour: The papers are calling Cooper's expulsion of left wing MPs "Night of the Long Knives" huh? Well that's awkward given the circumstances.
Liberal-One Nation Union: Actually on the rise as some eurosceptics see the Union as more favourable than outright conspiracies. Have gained 15 MPs since March. Still a while off carrying out a coup on No. 10 though
Her Majesty's Loyal Opposition
Radical: Corbyn crossing the floor to the Rads (well, after he was kicked out) and a solid dozen MPs abandoning the increasingly conspiracist PP for the Union mean Tamsin Ormond gets to face up against Cooper regularly. First LGBT leader of the opposition(1) and first non-cis party leader but not first LGBT+ party leader (2) (3, see end of list)). Doing very well on the backs of UBI and protection for renters
Other opposition:
People's: Okay while Fox isn't specifically a Covid denier he most definitely downplays it and his everpresent twitter downplays the need for masks and vaccines. Meanwhile his back benches are chock-a-block full of actual conspiracy theorists and more than one is in the shadow cabinet they aren't the shadow Health Minister
Alliance of Regions: Simon Hughes really took the wind out of their sails by granting Devo-Max, to Scotland and Wales huh? People just aren’t as bothered about full Independence
Plaid Cymru: Actually overtaken the SNP in seats as they bleed to the Salmondites. but...
SNP: Sturgeon still heads up the AoR nationally though
Yorkshire: The White Roses are screaming blue murder still about the lack of Devo Max for
English Party: Gained an MP due to a PP defection, they’ve graduated from my “The Rest” section. Still the awkward right wing member of the AoR gang.
DUP: Anyone see that transphobic blog that listed Arlene Foster alongside Tamsin Ormond as “Great Female party leaders”. I don’t know who is more offended by being compared to each other (but I know who SHOULD BE)
Sinn Fein: pretty sure theyve resorted to voodoo dolls of the DUP leadership ahead of next year’s election in Stormont
Alliance: Apparently Naomi Long brings biscuits for the Deputy Prime Minister whenever she visits AND Hobhouse keeps it in a biscuit tin with Shirley Williams’ face on it. Adorable
UUP: Are probably supplying the ingredients for the DUP Voodoo dolls at this point
SDLP: No news on whether Colum Eastwood brings biscuits for the Prime Minister
Scottish Independence Party: You can’t make me write about Alex Salmond Lena, you just can’t!
Ecology: The Rads have finally given up giving a fuck about the name their bitter ex keeps using. They only have 2 Mps and a single Lord-Senator anyway so fuck ‘em
Worker's: Fuck George Galloway, there's your list.
(1) Nick Boles is leader of the One Nation Party but wasn’t leader of the opposition for the Union, that was Simon Hughes… moving on
(2) Lets reel them off shall we, Ruth Davidson (Technically, Scottish Conservatives) Nick Boles (One Nation) Adam Price (Plaid Cmyru) Patrick Harvie (Scottish Greens, later co-Convenor of the Radicals)
(3) While Co-leader of the rads, Ormond is their designate for PMQs (and indeed going into number 10, like Shirley Williams with the Alliance in 84) I feel a little sorry for Patrick Harvie though. Either way we’d get an LGBT+ LoTO