So after the UK’s population banged on for months prior to the General Election about how they wanted change in the country, come voting day they decided that change was a bit too scary, instead opting to re-elect the Conservative government.
The news hasn’t exactly gone down well with the Internet hivemind, though unfortunately a snarky Tweet doesn’t count as a vote, so despite the strong anti-Conservative backlash following the General Election results, Labour still fell far behind expectations and ushered in another five years of a Tory government.
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The vast majority of Twitter users were in mourning following the results and took to the site to vent their frustrations, specifically noting the inevitable detrimental impact this result will have upon the poor and vulnerable:
There was also talk of Labour’s defeat, with Ed Miliband’s tenure as leader of the party being criticised along with Labour’s general approach to combating the Tories:
A big talking point from the election was Nigel Farage’s inability to secure his seat in South Thanet, with the Ukip leader losing out to the Conservatives. With Farage having now resigned from his post at the far-right party, many are inevitably welcoming his departure from politics and a dramatic dip in prominence for his party, who have forged their success on the back of Farage’s “charismatic racist” act.
Along with Nigel Farage’s resignation, the Lib Dems’ Nick Clegg also stepped down as his party endured a humiliating defeat, along with Labour leader Ed Miliband who said that he took full responsibility for his party’s failure.
However, there was some good news for voters in Scotland, as the SNP took 56 of a potential 59 seats after a successful campaign spearheaded by Nicola Sturgeon, who came out on top despite having to operate under the weight of intense vilification from both the press and her opposing political parties.
The general consensus on Twitter was that this was a good thing for Scotland, though many also sought to lay the blame of Labour’s failures directly at the SNP’s feet, with the party’s lack of success being blamed for their poor showing in Scotland.
There were also some who were mourning the resignation of Ed Miliband, with supporters of the Labour leader bemoaning his stepping down from his position from the party, while others conceded that he was not the right man for the job.
All in all it was a shocking, and for many utterly depressing, result that looks set to change the very foundations of the UK over the course of the next five years. Still, there’s always 2020, right?
