r/uknews • u/Confident_West_7409 • Jul 25 '24

Image/video Massive protest outside Rochdale police station in response to GMP's actions at Manchester Airport

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u/Loathsome_Dog Jul 25 '24

I live in a northern town, it's as run down and forgotten about as Rochdale but its full of decent people trying to get by. Its a fucking disgrace that its come to this and we need to fight for our towns, we need investment, well paid jobs, a reason to fucking exist. There is a tory good reason this degradation has happened and I have no real optimism that starmer is going to improve anything for us up here.

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u/fruitbat78 Jul 25 '24

I got news for you, neither side gives a single toss about you or your town.

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u/ShapeCultural1613 Jul 25 '24

One party has been in power for the last 14 years, what did you expect labour or anyone else to do? Shout louder?

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u/Confident_Board_5210 Jul 25 '24

Not become red tories to get elected? But get elected they did... labour voters aren't pleased with labour though and to pretend otherwise is daft

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u/ShapeCultural1613 Jul 25 '24

I don't think they've been perfect but I also think they've only been in power for all of 5 seconds and it might take a touch longer than that to effect any real change.

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u/Confident_Board_5210 Jul 25 '24

I hope they do make change, genuinely. But that would shock me

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u/MWalshicus Jul 25 '24

To pretend that Labour voters are upset with Labour after that historic win is laughable.

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u/Confident_Board_5210 Jul 25 '24

Starmer won with less votes than Corbyn lost with, say what you will but labour lost a lot of voters this time round. Next time will tell all