Well, the people have voted and they voted for change. It certainly was an unusual election, but who won? The imperative to punish the Tories for years of political malpractice was palpable on the campaign trail in a way that exultant Starmer fandom was not. Contempt for an incumbent government and enthusiasm for the only available replacement are not the same thing. Starmer won simply be-cause everyone wanted the Tories out. Turnout at 60% was the second lowest in history. Labour won 63% of seats on 34% of the vote and Lib Dems won 11% of seats on 12% of the vote whereas Reform won less than …