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In the United Kingdom, there’s a tradition of letting the political party of any lawmaker assassinated in an act of political violence run unopposed in the by-election. (lemmy.world)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016_Batley_and_Spen_by-election

It lets people know violence cannot change the balance of power.

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[–] wewbull@feddit.uk 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

The BNP were not what we would call Conservatives. They were thugs and nationalistic bigots. Conservatives are a bit less thuggy.

[–] Stamets@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

Honestly? That feels like semantics