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https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-48532869

Labour are claiming a significant victory.
(Really ... it was your seat previously!)
Brexit are claiming a victory.
(But you lost ... your votes were from disillusioned Conservatives)

The Conservatives were losers.
UKIP were losers.
But Democracy was the biggest loser.

48.4% turnout.
Less than half those eligible could not be bothered.
They should band together and vote Apathy!

But seriously ... what is to be done?

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@wolfgang59 said
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-48532869

Labour are claiming a significant victory.
(Really ... it was your seat previously!)
Brexit are claiming a victory.
(But you lost ... your votes were from disillusioned Conservatives)

The Conservatives were losers.
UKIP were losers.
But Democracy was the biggest loser.

48.4% turnout.
Less than half those eligible ...[text shortened]... ot be bothered.
They should band together and vote Apathy!

But seriously ... what is to be done?
Goobermint should be reduced by 51.6%.

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@wolfgang59 said
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-48532869

Labour are claiming a significant victory.
(Really ... it was your seat previously!)
Brexit are claiming a victory.
(But you lost ... your votes were from disillusioned Conservatives)

The Conservatives were losers.
UKIP were losers.
But Democracy was the biggest loser.

48.4% turnout.
Less than half those eligible ...[text shortened]... ot be bothered.
They should band together and vote Apathy!

But seriously ... what is to be done?
You do see the problem with your rithematics don't ewe.

The Brexit party are still a single issue party and when you look at the ups and downs you can confidently surmise that the Brexit party supporters are made up of disillusioned Tories aaaannnnnddddddd disillusioned Labor.

By your own words and observations wolfgang, you just came to the wrong conclusion.

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... and e) voter exasperation with the political process.

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@moonbus said
... and e) voter exasperation with the political process.
and f) We were playing the Netherlands last night

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@wolfgang59 said
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-48532869

Labour are claiming a significant victory.
(Really ... it was your seat previously!)
Brexit are claiming a victory.
(But you lost ... your votes were from disillusioned Conservatives)

The Conservatives were losers.
UKIP were losers.
But Democracy was the biggest loser.

48.4% turnout.
Less than half those eligible ...[text shortened]... ot be bothered.
They should band together and vote Apathy!

But seriously ... what is to be done?
Here is a though, when voters vote for Brexit, follow through damn it!

Why even vote when their votes obviously don't count?

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So there is no question then that Brexit will happen?

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@wolfgang59 said

But seriously ... what is to be done?
Reform the voting system into a multi-party democracy.

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@kazetnagorra said
Reform the voting system into a multi-party democracy.
That would be an improvement.
But how do you get people to vote?

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@wolfgang59 said
That would be an improvement.
But how do you get people to vote?
Reforming the voting system is enough, people are more inclined to vote if they have more meaningful choices rather than having to choose between (what they feel are) two bad choices. For example, turnout in the last elections in Sweden was 87% even without obligatory voting.