It would of been the most stupid thing possible. Those two ships are regularly used to handle fishing disputes form what I read (rarely have to go into port, more out at sea), yet suddenly last week front page news. So I wasn't suggesting we'd risk a conflict more what was happening was vastly over reported.
A bit like how Khan loss was so terrible (wins by 10%, swing less than Johnsons's second term, still has higher vote share than Johnson ever managed)
Or Starmer's entire reshuffle has be blown out proportion now called chaotic as it looks like he never intended to change much but as one element got leaked and everyone went nuts.
The Hartlepool result being a big deal.
Yet what isn't being reported is probably the more interesting results in council's in the south of England, we spoke of Gloucestershire yesterday, Kent, Sussex, Oxfordshire all had similar results. Where conservative support isn't quite as strong as it once was with strong second place finishes compared to previous results not held during a general election.
Or how it looks like Brexit voting areas are still as entrenched as they were in 2018/2019
Its a comment on what is decided to be reported on and what isn't. Local elections are less about the big name items and more looking at the ways things are shifting in demographics that can lead to longer term ideas of where to target.
