Reform UK - A symptom of all that is wrong?

Reform UK - A symptom of all that is wrong?

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valiant

10,717 posts

163 months

Saturday 29th June
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Rufus Stone said:
Catching nonces, not promoting Pride.
In what way does having a Pride flag on a police car’s bonnet prevent the copper inside from ‘catching nonces’?

Killboy

7,808 posts

205 months

Saturday 29th June
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Elysium said:
As I have said, if you want to understand why Reform is gaining popularity, you need to understand why people have these sort of views. I don’t think this persons comments are going to do anything at all to damage Reforms campaign.

Doubtless you will ignore that again and continue to argue that by explaining this I am somehow endorsing it,
I'm very confused why you seem to be falling over yourself to explain why people have views that you yourself say are not okay?

Should we care about this person's views?

andy43

9,911 posts

257 months

Saturday 29th June
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valiant said:
Rufus Stone said:
Catching nonces, not promoting Pride.
In what way does having a Pride flag on a police car’s bonnet prevent the copper inside from ‘catching nonces’?
The Shadow Minister for wasting money law and order has proposed fitting Velcro to police car bonnets instead. They can then catch the nonces safely while efficiently travelling at low speeds.

valiant

10,717 posts

163 months

Saturday 29th June
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Killboy said:
Love this thread. Everyone agrees Reform attracts racists, but just not that racist because he's an actor and must be a plant.
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It’s great isn’t it?

People agree that Reform attracts racists and that’s bad. However, when someone points out an example of Reform attracting racists it’s always excused or taken out of context or it’s a set up or anything but racism.

Dancing on the head of a pin should be an Olympic event where PHers would take gold, silver and bronze.

Killboy

7,808 posts

205 months

Saturday 29th June
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President Merkin said:
Anyway, setting aside all the weirdos arguing night is day, here Farridge is arguing we go to war with France, deploying the Marines. Fully expect the chuckle heads to be all over me like a cheap coat, however, if he is not suggesting unilateral military action, then what is he suggesting?

Kills me to say this but Cameron was right. He is at the head of a bunch of swivel eyed loonies, fruitcakes & racists. You have to be nuts to give this guy the time of day much less yiour vote.

https://x.com/implausibleblog/status/1806808073039...
France can roll out the passport check they used for the remembrance day airborne chaps on the beaches. hehe

JagLover

43,003 posts

238 months

Saturday 29th June
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Castrol for a knave said:
I think Farage should just put his hands up to this, say it was a couple of rogue canvassers and move on.
No-one is doubting that the homophobic canvasser is real. In fact he seems authentic as criticism of pride flags on police cars is fairly common.

It is the Alf Garnett impersonator that is as fishy as Billingsgate.

JagLover

43,003 posts

238 months

Saturday 29th June
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turbobloke said:
Snips from a new poll: Labour 38% Conservatives 18% with 50 seats, Reform 21% and 29 seats.

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/ref...
Anecdotally there are those who used to vote Conservative now headed that way and recently.

Two weeks ago my Dad was going to vote Conservative and now he says it will likely be Reform. Probably the only thing holding many back was the fear of the "wasted vote" but Reform have been outpolling the Conservatives in many regions for days and that will filter through to people.


smn159

13,020 posts

220 months

Saturday 29th June
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Rufus Stone said:
smn159 said:
Of course he is and it's obviously homophobic to anyone with an ounce of critical thinking ability.

You really have to ask yourself why some on here are jumping through hoops trying to defend that sort of attitude - the answer to this is usually that they agree with them.

Shame.
Ahhh, the old 'if you don't agree with me you must agree with them' argument. scratchchin
You've read what he said. If you don't think it's homophobic you're either being dense or obtuse. Neither reflects well, frankly

skwdenyer

17,149 posts

243 months

Saturday 29th June
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andy43 said:
They ‘selected and vetted’ Salman Mirza an immigration specialist from Brushstrokes Birmingham too…. for at least the second time - he was in the audience in 2009.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJLp9PeXU3U
Someone somewhere is not happy hehe
Should people not appear once every decade if they wish?

I’ve been in the QT audience. What would you like to know about the vetting and application process?

valiant

10,717 posts

163 months

Saturday 29th June
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President Merkin said:
Anyway, setting aside all the weirdos arguing night is day, here Farridge is arguing we go to war with France, deploying the Marines. Fully expect the chuckle heads to be all over me like a cheap coat, however, if he is not suggesting unilateral military action, then what is he suggesting?

Kills me to say this but Cameron was right. He is at the head of a bunch of swivel eyed loonies, fruitcakes & racists. You have to be nuts to give this guy the time of day much less yiour vote.

https://x.com/implausibleblog/status/1806808073039...
Heard that yesterday and unfortunately Fiona Bruce didn’t push him on it.

Deploying the Marines to send them back onto French soil. It proves he actually hasn’t a clue beyond the idiotic ‘send them back’ sloganeering which has fools believing that it’s possible.

Didn’t anyone mention the French have marines too? They may have something to say when British landing craft start landing on Normandy beaches,

Killboy

7,808 posts

205 months

Saturday 29th June
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If only Reform fans vetted their candidates and canvassers as much as they do TV audience members hehe

Vanden Saab

14,447 posts

77 months

Saturday 29th June
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And another one...


bitchstewie

52,720 posts

213 months

Saturday 29th June
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Another one what?

Genuinely confused what your list of who should and shouldn't be allowed to be in the Question Time audience would look like.

don'tbesilly

14,046 posts

166 months

Saturday 29th June
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rscott said:
don'tbesilly said:
Castrol for a knave said:
Rufus Stone said:
Castrol for a knave said:
Nice try, but I don't think that would get past Mr Beer.
Think for a moment that 'fkers' is referring to Pride who the police are supporting with the flag on the bonnet of their car.
".....Catching nonces, not promoting the fkers".

I am trying to roll that around but it always comes back to the same. I think most people would read it as homophobic.

I think Farage should just put his hands up to this, say it was a couple of rogue canvassers and move on.

The whole C4 set me up makes him sound like the whiny politicians he wants to usurp.
Strangely enough that’s pretty much what Farage has already done, and he’s said it on quite a few occasions, the last time on last nights QT
I don't believe he's commented on the Reform candidate for Southend yet?

In a post in June 2020 he commented on the arrival of a small boat in Dover, saying: 'I hope I'm near one of these scumbags one day. I won't run away, I'll slaughter them then have their family taken out.'
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c727xz2kkgjo



119

7,505 posts

39 months

Saturday 29th June
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JagLover said:
Anecdotally there are those who used to vote Conservative now headed that way and recently.

Two weeks ago my Dad was going to vote Conservative and now he says it will likely be Reform. Probably the only thing holding many back was the fear of the "wasted vote" but Reform have been outpolling the Conservatives in many regions for days and that will filter through to people.
Well, according to the experts on here, if your dad is voting reform, he’s a racist.

Maybe you should put him right.

hehe

bitchstewie

52,720 posts

213 months

Saturday 29th June
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Good that he's dropped them.

Not convinced he would have dropped them if he hadn't been repeatedly asked live on national TV for half an hour why those sort of people are attracted to Reform and why he chooses those sort of people to represent Reform.

LimmerickLad

1,472 posts

18 months

Saturday 29th June
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President Merkin said:
Anyway, setting aside all the weirdos arguing night is day, here Farridge is arguing we go to war with France, deploying the Marines. Fully expect the chuckle heads to be all over me like a cheap coat, however, if he is not suggesting unilateral military action, then what is he suggesting?

Kills me to say this but Cameron was right. He is at the head of a bunch of swivel eyed loonies, fruitcakes & racists. You have to be nuts to give this guy the time of day much less yiour vote.

https://x.com/implausibleblog/status/1806808073039...
Do you talk like this in the real world?

don'tbesilly

14,046 posts

166 months

Saturday 29th June
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119 said:
JagLover said:
Anecdotally there are those who used to vote Conservative now headed that way and recently.

Two weeks ago my Dad was going to vote Conservative and now he says it will likely be Reform. Probably the only thing holding many back was the fear of the "wasted vote" but Reform have been outpolling the Conservatives in many regions for days and that will filter through to people.
Well, according to the experts on here, if your dad is voting reform, he’s a racist.

Maybe you should put him right.

hehe
Let’s hope his Dad doesn’t live in Clacton, they (residents) all go around stabbing each other apparently!

I wonder if the last person standing will turn the lights off?

turbobloke

104,961 posts

263 months

Saturday 29th June
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don'tbesilly said:
119 said:
JagLover said:
Anecdotally there are those who used to vote Conservative now headed that way and recently.

Two weeks ago my Dad was going to vote Conservative and now he says it will likely be Reform. Probably the only thing holding many back was the fear of the "wasted vote" but Reform have been outpolling the Conservatives in many regions for days and that will filter through to people.
Well, according to the experts on here, if your dad is voting reform, he’s a racist.

Maybe you should put him right.

hehe
Let’s hope his Dad doesn’t live in Clacton, they (residents) all go around stabbing each other apparently!

I wonder if the last person standing will turn the lights off?
Starner already has a national plan for that and thinks it's going to cost (us) hundreds of £billions for the privilege.

don'tbesilly

14,046 posts

166 months

Saturday 29th June
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Vanden Saab said:
And another one...

Same guy