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I'm thinking that Rupert Lowe needs a thread of his own.
I have no idea why he was dismissed by the Reform Party, but the guy is doing well with his self promotion and seems to be promoting some sensible stuff such as only British Passport holders being able to note in any British election.
He also donates all of his MP salary to charity.
I have no idea why he was dismissed by the Reform Party, but the guy is doing well with his self promotion and seems to be promoting some sensible stuff such as only British Passport holders being able to note in any British election.
He also donates all of his MP salary to charity.
I guess you haven't renewed your passport recently. Restricting voting to only passport holders would be unfair on those that can't afford one, or choose not to have one.
How would this work with the Commonwealth politically?
That aside, is it a dig at two-passport Farage, or would having two passports still make you eligible?
How would this work with the Commonwealth politically?
That aside, is it a dig at two-passport Farage, or would having two passports still make you eligible?
I get a lot of videos of him bemoaning civil servants on my facebook feed and his posts where he writes his opinions forthrightly.
Based on what I can see of him, I'd guess he's a bull in a China shop where what Reform needs is a team. Certainly a valuable skillset and someone you'd want to bring into the fold but only once the rest of the team has built resilience to effectively direct and use his passion.
Based on what I can see of him, I'd guess he's a bull in a China shop where what Reform needs is a team. Certainly a valuable skillset and someone you'd want to bring into the fold but only once the rest of the team has built resilience to effectively direct and use his passion.
Slow.Patrol said:
and seems to be promoting some sensible stuff such as only British Passport holders being able to note in any British election.
According to the 2021 census, 8 million British adults don't hold a passport. Could be people like my mum, too old for foreign travel now so no point in renewing it, or people just too hard up to contemplate a foreign holiday so they'll get one if their circumstances ever improve. But for the likes of Rupert Lowe, these people really are invisible anyway so I doubt he's even considered them.
He is a proper MP, isn't he? Not toeing a party line. Not thinking of his next step up the ladder. Not a mouthpiece for corporate interests. Speaking and campaigning on the issues that are important to him, and the people who elected him.
Farage is a great speaker and party leader and in our current system we need someone like that to grow a new party to an electoral force. If we had another 649 MPs like Rupert Lowe we wouldn't need that.
Farage is a great speaker and party leader and in our current system we need someone like that to grow a new party to an electoral force. If we had another 649 MPs like Rupert Lowe we wouldn't need that.
Slow.Patrol said:
I'm thinking that Rupert Lowe needs a thread of his own.
I have no idea why he was dismissed by the Reform Party, but the guy is doing well with his self promotion and seems to be promoting some sensible stuff such as only British Passport holders being able to note in any British election.
He also donates all of his MP salary to charity.
Doing well with self promotion? He’s invisible. Now he is no longer with Reform you never see or hear of him on the news or quoted much in the papers. If you mean by just social media stuff then, maybe, but doesn’t really matter or count with a local large personality and well known presence. Outside of his locality though, nationally, he has basically sunk without a trace politically. I have no idea why he was dismissed by the Reform Party, but the guy is doing well with his self promotion and seems to be promoting some sensible stuff such as only British Passport holders being able to note in any British election.
He also donates all of his MP salary to charity.
Slow.Patrol said:
I'm thinking that Rupert Lowe needs a thread of his own.
I have no idea why he was dismissed by the Reform Party, but the guy is doing well with his self promotion and seems to be promoting some sensible stuff such as only British Passport holders being able to note in any British election.
He also donates all of his MP salary to charity.
Having looked up his quote I believe he said British citizens. It's really a non issue. In England, Wales and NI. Resident non UK citizens can only vote in local elections. Since they are likely paying council tax that seems reasonable. The only non UK citizens who can vote in national election are resident Irish citizens.I have no idea why he was dismissed by the Reform Party, but the guy is doing well with his self promotion and seems to be promoting some sensible stuff such as only British Passport holders being able to note in any British election.
He also donates all of his MP salary to charity.
. Always seems to come across as like your pissed great uncle who sits in the corner of the room at family gatherings ranting about anything people will begrudgingly have to listen to.
Remember this is the man who demanded police and coastguard attendance for what he believed to be a immigrant laden boat off the coast of Great Yarmouth and tweeted
"Dinghies coming into Great Yarmouth, RIGHT NOW.
Authorities alerted, and I am urgently chasing.
"If these are illegal migrants, I will be using every tool at my disposal to ensure these individuals are deported.
"Enough is enough. Britain needs mass deportations. NOW."
Coastguard eventually confirmed it was a 4 blokes on a charity rowing challenge but it didn't stop the locals from grabbing their pitch forks and standing on the shoreline flashing torches much to the amusement of the rowers
Remember this is the man who demanded police and coastguard attendance for what he believed to be a immigrant laden boat off the coast of Great Yarmouth and tweeted
"Dinghies coming into Great Yarmouth, RIGHT NOW.
Authorities alerted, and I am urgently chasing.
"If these are illegal migrants, I will be using every tool at my disposal to ensure these individuals are deported.
"Enough is enough. Britain needs mass deportations. NOW."
Coastguard eventually confirmed it was a 4 blokes on a charity rowing challenge but it didn't stop the locals from grabbing their pitch forks and standing on the shoreline flashing torches much to the amusement of the rowers
Mrr T said:
Having looked up his quote I believe he said British citizens. It's really a non issue. In England, Wales and NI. Resident non UK citizens can only vote in local elections. Since they are likely paying council tax that seems reasonable. The only non UK citizens who can vote in national election are resident Irish citizens.
And many Commonwealth citizenshttps://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/running-ele...
DeejRC said:
Doing well with self promotion? He s invisible. Now he is no longer with Reform you never see or hear of him on the news or quoted much in the papers. If you mean by just social media stuff then, maybe, but doesn t really matter or count with a local large personality and well known presence. Outside of his locality though, nationally, he has basically sunk without a trace politically.
Don’t disagree but I wouldn’t be so sure, not a lot of people watch TV or read the papers anymore? Gassing Station | News, Politics & Economics | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff