[Tubby Isaacs]

Zia is the Terminator. He's not even Arnee and the Terminators (a hilarious parody by "Radio One's Steve Wright").

[Youngian]

Do we get to see this polling, Zia or does it go to a different school?
I've seen the polls that now have Reform behind the Tories and Farage's net approval ratings on -44.

[Dalem Lake]

Do we get to see this polling, Zia or does it go to a different school?
I've seen the polls that now have Reform behind the Tories and Farage's net approval ratings on -44.

I think it's a Lord Ashcroft poll of Reform members a couple of months back. Yusef is kind of popular in the party but it's not numbers to crow about. He's on 22% whilst Tice is on 21% and 19% don't know.

[davidjay]

It's the same style as that idiot from Brighton who said he was going to destroy Keir Starmer.

[Tubby Isaacs]

If I was a comedy producer, I'd commission a parody of this, with Zia the Terminater. Parody of a parody, aren't I clever?

For younger viewers, Radio One DJs were bigger than the artists whose records they played. They used to make novelty records which they played themselves and got into the charts. If you think this is bad, you should see Dave Lee Travis and Paul Burnett's parody of Convoy.

[Oboogie]

Do we get to see this polling, Zia or does it go to a different school?
I've seen the polls that now have Reform behind the Tories and Farage's net approval ratings on -44.

I assume he's referring to this

[soulboy]

While his Radio One career was in the rear view mirror, no discussion of DJ novelty records is complete without Mike Read's "UKIP Calypso".

In the interests of good taste, I won't post a link but here is the chorus

Oh yes – when we take charge
And the new prime minister is Farage
We can trade with the world again
When Nigel is at Number 10

And if you are wondering, yes he did do a cod-Caribbean accent.

[Boiler]

Ah, Mike Read - as seen on Talking Pictures TV.

[Tubby Isaacs]

While his Radio One career was in the rear view mirror, no discussion of DJ novelty records is complete without Mike Read's "UKIP Calypso".

In the interests of good taste, I won't post a link but here is the chorus

Oh yes – when we take charge
And the new prime minister is Farage
We can trade with the world again
When Nigel is at Number 10

And if you are wondering, yes he did do a cod-Caribbean accent.

Oh God. That sounds like Reggae Like It Used To Be by Paul Nicholas, except more offensive.

In latter day Radio One days, Read had a go at serious, Myfanwy, a ballad sung by David Essex, based on a Betjeman poem. He also did a cover of Dizzy, which I recall from children's TV, which was less serious.

[Andy McDandy]

That was Vic Reeves.

[Boiler]

Exit, another arsehole:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c98v75nl8zpo

[Tubby Isaacs]

That was Vic Reeves.

Ha ha.

I can't find the video for Mike Read's Dizzy anywhere, but I swear it existed. I can't even prove the single existed- but here's a hand written white label.

https://www.nyalarecords.com/1185590535

[Tubby Isaacs]

Reform’s new economic adviser has called for end of pensioners’ triple lock

They've gone up in my estimation.

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/20 ... riple-lock

But he's not great overall.

[davidjay]

Why do they all have such punchable faces?

[Bones McCoy]

While his Radio One career was in the rear view mirror, no discussion of DJ novelty records is complete without Mike Read's "UKIP Calypso".

In the interests of good taste, I won't post a link but here is the chorus

Oh yes – when we take charge
And the new prime minister is Farage
We can trade with the world again
When Nigel is at Number 10

And if you are wondering, yes he did do a cod-Caribbean accent.

And how's that trading with the world going?

‘let the fascists talk about superior race, it will lead them to defeat and disgrace’

Sir Lancelot.

[Youngian]

If I was a comedy producer, I'd commission a parody of this, with Zia the Terminater. Parody of a parody, aren't I clever?

For younger viewers, Radio One DJs were bigger than the artists whose records they played. They used to make novelty records which they played themselves and got into the charts. If you think this is bad, you should see Dave Lee Travis and Paul Burnett's parody of Convoy.

Thankfully this passed my by. Although I do remember DLT and his great mates as Laurie Lingo and the Dipsticks. How we laughed.
Singer Richard Easter replied in mitigation

Well thank you to all the great comments and to the haters - you're totally right, too.
Of COURSE it was a shit song, but it was NEVER INTENDED to be a single. I wrote it for the Radio 1 Roadhsow and then a lovely record company offered me stupid money to release it. What was I supposed to do? "Hello Mr Easter, come and be a pop star for 6 weeks, have limousines, go to gigs, and have thousands of pounds.." "Nah, no thanks, I've got integrity". Just watch the clip - we're loving it! Drunk!

[mattomac]

Do we get to see this polling, Zia or does it go to a different school?
I've seen the polls that now have Reform behind the Tories and Farage's net approval ratings on -44.

I assume he's referring to this

I think he said it was internal polling which would either show what external polling shows and/or would be slanted. Anyhow it’s neck and neck by the looks of it. Find out now have them tied mind so Labour are probably about 4-5 ahead.

[Tubby Isaacs]

Thankfully this passed my by. Although I do remember DLT and his great mates as Laurie Lingo and the Dipsticks. How we laughed.
Singer Richard Easter replied in mitigation

Well thank you to all the great comments and to the haters - you're totally right, too.
Of COURSE it was a shit song, but it was NEVER INTENDED to be a single. I wrote it for the Radio 1 Roadhsow and then a lovely record company offered me stupid money to release it. What was I supposed to do? "Hello Mr Easter, come and be a pop star for 6 weeks, have limousines, go to gigs, and have thousands of pounds.." "Nah, no thanks, I've got integrity". Just watch the clip - we're loving it! Drunk!

Ha ha, that's a fantastic reply.

[AOB]

Re the above YouGov figures: who do Reform gain from now though? The consensus is they've already peaked, it's hard to see how that's not the case. They'd need roughly a minimum of 33- 35% to win a general election, but even at their peak they never got over 30%. If anything they will lose votes back to the Tories, or for those who need a stronger fix of racism, to Restore. I reckon they've maxed out the pool of floating working class voters who err towards Labour but have moved to Reform. I don't think much more of that 22% Labour is a potential Reform - they've already moved, and likewise with the Tories 19%. Both Labour and the Tories may drop a few %, but I don't think to Reform.

[Tubby Isaacs]

Hard to see where they gain unless there are “events” that help them. Labour would get way more criticism than the Tories did over a bombing like Manchester Arena.

Talking of which, Jez handled that very smartly. He pointed out the history of police cuts.