[Malcolm Armsteen]

But the shit-for-brains flagshaggers and poppyfluffers will lap it up.
We need to educate these people. A brick up the side of the head is a start.

[Andy McDandy]

For the Mail to condemn nasty American style political toxicity is a bit rich. Like Scrooge McDuck getting jealous rich.

[Youngian]

Hurting the feelings of these non racist 'other legitimate reasons' Reform voters is worth the hit to give decent people the confidence to say what they really think about Farage and Tommeh. It may not be academically accurate to call them fascists but if you wear webbed feet, a bill and quack don't be surprised if you get called a duck.

[kreuzberger]

In quite rightly accepting the challenge, Labour are going to be in for a bruising battle, not just with brittle, whiny Nige but with, at least for now, vast tracts of the press and domestic broadcasting.

I just hope that there will be some structure to this, rather than merely facing up/down each situation as it arises.

[Abernathy]

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[davidjay]

Also, the bloke that murdered Charlie Wotsisface wasn't from "Antifa" was he? In fact, wasn't he a MAGA supporter?

And of course, the man that murdered Jo Cox MP was a far-right "Britain First" supporter.
And the man that murdered David Amess MP was an Islamic State sympathiser - hardly "antifa".

They don't count. Shouting something doesn't mean you believe in it.

[Abernathy]

Another former Tory MP has joined Reform UK today. Apparently, Sarah Atherton was a Tory defence minister. Nah, me neither.

[Andy McDandy]

Under-secretary for Defence under Truss. Given the churn of ministers between 2019 and 2024, it'd be an effort to find an MP (or ex-MP) who hadn't been in a ministry at some point or other.

Her voting record suggests she's a bit of a cunt. Since her booting, she has a new role:

Atherton was appointed as a Defence Adviser on the Board of Advisors for the Centre for Military Women’s Research at Anglia Ruskin University.

I think this means she stacks up the chairs and locks the hall after the CCF meetings.

[Youngian]

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Paul Nuttalls of the UKIPs is a shoe in for Mutley.

[Tubby Isaacs]

Under-secretary for Defence under Truss. Given the churn of ministers between 2019 and 2024, it'd be an effort to find an MP (or ex-MP) who hadn't been in a ministry at some point or other.

Her voting record suggests she's a bit of a cunt. Since her booting, she has a new role:

Atherton was appointed as a Defence Adviser on the Board of Advisors for the Centre for Military Women’s Research at Anglia Ruskin University.

I think this means she stacks up the chairs and locks the hall after the CCF meetings.

That sounds like a “public sector non-job” as people like Sarah Atherton used to call them.

[soulboy]

Military Women? Sounds a bit woke. What is Reform's policy on DEI hires?

[The Weeping Angel]

[Tubby Isaacs]

This is obviously very funny, but perhaps this is the saner part of Reform, actually getting their heads down while Farage showboats from Westminster. Might not be a bad combination for them. Somewhere that goes the full Argentina could be more damaging for them.

[Youngian]

Hard right populist parties have been invited into national coalitions (NZ, Switzerland, Sweden for eg). They didn't cause too much damage once they were in the big chair having to do grown up stuff.
It is a poison chalice but running away when a PM has asked you step up to the plate is an even worse look.
I'd offer Farage a science and technology portfolio. With a brief to produce a plan to employ labour saving devices to plug vacancies instead of immigrants. Perfect opportunity for Nigel to put his money where his big mouth is.

[Tubby Isaacs]

The news from Durham sounds remarkably similar to the news from Kent. You know how we told you that we'd find a load of waste and sort it all out? Um, we haven't. The bait and switch will now move to central government, and Labour will get the blame for handing out enough money Durham when Reform would have said this was "Labour buying votes" if they ran the council. Will anybody join the dots between Farage's support of big tax cuts in central government and Durham needing more money from central government? Who knows?

This also shows the bind the government are in. The extra money barely touches the sides. Not only have you got Farage, you've got Corbyn and co too saying "we were promised an end to austerity blah blah".

[davidjay]

And their supporters will shrug their shoulders and say it's still time for a change.

[Youngian]

Reform member resigns after he saw the party acting like fascists. I wonder who he thought the party were.
https://www.threads.com/@reformarenotyo ... mfw&slof=1

[Tubby Isaacs]

I suppose protest parties, as they were, always attract a variety of people, who may not be up for the full fascism. You might think everything's going to shit and there's been too much immigration, but still absolutely despise lowlife who hassle Asian shopkeepers and are rude to waiters in curry houses. Farage until recently had maintained a bit of distance from Yaxley-Lennon and co.

[davidjay]

I suppose protest parties, as they were, always attract a variety of people, who may not be up for the full fascism. You might think everything's going to shit and there's been too much immigration, but still absolutely despise lowlife who hassle Asian shopkeepers and are rude to waiters in curry houses. Farage until recently had maintained a bit of distance from Yaxley-Lennon and co.

I can recall BNP members after their 2005 'breakthrough' resigning because they hadn't realised the party was racist. Oddly enough, this tended to come after they'd been publicly outed.

[Boiler]

Another council scalp claimed by Reform from the Tories:

However, worth noting that the LDs held on to two seats and took another from the selfservatives too.