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From Royal Cancer Conspiracies to ‘Nut Zero’: 5 Wild Moments From Reform Party Conference

Perhaps the weirdest moment of the conference, however, was watching the Jacksons – the two remaining members of the erstwhile Jackson 5, Jackie and Marlon – entertain the official afterparty crowd as they sipped £9.25 pints of Madri.
https://novaramedia.com/2025/09/08/from ... onference/

Novara Media comes face to face with the economic victims of neoliberalism

“THIS IS A SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT. PARTY LEADER NIGEL FARAGE SIGN REFORM FC SHIRTS AT THE MERCHANDISE STAND AT 11.45 THIS MORNING”. There was then a huge queue for signed shirts, which cost £100.

Chief Kipper Nick Tenconi seems a nice chap:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nick_Tenconi

Suggestion that Reform might abolish the Welsh Assembly.

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfr ... nt-abolish

I think this may be smart tactics. The writer talks about devolution referendums, but the 1997 squeaked home, and 2011 was comfortable on a low turnout. Reform are good at getting people who otherwise don't vote. Not enough to form.a government (which they probably don't even want), but enough to promote themselves as the anti-politician party with a view to winning the next UK General Election. Fewer more effective ways of looking anti-politician than running in an election to abolish yourselves.

Well it’s one way of avoiding running something….

Has Farage gone off nations taking back control?

Youngian wrote: ↑Wed Sep 10, 2025 9:09 pm Has Farage gone off nations taking back control?

From Thatcher scrapping metropolitan councils to the Welsh & Scottish Parliaments being abolished, the right have never wanted elections they might lose.

"And to look at you, you'd think you'd sing like an angel" (A Partridge)

Andrea Jenkyns isn't a bad singer and that's the nicest thing I've ever said about her.

Hmmm...

https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/poli ... w-32461380

Might be a hint of the Reform platform in the Welsh Elections there.

Killer Whale wrote: ↑Sun Sep 14, 2025 12:35 pm Hmmm...

https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/poli ... w-32461380

He famously complained about being in a train carriage full of "people not speaking English", it turned out the train in question was in (or had come from) South Wales.

I thought North Wales was the Welsh language stronghold? A mate of mine who lived in Bangor for many years would certainly have you believe that.

I wrote a comment about Covid vaccine = Cancer guy, and apparently according to someone he has given up lots to “speak the truth” and others have junked their research that proves this because would hurt their careers.

I just blocked.

Boiler wrote: ↑Sun Sep 14, 2025 4:38 pm I thought North Wales was the Welsh language stronghold? A mate of mine who lived in Bangor for many years would certainly have you believe that.

Not really the place for a discussion on this, but there are Welsh speakers all over Wales, and in terms of absolute numbers, there are more in the south than in the north because of a greater population density.

The English are so - er - insular about their language, even the words for bread rolls and shopping can vary across the isle. Come to Germany, Italy, Schwitz, or Austria, and you'll find bonkers variants and dialects which, with a degree of hard work and prior knowledge, can be traced back, just, to the stamm.

I think that CH is my favourite, where groups of people meeting in Bern or Thun will coalesce around a flavour of Deutsch that they all broadly understand .

Refreshingly, no one is upset by this and train journeys are not a bone of contention, (apart from the price).

Killer Whale wrote: ↑Sun Sep 14, 2025 7:00 pm

Boiler wrote: ↑Sun Sep 14, 2025 4:38 pm I thought North Wales was the Welsh language stronghold? A mate of mine who lived in Bangor for many years would certainly have you believe that.

Not really the place for a discussion on this, but there are Welsh speakers all over Wales, and in terms of absolute numbers, there are more in the south than in the north because of a greater population density.

Ta for that, KW. Helps with the understanding.

kreuzberger wrote: ↑Sun Sep 14, 2025 7:16 pm The English are so - er - insular about their language, even the words for bread rolls and shopping can vary across the isle.

Indeed - the first time I heard a former colleague mention "bread cakes" I wondered what on Earth he was on about (he lives in West Yorkshire).

Boiler wrote: ↑Sun Sep 14, 2025 7:26 pm

kreuzberger wrote: ↑Sun Sep 14, 2025 7:16 pm The English are so - er - insular about their language, even the words for bread rolls and shopping can vary across the isle.

Indeed - the first time I heard a former colleague mention "bread cakes" I wondered what on Earth he was on about (he lives in West Yorkshire).

It's a cob.

Welcome to Brötchen, Semmel, Semmla, Wecken, Weckla, Schrippen, Rundstücke. There might be more.

These are not matters for phone-ins or electoral strife, mainly because many Germans don't realise that some people have a different word for their breakfast staple.

We need to hear from our Swiss and French contributors.

davidjay wrote: ↑Sun Sep 14, 2025 7:53 pm
It's a cob.

It's a bap.