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And who was it that told them regulations would be done away with?

I think it is very fitting that the Reform Party is now calling itself the party of small business because if they ever did get into power most of our big businesses would soon become small businesses.

Tubby Isaacs wrote: ↑Mon Nov 10, 2025 3:08 pm Farage has appointed himself spokesman for small business.

The other great betrayal is that is every one of these millions of businesses, every one of these 5.6 million businesses, believed that, with Brexit, the regulatory burden on their shoulders would become less.
I can tell you, a decade on, almost from the referendum, in every single industry, from financial services to fisheries, the burden of regulation and the threat of the regulator is worse now than it was then

Did they all believe that? How about all the ones who exported to the EU, were they looking forward to carrying on, except with less regulation? I reckon at least some of them could see the problem coming.

The guys a clogged up sewer pipe.

Herpaderpa the rest of the world didn't vanish unnghhh so unfair we can't trade with them without adhering to their regulations herpaderpaaaaaa

Meanwhile in Wales:

Reform UK has called for a "review into the relationship" between the BBC and Plaid Cymru.

Cai Parry-Jones, a Reform spokesman, highlighted Plaid's leader, Rhun ap Iorwerth, and director of political strategy, Aled ap Dafydd, both who previously worked for the BBC.

His comments came after Nigel Farage accused the broadcaster of left-wing bias because its interim director of nations, Rhuanedd Richards, is a former chief executive of Plaid.

Responding to Parry-Jones' comments, a BBC Wales spokesperson said: "Our news teams in BBC Wales and across the BBC are completely committed to providing our audiences with fair and impartial coverage of all relevant political parties."

The thinnest of thin gruel. I wonder why they might be shouting loud about this. Are they trying to distract from something, perhaps?

Reform's only Senedd member faces a two-week suspension over offensive comments made in a WhatsApp chat.

In August 2023 Laura Anne Jones used a racial slur to describe Chinese people.

Recommending the sanction, the Senedd's standards committee said "inappropriate and offensive comments have no place in our Senedd or society more widely". Jones was cleared of complaints relating to making false expenses claims and unfair dismissal.

I see that in the light of the ongoing Trump debacle, the FFC* and his party have pulled out of a film about them:

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/20 ... h-edit-row

Reform UK has pulled out of a BBC documentary about the party amid a row over the broadcaster’s editing of a Donald Trump speech.

The film, which was due to be called the Rise of Reform and would have been presented by Laura Kuenssberg, was being made by the independent production company October Films.

The company was involved in a Panorama documentary that led to the resignation of two of the most senior executives at the BBC, the director general, Tim Davie, and Deborah Turness, the chief executive of news.

*Frog Faced Cunt.

Oh we are all gutted...

Could just repeat the rise of the Nazis. Remind me did Starmer get one of these? After all I was pretty sure the Labour Party was finished in 2020.

the Rise of Reform and would have been presented by Laura Kuenssberg

So we're now going to deprived of this probing piece of investigative journalism.

"Chinky is a food", said Amy in her defence.

Growing up in west central Scotland during the 1960s and 1970s, the Chinese takeaway was still a relatively new, and very popular, phenomenon. Family members and friends (including me) would habitually talk of “going for a Chinky” when we fancied a delicious Chow Mein or a nice bit of fried rice and roast pork. People at the time didn’t tend to think of that as racist, mostly because we didn’t know it was racist. But it is. It fucking obviously is.

I did too.

It was a Partridge reference, where Michael says that. Even Alan in 1997 called him out.

Abernathy wrote: ↑Wed Nov 12, 2025 6:37 pm Growing up in west central Scotland during the 1960s and 1970s, the Chinese takeaway was still a relatively new, and very popular, phenomenon. Family members and friends (including me) would habitually talk of “going for a Chinky” when we fancied a delicious Chow Mein or a nice bit of fried rice and roast pork. People at the time didn’t tend to think of that as racist, mostly because we didn’t know it was racist. But it is. It fucking obviously is.

Correct. In addition, her explanation that "Chinky spies" refers to food makes no sense in the context of TikTok - Chop Suey, Chow Mein and Sweet and Sour Pork Balls are incapable of espionage.

Youngian wrote: ↑Wed Nov 12, 2025 5:55 pm

the Rise of Reform and would have been presented by Laura Kuenssberg

So we're now going to deprived of this probing piece of investigative journalism.

I'll take that as a double win.

Now folks, how to we continue this trend of "less Farage at the Beeb"

Reform prefer the Ivan’s.

Youngian wrote: ↑Wed Nov 12, 2025 5:55 pm

the Rise of Reform and would have been presented by Laura Kuenssberg

So we're now going to deprived of this probing piece of investigative journalism.

I wonder whether the time has been fortuitous for Farrage and co., or so they think. He could easily have got wind that the spotlight would have been shone on things he and his backers would rather remain quiet about. He might believe that withdrawal will spike the whole programme / investigation.

That's unlikely, especially if Gibb is needing to keep a low profile.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c3dn239dxmvo

Reform UK's suspension or expulsion of multiple Kent councillors has left a fire service unable to make major spending decisions, a union has said.

Brian Black and Isabella Kemp were chair and vice chair of the Kent and Medway Fire and Rescue Authority before being removed in the wake of leaks from a heated Kent County Council (KCC) meeting.

The Fire Brigades Union (FBU) said the authority, which governs Kent Fire & Rescue Service, was "in disarray" and unable to carry out its full functions as a result.

Reform UK and KCC have been contacted for comment.

The fire service no longer lists Black and Kemp as part of the authority, and does not have another member listed as chair or vice chair.

Reform has also removed Robert Ford, Paul Thomas and Oliver Bradshaw, who are no longer listed as members of the fire authority, from the party in recent weeks.

The FBU claims this has left fire service bosses with "tight limits on expenditure without a body to sign off bigger spends".

The authority should comprise 21 county councillors, four Medway councillors, the police and crime commissioner and an independent member, according to its website.

No wonder they don't want to be featured in a BBC documentary.

See also https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5yl685enxko

Farage is even beginning to speak like Trump, isn't he? At least he didn't say the council was beautifully led...

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/20 ... ew-goodwin

After the attack was first reported, Goodwin posted on X that “mass uncontrolled immigration” was to blame. He was subsequently challenged by a poster who pointed out that Williams and another black man also arrested – the latter was later released – were born in the UK. Goodwin responded: “So were all of the 7/7 bombers. It takes more than a piece of paper to make somebody ‘British’.”

I think this might be a mistake.

Shouldn't be easy to sell the message "Do you think Ian Wright is British? Reform don't"

National Treasure Trevor Mcdonald isn't British? That'll make RetardUK popular, won't it.