CarrbridgeSaintee

Thanks for the detailed info AH. I probably couldn't commit to the weekly games, but appreciate the reply. Cheers

Is there anywhere that explains how this league works?

I suggest you re-read my last few posts

If this is directed to me Kirkie, then I’m not sure who to vote for yet. If I vote Reform, then it will be safe in the knowledge that they won’t be running the country though. They’d be acting as a pressure group to make the Tories conservative again. Until we get rid of FPTP (good chance that’ll never happen) then I’m afraid that Labour/Tories/SNP will be the only shows in town, and all three are corrupt as hell.

I love your avatar.

How’s the head this morning pal?

I see them as right wing, which is what I am. In the interests of not being dragged down, I’ll refrain from commenting on the rest of your post.

As I said, I wasn't sure. I'll make my decision nearer the time. One thing's for sure - they're climbing in the polls.

Looks like an admin error at Reform HQ after the gentleman passed away. Not really a gotcha. Not sure I ever said I was voting for them anyway. I’ll make my decision nearer the time.

Sorry, what? Is this some sort of riddle?

You pedantic? Never Just a wee bit of fun mate.

https://countingdownto.com/?c=5481369

No.

Post of the year so far

It's a poor analogy given that one can be Jewish in terms of both religion and ethnicity. The same cannot be said for Islam, or more specifically Islamism. These are not ethnicities.

I wouldn’t change my opinion based on the group. I’ve not mentioned any phobias.

Sorry, you’ve lost me. All I referred to was the Islamic extremism thing.

Toxicity is in the eye of the beholder. In politics I don’t find much toxic other than the acts of demonising and/or denying free speech to others. I found the BNP to be toxic in their day and would certainly apply the term to today’s Scottish Greens. As for ‘mainstream’, I see it as meaning in line with public opinion. I don’t see ‘populism’ as a dirty word, and It’s undeniable that Reform espouse populist policies. I’m not upset at Reform being called racists though. Where did you get that from? I don’t think Anderson’s comments about Khan and Islamic extremists were racist at all. I don’t agree with them, as I think they were factually untrue, but they weren’t racist. To answer your question, the remarks were neither toxic nor mainstream.

Rather amusing to see that particular poster still desperate for attention. Every so often, when quoted (as you’ve done) I unwittingly stumble across one of his posts. Keeping the exact same shtick for such a long time must take effort, so in a weird way he actually deserves a wee bit of respect.

I suspect, given the nature of this board, that both ‘toxic’ and ‘mainstream’ mean different things to us. Not everyone sees the world through Patrick Harvie tinted specs. I do indeed want the Tories to become less toxic and more mainstream, and support Reform’s policies in general. If anyone has issues with the policies of Reform then I’d be interested to hear them, but I’m afraid screaming ‘RACISTS!’ just harms your cause.

Nice to see this place hasn’t changed

The more high profile defections, the better. This election is a write off for the Tories, who are also in a period of transition. A successful Reform UK is required to keep up the pressure and steer them in the right direction.