Highlandmagar Posted March 11 Share Posted March 11 9 hours ago, BFTD said: Finally, confirmation that Reform aren't a right wing party after all! Of course not. Steely says so. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarrbridgeSaintee Posted March 12 Share Posted March 12 20 hours ago, GHF-23 said: @CarrbridgeSaintee thoughts on this development? Also in trying to tag him here have noticed that Steelly has been bounced 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. -1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alert Mongoose Posted March 12 Share Posted March 12 If Lee Anderson is a sign of 'going from strength to strength' they might need to reassess their expectations 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Girth Posted March 12 Share Posted March 12 Reform UK seem like a right bunch of minges. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottsdad Posted March 12 Share Posted March 12 23 hours ago, GHF-23 said: Steelly has been bounced 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lurkst Posted March 12 Share Posted March 12 3 hours ago, CarrbridgeSaintee said: A successful Reform UK is required to keep up the pressure and steer them in the right direction. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highlandmagar Posted March 12 Share Posted March 12 4 hours ago, CarrbridgeSaintee said: 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. The racists are fairly coming out of the woods! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarrbridgeSaintee Posted March 12 Share Posted March 12 Nice to see this place hasn’t changed 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PossilYM Posted March 12 Share Posted March 12 So Reform are right wing Tories that don't think the Tories are right wing enough. That it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Diamond For Me Posted March 12 Share Posted March 12 I remember centrist melts getting very excited about ChangeUK/The Independent Group/The Independent Group for Change, and nat melts getting very excited about Alba. Defections are one thing, but those who defect to a minor party that only exists on the internet and/or in opinion columns almost never hold their seats at an election. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted March 12 Share Posted March 12 46 minutes ago, CarrbridgeSaintee said: Nice to see this place hasn’t changed It does seem odd that a self professed Christian could support a party that hates refugees, wants to tear apart the welfare state and stop measures attempting to protect the planet. 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fullerene Posted March 12 Share Posted March 12 5 hours ago, CarrbridgeSaintee said: 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. If by this, you mean the Tories jettison their worst elements and become a less toxic and more mainstream party then maybe so. However I suspect that is not what you mean. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordonS Posted March 12 Share Posted March 12 5 hours ago, CarrbridgeSaintee said: A successful Reform UK is required to keep up the pressure and steer them in the far right direction. Fixed that for you. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
O'Kelly Isley III Posted March 12 Share Posted March 12 6 hours ago, CarrbridgeSaintee said: A successful Reform UK is required to keep up the pressure and steer them in the right direction. And that would be what direction ? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacksgranda Posted March 12 Share Posted March 12 (edited) On 23/02/2024 at 07:19, Leith Green said: Good one that - I come out as a Social Democrat, no great surprise Here's mine, not sure what to make of it, a bit left leaning I suppose, some of the questions were absolutely ridiculous. (Or maybe I just didn't understand them.) Edited March 12 by Jacksgranda 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFTD Posted March 12 Share Posted March 12 3 hours ago, welshbairn said: It does seem odd that a self professed Christian could support a party that hates refugees, wants to tear apart the welfare state and stop measures attempting to protect the planet. Religious folk believe whatever suits; there are millions of Christians who now find Jesus to be a massively inconvenient sandal-wearing leftie. They've all adjusted their doctrine over centuries without even a hint of reproach or approval from the High Heid Yin, so there's clearly not a lot of genuine belief or respect going on there. Anyway, it's Oaksoft, so pinch of salt and all that. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Blades Posted March 12 Share Posted March 12 (edited) 6 hours ago, Fullerene said: If by this, you mean the Tories jettison their worst elements and those remaining steer further right and become a more toxic and more fascist party then maybe so. However I suspect that is exactly what you mean. FTFY Edited March 12 by Brother Blades 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fullerene Posted March 12 Share Posted March 12 2 hours ago, Brother Blades said: FTFY Yes I would like to think so. Although I never vote Tory, I accept that some people like small government, low taxes and other right wing ideas. If the Tories were a typical mainstream right wing party, that would be one thing. Unfortunately they have morphed into a populist hate filled isolationist anti-woke, culture wars dominated collection of charlatans that should never be in charge of anything. Even so, I actually think CS approves of that and would like to see more of it. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sherrif John Bunnell Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 The only thing going from strength to strength are his mesaures in the Commons bar. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarrbridgeSaintee Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 17 hours ago, Fullerene said: If by this, you mean the Tories jettison their worst elements and become a less toxic and more mainstream party then maybe so. However I suspect that is not what you mean. 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. -4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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