Politics

[Winchester White]

2 hours ago, bolty58 said:

They are really shitting themselves aren't they? 

It's the same rules for everyone and it's the Tories who have referred him to Parliamentary standards.

Farage and Tice are dodgy as fuck, up there with Mandelson.

[mickbrown]

Fagash being a spiv. Fuck me I'm shocked. 

[BobyBrno]

11 hours ago, BobyBrno said:

 

Number of voters per group.

 

18–24: ~4 million

25–49: ~15–16 million

50–64: ~9–10 million

65+: ~8.5–9 million
 

Number of Reform voters based on the statista percentages. 

18-24    0.4 million

25-49    3.04 million

49-64    3.4 million

65+         2.97 million

Most of Reforms voters are in that middle age group. 👍

Allegedly. (ChatGBT)

[Tonge moor green jacket]

1 hour ago, Bertie said:

Man of the people.

 

Desperate stuff.

Folk should look closer to home, but they don't.

Always the way in politics, especially as an election approaches. 

Same by all parties of course.

The "eat the rich" idea, old as the hills, breeds resentment, yet harms our society.

Perversely, the folk who proclaim themselves as genuinely "of the people" turn out to be as dodgy and self serving as those they pillory.

Always been the same, and maybe now voters have had enough.

A change to the orthodoxy as a result of repeatedly ignoring the concerns of voters. 

Sir Winston Churchill wasn't brought up in a poor environment, but was magnificent for the country in his time.

It shouldn't matter one iota what the background of a person is-just do the fucking job.

If Farage is to be the next leader- or anyone else- so long as they do what's needed then it doesn't matter.

[Bertie]

24 minutes ago, Tonge moor green jacket said:

Desperate stuff.

Folk should look closer to home, but they don't.

Always the way in politics, especially as an election approaches. 

Same by all parties of course.

The "eat the rich" idea, old as the hills, breeds resentment, yet harms our society.

Perversely, the folk who proclaim themselves as genuinely "of the people" turn out to be as dodgy and self serving as those they pillory.

Always been the same, and maybe now voters have had enough.

A change to the orthodoxy as a result of repeatedly ignoring the concerns of voters. 

Sir Winston Churchill wasn't brought up in a poor environment, but was magnificent for the country in his time.

It shouldn't matter one iota what the background of a person is-just do the fucking job.

If Farage is to be the next leader- or anyone else- so long as they do what's needed then it doesn't matter.

Honesty. That’s all I’d like in a political leader.

I agree - I also don’t give two hoots what someone’s background is. Rich/privileged no problem. Working class/self-made no problem. And so on. I crave for someone to stand up for what they believe and say what they do and do what they say. Honesty and transparency. I could then vote with confidence for whichever party.

I know it’s politics and hence this is wishful thinking to some extent, but of the current crop I don’t think anyone would disagree with putting Farage at the very back for his hypocrisy and lies. Folks can still choose to vote for him, but at least do so with open eyes.