Politics

[mickbrown]

7 minutes ago, gonzo said:

They've just won round here. Far from a shit hole and has been dyed in the wool tory land for decades.

Seems they've covered all bases.

It's what happens when the two main parties alienate their core electorate.

 

I was talking MP's but yeah. Brexit all over again.

And that went well eh? 😀

[Winchester White]

2 minutes ago, Tonge moor green jacket said:

Jesus fucking Christ have far can folk be from reality.

Look at the maps.

Red wall areas, staunch labour voters, punting for Reform.

Some agricultural/rur areas, formerly Conservative voters, have voted for Reform, some for Lib Dems.

Conservatives have lost a huge number of councillors, but from a high base.

Labour have lost significant numbers from a low base.

Lib dems gained a lot, which often happens at local elections.

Labour barely have seat in Lancashire, which has a broad mix of wards.

Some huge rethinking required by the traditional big two. 

 

This is a small council election but you are absolutely correct. 

The question is what do the electorate want?

I can't help but feel folk are fucked off and are blaming the easiest target. 

[Dimron]

1 minute ago, mickbrown said:

I was talking MP's but yeah. Brexit all over again.

And that went well eh? 😀

Farage learned from his UKIP days in the European Parliament... disrupt from within

[mickbrown]

3 minutes ago, Dimron said:

I'm in Lincolnshire and watch the local news... so many justifying their reform vote by saying they need a change... so they vote an ex-Tory Whip as their Mayor... the mind boggles

Who has never even lived in the county

[mickbrown]

1 minute ago, Winchester White said:

This is a small council election but you are absolutely correct. 

The question is what do the electorate want?

I can't help but feel folk are fucked off and are blaming the easiest target. 

They certainly aren't voting for solutions.

[Tonge moor green jacket]

1 minute ago, gonzo said:

Nah its just old people and thicko racists.

It must stink of piss throughout Lancashire!

Heard recently that the northwest is one of, if not the area which has had the most migrants (proportionally) thrust into its towns.

A correlation that illustrates the resentment, that has been building and still is.

These towns' social issues exacerbated by the situation.

It isn't relevant though, as all the people are closet racists, and aren't really concerned about their society!

[Tonge moor green jacket]

5 minutes ago, Winchester White said:

This is a small council election but you are absolutely correct. 

The question is what do the electorate want?

I can't help but feel folk are fucked off and are blaming the easiest target. 

Easiest target?

Dear me, it's blatantly the biggest issue of the day. 

Again, you're inferring racism above all other concerns.

Like watching the titanic listing whilst Starmer and Badenoch (Rishi probably more appropriate) stand there shouting at passengers "don't worry, it won't sink".

[mickbrown]

3 minutes ago, Tonge moor green jacket said:

It must stink of piss throughout Lancashire!

Heard recently that the northwest is one of, if not the area which has had the most migrants (proportionally) thrust into its towns.

A correlation that illustrates the resentment, that has been building and still is.

These towns' social issues exacerbated by the situation.

It isn't relevant though, as all the people are closet racists, and aren't really concerned about their society!

So what solution are they voting for then?

What practical measures have Reform put forward to deal with situation?

'Cos as far as I can tell, it adds up to the square root of fuck all at the moment

[Cheese]

2 minutes ago, Tonge moor green jacket said:

It must stink of piss throughout Lancashire!

Heard recently that the northwest is one of, if not the area which has had the most migrants (proportionally) thrust into its towns.

A correlation that illustrates the resentment, that has been building and still is.

These towns' social issues exacerbated by the situation.

It isn't relevant though, as all the people are closet racists, and aren't really concerned about their society!

Which party do you think most racists voted for yesterday?

[Cheese]

Just now, Tonge moor green jacket said:

Easiest target?

Dear me, it's blatantly the biggest issue of the day. 

Again, you're inferring racism above all other concerns.

Like watching the titanic listing whilst Starmer and Badenoch (Rishi probably more appropriate) stand there shouting at passengers "don't worry, it won't sink".

It's the "biggest issue of the day" because you've been told it's the "biggest issue of the day". When was the last time an immigrant negatively affected your life?

[Spider]

59 minutes ago, BobyBrno said:

Labour exploited them for years. No one bothered then. 

How so?

[Spider]

A lot of the reform folk are big on social media. Real heavyweights posting 30/40 times a day.

I wonder how they’ll take to loads of dull meetings in dusty school halls deciding how best to spend a few thousand quid on clearing weeds and litter from local footpaths they’ve never set foot on?

Boredom will kill reform before anything else i reckon.

[royal white]

10 minutes ago, Cheese said:

Which party do you think most racists voted for yesterday?

Most or all? as you have said all thick racists vote for reform

[Duck Egg]

3 hours ago, Tonge moor green jacket said:

Are you talking about labour with their anti-semites?

Or the independents in Burnley with their sectarian beliefs?

Your post is ignorant, dismissive and precisely the reason why a new party is succeeding. 

Huge swathes of the former red wall have reacted to such accusations once and have done so again.

Well done on keeping up the blind rhetoric, and ensuring the red (and blue) groups disappear down the gurgler.

Yet it's everyone else who is thick. 🤔

No. Just thick, racist, Islamophobes. They're all over X and Facebook, celebrating the 'success' of the Frog faced c*nt and his collection of numpties, Gammons and little Englanders.  Protest votes are one thing. They'll be back to the usual laughing stock by the next general election. 

[RoadRunnerFan]

12 hours ago, Spider said:

What are reforms economic policies?

1) Tax cuts for the mega rich but pretend you are for the working man

2)Talk tough on immigration but keep letting people in as the mega rich need the workforce. 

3)Gut public services. 

4)Blame point 3 on immigrants, idlers and the genuinely ill

5) Rinse and repeat

Edited May 2, 2025 by RoadRunnerFan

[wanderer1984]

A lot of people on here have lost their heads today ... some can't comprehend whats happening.

I'm not one to gloat but it's beautiful to see

WHADDA DAY 🍻 

 

[Cheese]

1 minute ago, wanderer1984 said:

A lot of people on here have lost their heads today ... some can't comprehend whats happening.

I'm not one to gloat but it's beautiful to see

WHADDA DAY 🍻 

What change are you looking forward to the most?

[royal white]

3 minutes ago, Cheese said:

What change are you looking forward to the most?

Was it most or all racists who voted for reform? 

[little whitt]

6 minutes ago, Cheese said:

What change are you looking forward to the most?

1 EURO Pints in Benidorm 

3 Euro Full English 

[BobyBrno]

4 minutes ago, Duck Egg said:

No. Just thick, racist, Islamophobes. They're all over X and Facebook, celebrating the 'success' of the Frog faced c*nt and his collection of numpties, Gammons and little Englanders.  Protest votes are one thing. They'll be back to the usual laughing stock by the next general election. 

Wow. I’m assuming you didn’t vote reform? We live in a democracy so you are totally entitled to express your opinion. I’ll express mine. You are talking utter shite. You are the problem. The problem being that people like you talk utter shite that allows the extremes to grow. 
I have a theory. Everytime someone uses the word Gammon or similar, it creates two Gammons. 
Wake up. 

[Spider]

13 minutes ago, wanderer1984 said:

A lot of people on here have lost their heads today ... some can't comprehend whats happening.

I'm not one to gloat but it's beautiful to see

WHADDA DAY 🍻 

 

What you most excited about?

[Not in Crawley]

Just now, Spider said:

What you most excited about?

Seems it mainly the fact it's irritated people who don't hold the same views as him.

[Spider]

Just now, Not in Crawley said:

Seems it mainly the fact it's irritated people who don't hold the same views as him.

Give him chance to reply.

It won’t be that. That would be extremely numb, and he’s not numb.

[Not in Crawley]

1 minute ago, Spider said:

Give him chance to reply.

It won’t be that. That would be extremely numb, and he’s not numb.

Hmmmm....

I await his searing insight, as always 🙂

[Zico]

2 hours ago, Cheese said:

It's not that extraordinary.  It's just Tory voters switching to Reform.

 

 

Touche