The Reform UK Party (latest nigel farage vehicle) is it to be laughed at or not
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GarveyLives
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Reform UK Party Limited are now threatening to intervene in the operation of the criminal justice system, by writing to the Home Secretary to give advance notice of their intention to bring a private prosecution in relation to an incident at Manchester Airport on 23 July 2024 if two men arrested during the incident are not charged with criminal offences:
All of Reform UK Party Limited's members of parliament have signed, including James McMurdock MP
All of Reform UK Party Limited's members of parliament have signed, including James McMurdock MP
Boo Radley75
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We have a local election for a seat on the council on Thursday. Not sure about Reform's campaigning technique. This morning they were hanging around outside the local primary school (which will be the polling station) with banners, during the school run. Not sure of the legalities of that but I'd say ethically, it's very dodgy!
BusLanes
Pedestrian
I've seen parties campaign by school gates in morning/afternoon but I don't think it's particularly common, if just because it feels very awkward
Boo Radley75
Well-Known Member
Well hopefully my missus has got them in the shit for that stunt. She emailed the school, innocently asking why Reform were there and are they something to do with the school now. The school quickly replied back to emphatically make clear that they were nothing to do with Reform. Didn't seem too pleased to have their name dragged through the muck. 
brogdale
Coming to terms with late onset Anarchism
I was in a CLP that leafletted outside primaries. It was all pretty gender stereotyped IIRC, with mainly women activists involved hoping to engage "Mums" at pick-up time.
BusLanes
Pedestrian
Interesting, can't imagine Reform were trying to be so measured
Boo Radley75
Well-Known Member
Result! We had a council by election today to replace our Labour councillor in my ward of the town, who became our new MP. Reform were hoping to take this with a guy who got kicked out of the Tory Party because he was even too Islamaphobic for them. Instead they got spanked and even if he had teamed up with the Conservatives, would have still lost.
The results are in for the Little Parndon and Town Centre by-election:
Linda Clark, Lab - 511 ELECTED
Mark Gough, UKIP - 23
Ernesto Johnson, Green - 56
Peter Lamb, Reform - 201
Colleen Morrison, Con - 227
The results are in for the Little Parndon and Town Centre by-election:
Linda Clark, Lab - 511 ELECTED
Mark Gough, UKIP - 23
Ernesto Johnson, Green - 56
Peter Lamb, Reform - 201
Colleen Morrison, Con - 227
Boo Radley75
Well-Known Member
For a bit more info on Peter Lamb, read this. I challenged him online about this but he didn't want to respond, just seemed more interested in dissociating himself for the UKIP guy.
Conservatives let man suspended for Islamophobia stand for party at election
Peter Lamb was suspended in 2015 after making several comments on social media about Muslims
www.independent.co.uk
cupid_stunt
Chief seagull hater & farmerbarleymow's nemesis.
Yaxley-Lennon was always going to be problematic for Reform, because although his beliefs and views are shared with many in Reform, Farage doesn't want anything to do with him, after all it was when Farage stepped down as UKIP leader, and the new UKIP leadership started to embrace Yaxley-Lennon, that Farage left UKIP and set-up the Brexit/Reform party.
So, this headline should come as no surprise -
www.theguardian.com
Let's hope this schism grows, and we see yet another far-right party implode.
So, this headline should come as no surprise -
Splits in Reform UK as senior figures defend Tommy Robinson supporters
Howard Cox and Ben Habib take issue with chair saying party wants nothing to do with Robinson and ‘all of that lot’
Let's hope this schism grows, and we see yet another far-right party implode.
brogdale
Coming to terms with late onset Anarchism
They're all waiting to see if they get a job yet.
Might it be better to have more far right parties, at least whilst we still have FPTP?Let's hope this schism grows, and we see yet another far-right party implode.
Boo Radley75
Well-Known Member
From what I've been seeing of the Tommy Robinson lot, online and from the Tommyless protest, the other week, most of his supporters seemed to have rejected Reform and are going for dead duck party, UKIP, instead.Yaxley-Lennon was always going to be problematic for Reform, because although his beliefs and views are shared with many in Reform, Farage doesn't want anything to do with him, after all it was when Farage stepped down as UKIP leader, and the new UKIP leadership started to embrace Yaxley-Lennon, that Farage left UKIP and set-up the Brexit/Reform party.
So, this headline should come as no surprise -
Splits in Reform UK as senior figures defend Tommy Robinson supporters
Howard Cox and Ben Habib take issue with chair saying party wants nothing to do with Robinson and ‘all of that lot’
Let's hope this schism grows, and we see yet another far-right party implode.
PTK
Paul Kegan
I would say that that was a good result for Reform.
PTK
Paul Kegan
How we would we know?
The39thStep
Urban critical thinker
cupid_stunt
Chief seagull hater & farmerbarleymow's nemesis.
There was plenty standing in the GE (in order of number of candidates standing)- Reform*, Social Democratic Party*, Heritage Party, UKIP, English Democrats, Freedom Alliance, British Democrats, English Constitution Party.
* Some stood on a joint Reform/SDP ticket.
** These are just eight that stood out on the list to me, I may have missed some tiny ones, and there are others that don't seem to have stood this year. like Britain First and Reclaim.
cupid_stunt
Chief seagull hater & farmerbarleymow's nemesis.
I am not surprised that the real hardcore TR supporters, the more vocal online, have turned their backs on Reform, because Farage doesn't want anything to do with TR, and TR has been vocal with his attacks on Farage, whereas UKIP embraces TR and his supporters.
That will be part of the reason why some in Reform want to get closer to TR, in order to bring these voters over, but also to avoid losing the Reform voters that have attended or supported the marches from switching to UKIP.
Rompipalle
“Mad as hell & I’m not going to take this anymore”
Serge Forward
Just enjoyin' my coffee.
I hope the timber used for this wasn't imported from Scandinavia
stdP
One Swiss dinosaur in Polly Gosling's anorak hood
Should still have the sheep and an ass or two.
cupid_stunt
Chief seagull hater & farmerbarleymow's nemesis.
bluescreen
tofu eating wokerati
Above average CV inflation going on here.
bylinetimes.com
Reform MP James McMurdock 'Lied' to Voters, Former Colleague Alleges
James McMurdock's LinkedIn profile and Reform Party UK bio details "roles at prestigious institutions" - a former colleague tells a very different story
bylinetimes.com
Boo Radley75
Well-Known Member
He had to pad his CV out with something to cover that gap when he was in prison for beating up a woman.Above average CV inflation going on here.
Reform MP James McMurdock 'Lied' to Voters, Former Colleague Alleges
James McMurdock's LinkedIn profile and Reform Party UK bio details "roles at prestigious institutions" - a former colleague tells a very different story
bluescreen
tofu eating wokerati
It was ten days in a YOI.
'The biggest regret of my life' – South Basildon MP's statement on assault conviction
James McMurdock, who won the seat for Reform UK by just 98 votes last Friday, admitted one charge of common assault when he was 19
two sheds
Least noticed poster 2007
I thought I'd check - he was as well, his ex-girlfriend no less
eta
New Reform MP was once JAILED for 'assaulting' his ex-girlfriend
It's alleged that the woman in question was left with marks on her body, following the assault by the Reform representative.
www.thelondoneconomic.com
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