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for all the people who suggest we shouldn't criticise reform or their voters 16:07 - May 2 with 3424 views

how would you deal with them?

how do you tackle someone who appeals to people’s base instincts and has no intention of keeping a single promise - just getting to power and blaming the problems on everyone else?

any ideas?

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for all the people who suggest we shouldn't criticise reform or their voters on 16:54 - May 3 with 468 views

JackNorthStand

for all the people who suggest we shouldn't criticise reform or their voters on 15:37 - May 3 by Cheltenham_Blue
What about anyone else?

Politics isn’t a one size fits all, what will suit some, won’t suit others and that’s essentially why we decide to vote whichever way we do. And in that regard, I can’t speak on behalf of others I have just answered the question honestly to give some insight as to why this policy matters to me.

for all the people who suggest we shouldn't criticise reform or their voters on 16:55 - May 3 with 470 views

Radlett_blue

for all the people who suggest we shouldn't criticise reform or their voters on 15:19 - May 3 by JackNorthStand
New exploration licenses will be issued in the North Sea. For context, I work in the oil and gas industry, so it would be a huge boost to North Sea oil and those within the industry.

Yes, we import a huge amount of gas (and some oil) from Norway, effectively from the North Sea fields that we share with them, at considerably greater expense than exploiting our own fields. This clearly makes NO contribution to the environment & is financially bad for the country.

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for all the people who suggest we shouldn't criticise reform or their voters on 16:56 - May 3 with 467 views

Nthsuffolkblue

for all the people who suggest we shouldn't criticise reform or their voters on 16:54 - May 3 by JackNorthStand
Politics isn’t a one size fits all, what will suit some, won’t suit others and that’s essentially why we decide to vote whichever way we do. And in that regard, I can’t speak on behalf of others I have just answered the question honestly to give some insight as to why this policy matters to me.

Is it possible for you to look at the bigger picture? Do you think reduces CO2 emissions is a good thing? Do you think it is possible for people in your industry to put your transferable skills to good use elsewhere?

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for all the people who suggest we shouldn't criticise reform or their voters on 17:08 - May 3 with 452 views

JackNorthStand

for all the people who suggest we shouldn't criticise reform or their voters on 15:33 - May 3 by Nthsuffolkblue
So you think there are sufficient reserves of gas waiting to be found that we could reduce our debt by extracting it? You don't think there is any future in biogas and other alternative fuels instead? You don't think it much more likely that the middle east, US, Russia and even Greenland will plug the gap instead?

I’m speaking from someone who works in an industry that will benefit from drilling and exploration licenses being issued once again, in the UK. I’m interested to know your thoughts, feel free to share would be great to hear.

for all the people who suggest we shouldn't criticise reform or their voters on 17:32 - May 3 with 421 views

Libero

for all the people who suggest we shouldn't criticise reform or their voters on 15:19 - May 3 by JackNorthStand
New exploration licenses will be issued in the North Sea. For context, I work in the oil and gas industry, so it would be a huge boost to North Sea oil and those within the industry.

I'll think of you and your booming industry while my son and others I love are subject to Reform's archaic takes on disability. Enjoy the blood money.

[Post edited 3 May 17:32]

for all the people who suggest we shouldn't criticise reform or their voters on 17:55 - May 3 with 384 views

Nthsuffolkblue

for all the people who suggest we shouldn't criticise reform or their voters on 17:08 - May 3 by JackNorthStand
I’m speaking from someone who works in an industry that will benefit from drilling and exploration licenses being issued once again, in the UK. I’m interested to know your thoughts, feel free to share would be great to hear.

I think it is important that we reduce CO2 emissions to protect the environment. I think you and your colleagues will have many transferable skills that should be very important in the renewables sectors. I think there is mileage in harnessing biogas from livestock that will have the double bonus of both reducing CO2 and methane emissions.

Would you like to answer the question of whether you can see the bigger picture and whether you agree with the above paragraph?

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for all the people who suggest we shouldn't criticise reform or their voters on 19:27 - May 3 with 347 views

Cheltenham_Blue

for all the people who suggest we shouldn't criticise reform or their voters on 16:54 - May 3 by JackNorthStand
Politics isn’t a one size fits all, what will suit some, won’t suit others and that’s essentially why we decide to vote whichever way we do. And in that regard, I can’t speak on behalf of others I have just answered the question honestly to give some insight as to why this policy matters to me.

"Politics isn’t a one size fits all", just North Sea oil and gas workers then.
What other policy gems do you have?

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for all the people who suggest we shouldn't criticise reform or their voters on 20:03 - May 3 with 310 views

tractordownsouth

for all the people who suggest we shouldn't criticise reform or their voters on 15:14 - May 3 by JackNorthStand
Scrap net zero and related subsidies

This is the policy area where the Reform stance is massively out of step with their voter base.

Look at this from Richard Tice. Among their target seats in 2029 will be the de-industrialised areas of the North and Midlands that backed Brexit. If they go into that election actively opposing investment in constituencies that are badly in need of secure, well-paid jobs, that will be music to the Labour Party's ears.

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for all the people who suggest we shouldn't criticise reform or their voters on 20:44 - May 3 with 283 views

Coastalblue

for all the people who suggest we shouldn't criticise reform or their voters on 20:03 - May 3 by tractordownsouth

Can somebody explain to somebody who's as thick as two short planks the logic behind that statement or why it was made?
I'm not understanding.

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for all the people who suggest we shouldn't criticise reform or their voters on 04:14 - May 4 with 211 views

JackNorthStand

for all the people who suggest we shouldn't criticise reform or their voters on 17:55 - May 3 by Nthsuffolkblue

That’s a good point you’ve raised regarding transferable skills to the renewable sector. And actually I agree with you, I believe this is something that should be considered by the government, essentially some sort of scheme for skilled workers who wish to transition or who have been laid off due to the above issues you and I discussed.

Transition can happen, but the transition period required is long term and believe suspending the issuing of new drilling licenses is shooting from the hip.

You seem like you have a lot of knowledge on renewables . Any thoughts on GeoThermal energy?

for all the people who suggest we shouldn't criticise reform or their voters on 04:19 - May 4 with 209 views

JackNorthStand

for all the people who suggest we shouldn't criticise reform or their voters on 19:27 - May 3 by Cheltenham_Blue
"Politics isn’t a one size fits all", just North Sea oil and gas workers then. What other policy gems do you have?

A policy that would appeal to me may not necessarily appeal to you and that’s essentially why there are different parties in an election. It’s ok to disagree. If there was a general election held tomorrow, I would be voting for reform.

for all the people who suggest we shouldn't criticise reform or their voters on 04:55 - May 4 with 198 views

Benters

for all the people who suggest we shouldn't criticise reform or their voters on 08:11 - May 3 by BanksterDebtSlave
You put your full stop in the wrong place Benters.

Did I? I do apologise.

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for all the people who suggest we shouldn't criticise reform or their voters on 10:57 - May 4 with 102 views

StokieBlue

for all the people who suggest we shouldn't criticise reform or their voters on 20:03 - May 3 by tractordownsouth

What a moronic stance.

SB

for all the people who suggest we shouldn't criticise reform or their voters on 11:11 - May 4 with 76 views

chicoazul

Reform are winning because both Labour and the Tories have lost the ability to understand or communicate with the working class in Britain.
I find Opies OP flawed because you can criticise who you want.

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for all the people who suggest we shouldn't criticise reform or their voters on 11:14 - May 4 with 63 views

redrickstuhaart

for all the people who suggest we shouldn't criticise reform or their voters on 11:11 - May 4 by chicoazul
Reform are winning because both Labour and the Tories have lost the ability to understand or communicate with the working class in Britain. I find Opies OP flawed because you can criticise who you want.

I think its more because social media echo chambers and divisive culture wars (encouraged by the last government) have created an environment where easy answers are offered which appeal to base instincts, and are not easily debunked because of those echo chambers and warped media.

How you break through that is very hard to say. I fear that we just have to hope that enough of us are sane, care about truth and evidence, and keep pointing out the misinformation sufficiently to keep the numbers below a mandate.

for all the people who suggest we shouldn't criticise reform or their voters on 11:35 - May 4 with 37 views

Radlett_blue

for all the people who suggest we shouldn't criticise reform or their voters on 11:11 - May 4 by chicoazul
Reform are winning because both Labour and the Tories have lost the ability to understand or communicate with the working class in Britain. I find Opies OP flawed because you can criticise who you want.

I think the same thing is happening across the developed West - bad demographics making entitlements near unaffordable plus globalisation & technology destroying the traditional working class jobs. Hence the lives of many people have become worse, with little prospect of major improvement. The mainstream politicians bleat, but aren't willing to take unpopular decisions & hence the siren calls from the likes of Trump, Farage & a host of European right wing parties sound very appealing, although they don't really have any better solutions, but strike a chord by (wrongly) blaming immigrants & immigration. A bit like the 1930s.

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for all the people who suggest we shouldn't criticise reform or their voters on 11:37 - May 4 with 32 views

Cheltenham_Blue

for all the people who suggest we shouldn't criticise reform or their voters on 10:57 - May 4 by StokieBlue
What a moronic stance. SB

He doesn't seem to understand how the Parliamentary process, majority government or how his own role in it actually works.

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