| Reform Policy 11:04 - May 6 with 10032 views | EdwardStone |
Now that they have got their hands on the levers of power, Farage has passed an edict...
Council workers must be present in the office, no more working from Dubai
Oops.....no more working from Mar a Lago
Oops.... no more working from home
In other news..... Reform are seeking some new admin staff, hours split between office and wfh
" Do as I say, not as I do "
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| Reform Policy on 14:19 - May 9 with 733 views | lowhouseblue |
| Reform Policy on 14:08 - May 9 by Whos_blue |
I know your response wasn't to me but I thought I'd nip in.
I generally like Newsnight but do find it loses it's teeth a little when Victoria isn't presenting.
I agree with your points about the interview being pulled apart but I would have liked to have seen that happen during the interview rather than after when Murray wasn't even in the studio to be challenged. |
i actually thought it worked well. the interview gave him the time to make it abundantly clear that his whole approach was to refuse to separate islam from islamicist extremism, and that he was unable to rationally justify that, and then the 3 commentators ripped him apart. i think if it has been a more aggressive interview and he had been pushed harder, or he had been present with the others, then the fundamental incoherence of his position would have been less clear. having a shouting match, or people heading of down tangents, in a live discussion might have diluted the clarity of why he was wrong. |  |
| And so as the loose-bowelled pigeon of time swoops low over the unsuspecting tourist of destiny, and the flatulent skunk of fate wanders into the air-conditioning system of eternity, I notice it's the end of the show |
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| Reform Policy on 14:24 - May 9 with 734 views | DJR |
| Reform Policy on 13:26 - May 9 by Plums |
As has been said several times, they're a bunch of time and money wasting hypocrites. This little escapade is expected to cost the public purse £25k and will be far from the last
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4g2qxr79gdo |
I suppose it is just possible that he was what is known as a paper candidate in a seat which the party didn't expect to win.
As someone who has been an election agent in local elections, we often put forward such people (because of a lack of other candidates), and they would often say "I hope I don't win."
As an aside, I read that only seven of the 56 Reform councillors in Kent have ever been a councillor before. And for some it may be a daunting task. [Post edited 9 May 14:27]
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| Reform Policy on 18:06 - May 9 with 626 views | Plums |
| Reform Policy on 14:24 - May 9 by DJR |
I suppose it is just possible that he was what is known as a paper candidate in a seat which the party didn't expect to win.
As someone who has been an election agent in local elections, we often put forward such people (because of a lack of other candidates), and they would often say "I hope I don't win."
As an aside, I read that only seven of the 56 Reform councillors in Kent have ever been a councillor before. And for some it may be a daunting task. [Post edited 9 May 14:27]
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I imagine that's exactly what's happened. In these cases, the party should be liable for the cost of the ensuing by-election. As you'll know as an agent (I have been a candidate), electoral law is serious stuff and the tax payer shouldn't have to pay for these flights of fancy. |  |
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| Reform Policy on 18:55 - May 9 with 596 views | eireblue |
| Reform Policy on 09:28 - May 8 by Benters |
I am angry at both buh. |
And farmers, surely you are angry at Farmers that sell farm land to developers. |  | | |
| Reform Policy on 19:14 - May 9 with 573 views | DJR |
| Reform Policy on 18:06 - May 9 by Plums |
I imagine that's exactly what's happened. In these cases, the party should be liable for the cost of the ensuing by-election. As you'll know as an agent (I have been a candidate), electoral law is serious stuff and the tax payer shouldn't have to pay for these flights of fancy. |
I think that would be terribly unfair and impractical.
As an election agent, you try to get someone standing in every seat in order to give people the opportunity to vote for your party. And you try to judge those wards where your party has no chance, which was not difficult where I lived because the Tories were so dominant.
Had there been such a law, and had a paper candidate won and decided to stand down, our local party would have not have the funds to pay for the cost of the by-election..
The fact is that Labour local parties are independent financially from the Labour Party centrally, and the Labour Party would not step in to help pay the costs. I know, for example, of two local Labour officers who ended up having to pay personally thousands of pounds on a lease for their local party in their names when things went wrong, and the Labour Party centrally weren't interested about their plight. [Post edited 9 May 21:26]
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| Reform Policy on 20:25 - May 9 with 530 views | Swansea_Blue |
| Reform Policy on 11:12 - May 8 by m14_blue |
It's so bizarre. Farage's entire raison d'etre for his whole career was Brexit. It was literally the only thing he was known for and his sole interest (The Brexit Party FFS). He has gladly accepted the accolades as the person who made it happen.
Now that's been proven beyond any doubt to be a total disaster for the country, and for everyone who lives here, and is a hugely unpopular project with most of the population.
Yet he just carries on regardless, more influential than ever and avoiding any accountability for literally anything and everything that he's ever said or done. Fishermen have been screwed, farmers have been screwed, the working classes have been screwed, and yet he still prances around with them playing his 'man of the people' act.
I know we live in a country where the media is dominated by right wing billionaires but it still blows my mind how many people are taken in by him. |
Farage’s motivation comes from being ridiculed by his peers. He only cares about getting one over on them, which is why he’s like a kid in a sweet shop however small his victory. He’ll keep going regardless as I think the neurosis is deep. I suspect he wasn’t at all popular growing up and through boarding school - a psychologist would probably have a field day with him. |  |
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| Reform Policy on 10:35 - May 10 with 292 views | EdwardStone |
Clearly proves that there are some horrendous turds floating in the cess pit of extreme right wing politics
Farage's cheap 'n' cheerful candidate vetting system is clearly not up to the task of seiving them out
I am so looking forward to hearing many many more of these kind of stories as Reform's finest are exposed to the disinfectant of sunlight [Post edited 10 May 10:41]
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| Reform Policy on 11:42 - May 10 with 240 views | Swansea_Blue |
The Economist has an analysis of their fiscal policies. It’s paywalled unfortunately, but as you’d expect is a complete car crash that would make Liz Truss look competent. | |
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| Reform Policy on 11:48 - May 10 with 232 views | vapour_trail |
| Reform Policy on 10:35 - May 10 by EdwardStone |
Clearly proves that there are some horrendous turds floating in the cess pit of extreme right wing politics
Farage's cheap 'n' cheerful candidate vetting system is clearly not up to the task of seiving them out
I am so looking forward to hearing many many more of these kind of stories as Reform's finest are exposed to the disinfectant of sunlight [Post edited 10 May 10:41]
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It’s irrelevant.
Farage has to say they’re vetting them to look competent.
In truth, he and the people voting for them, couldn’t give a sh1t. Just look at the States.
You can look forward to hearing more of this because more and more of them will get elected until ultimately, they’re in charge. |  |
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| Reform Policy on 12:27 - May 10 with 210 views | StokieBlue |
| Reform Policy on 11:42 - May 10 by Swansea_Blue |
The Economist has an analysis of their fiscal policies. It’s paywalled unfortunately, but as you’d expect is a complete car crash that would make Liz Truss look competent. |
I simply don't believe it.
I repeatedly asked for evidence around their policies and how they would help and was ignored so I assumed they must be appropriate and fully workable and that is why nobody had replied with evidence because it was so obvious.
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| Reform Policy on 14:09 - May 10 with 139 views | Radlett_blue |
| Reform Policy on 11:42 - May 10 by Swansea_Blue |
The Economist has an analysis of their fiscal policies. It’s paywalled unfortunately, but as you’d expect is a complete car crash that would make Liz Truss look competent. |
Yes, personal tax cuts of around £90bn, leading to an unfunded cost of over £30bn - about double the cost of Truss's kamikaze "mini budget". There will inevitable be more scrutiny if Reform are still doing well in the polls at General Election time. |  |
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| Reform Policy on 14:19 - May 10 with 128 views | eireblue |
| Reform Policy on 14:09 - May 10 by Radlett_blue |
Yes, personal tax cuts of around £90bn, leading to an unfunded cost of over £30bn - about double the cost of Truss's kamikaze "mini budget". There will inevitable be more scrutiny if Reform are still doing well in the polls at General Election time. |
Hmmm, I still think Benters, will vote for them, based on the economists don’t like it up ‘em them principle. | | | |
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