Yes, and this is the crux of my FPTP argument. Nowhere, with the possible exception of Clacton, has enough racists to deserve being represented by a racist.
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[News] Nigel Farage and Reform
- Thread starter TomandJerry
- Start date
I don't know what to feel about Lee Anderson this morning given that he's expected to lose his seat to Labour.
All he ever seems to do is tweet about wanting his country back, but like most xenophobic simpletons, he can't or won't tell anyone who currently actually has it. He's been a useful idiot for the Conservatives, who portrayed him as a man of the people and thus pushed him into a role that sounded important but wasn't. Maybe they somehow weren't c*nty enough because he then got fed up and defected to the even bigger twats in Reform.
Had Anderson bothered to check, he'd have found their entire proposed cabinet are private/public school educated millionaires almost without exception. And when he was invited onto QuestionTime, Reform told the BBC he wasn't available and that it was obviously about time Nigel Farage made an appearance (as obviously he has been grossly under-represented down the years). Anderson is too stupid to realise he's been hoodwinked into the useful idiot role AGAIN - he is clearly only tolerated for his "man of the peepel, we want are cuntry back" acceptable-because-he's-working-class whining.
He'll disappear without trace after this election. Clearly a moron, but somehow I feel sorry for him because he has been played by two parties because of who he is.
All he ever seems to do is tweet about wanting his country back, but like most xenophobic simpletons, he can't or won't tell anyone who currently actually has it. He's been a useful idiot for the Conservatives, who portrayed him as a man of the people and thus pushed him into a role that sounded important but wasn't. Maybe they somehow weren't c*nty enough because he then got fed up and defected to the even bigger twats in Reform.
Had Anderson bothered to check, he'd have found their entire proposed cabinet are private/public school educated millionaires almost without exception. And when he was invited onto QuestionTime, Reform told the BBC he wasn't available and that it was obviously about time Nigel Farage made an appearance (as obviously he has been grossly under-represented down the years). Anderson is too stupid to realise he's been hoodwinked into the useful idiot role AGAIN - he is clearly only tolerated for his "man of the peepel, we want are cuntry back" acceptable-because-he's-working-class whining.
He'll disappear without trace after this election. Clearly a moron, but somehow I feel sorry for him because he has been played by two parties because of who he is.
- Jul 10, 2003
- 27,751
I can't understand why he left his decision so late. Four weeks was never enough time to truly investigate who and what were truly behind Farage 
He was with Farage on the night of the Brexit referendum when he sensed a gambling opportunity. “At 10pm, I couldn’t believe I was still getting 9/1 [for a majority leave vote],” he told the Telegraph newspaper afterwards. “We were in our campaign office and I was tracking all the major stock indices, the dollar and pound currency markets. When it got to 3am, I was getting my managers out of bed to get me another 50 grand on here, another 50 grand there, to short sterling. I just couldn’t help myself.”
https://www.theguardian.com/politic...ge-cottrell-nigel-farage-reform-uk-montenegro
But he's a man of the people and a true patriot who says what he thinks
‘Like a son to me’: George Cottrell, the high-rolling convicted fraudster at Nigel Farage’s side
It’s an enigma at the heart of Nigel Farage’s general election campaign: why has a 30-year-old businessman, self-confessed high-stakes gambler and convicted fraudster flown in from a glamorous Balkan resort to act as his unpaid aide?He was with Farage on the night of the Brexit referendum when he sensed a gambling opportunity. “At 10pm, I couldn’t believe I was still getting 9/1 [for a majority leave vote],” he told the Telegraph newspaper afterwards. “We were in our campaign office and I was tracking all the major stock indices, the dollar and pound currency markets. When it got to 3am, I was getting my managers out of bed to get me another 50 grand on here, another 50 grand there, to short sterling. I just couldn’t help myself.”
https://www.theguardian.com/politic...ge-cottrell-nigel-farage-reform-uk-montenegro
But he's a man of the people and a true patriot who says what he thinks
The best thing about your system is, I think, that it's compulsory? If everyone had to vote, things would be at least more representative here.
- Jul 5, 2003
- 1,493
I was chatting to my mate up in the old pit villages around Sunderland today and her real fear is of the silent Reform voter. Says a lot of people are disillusioned with both main parties, so looking for an alternative. Guess it'll all depend if there are enough of them in each constituency to make a real difference to both parties rather than take away from just the Tories.
I live in Sunderland. There won't be anything like enough to come close. Labour will win by landslides as ever, unfortunately.
Nicks
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Seems there a few Suspended Racist MP's in this list as well.
Baldseagull
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Any of them standing in this election for Labour?
Greg Bobkin
Silver Seagull
- May 22, 2012
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Fack that. There's no way I'm being told that I HAVE to vote. Even of its to spoil my ballot. What a monumental waste of time.
Recently is the biggest stretch I think we'll see before 10pm. Most of those are under different leaderships, some over a decade ago. Eric Joyce for example was suspended and removed from the Labour Party in 2012. David Chaytor (whose name they haven't even bothered to spell correctly), Denis MacShane, Jim Devine and Elliot Morley and Eric Illsley were imprisoned for their part in the expenses scandal and released from prison in 2011/12. Both Lord Taylor of Warwick and Lord Hanningfield (conservatives) were also imprisoned for their part in the expenses scandals.
If you want more recent, and cross party view, in 2022 there were 56 sitting MPs being investigated for sexual harassment, including cabinet members and at least one shadow cabinet member.
If you want a more balanced view of all MPs who were suspended by their parties, Politico did a good round up last year.
And not to push any political view, but at the very least, constitutional reform and a move away from the "good chap theory of government" is a fundamental part of Labour's manifesto. They have pledged to tackle the sleaze that has come to symbolize the "mother of all parliaments" and if you think that it is a problem as your post demonstrates, this policy actively attempts to address that.
Looks like it's only Naz Shah, and the allegation of racism seems an unbelievably vague allegation.
It presumably relates to the incident where she shared a post (not her own) on Facebook about Israel and Palestine in 2014 that was in poor taste (for the time). She was investigated, given a formal warning and made a formal apology in 2016. She has been elected by the people of Bradford twice since then with two of the largest Labour majorities in the country.
Apart from that, I don't think any are standing in this election for Labour (one under the Workers Party of Britain, and a couple as independents).
nicko31
Well-known member
I've been to Porto Montenegro, its swarming with Russia Oligarchs. Follow the money...I can't understand why he left his decision so late. Four weeks was never enough time to truly investigate who and what were truly behind Farage
‘Like a son to me’: George Cottrell, the high-rolling convicted fraudster at Nigel Farage’s side
It’s an enigma at the heart of Nigel Farage’s general election campaign: why has a 30-year-old businessman, self-confessed high-stakes gambler and convicted fraudster flown in from a glamorous Balkan resort to act as his unpaid aide?
He was with Farage on the night of the Brexit referendum when he sensed a gambling opportunity. “At 10pm, I couldn’t believe I was still getting 9/1 [for a majority leave vote],” he told the Telegraph newspaper afterwards. “We were in our campaign office and I was tracking all the major stock indices, the dollar and pound currency markets. When it got to 3am, I was getting my managers out of bed to get me another 50 grand on here, another 50 grand there, to short sterling. I just couldn’t help myself.”
https://www.theguardian.com/politic...ge-cottrell-nigel-farage-reform-uk-montenegro
But he's a man of the people and a true patriot who says what he thinks
PascalGroß Tips
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- Jan 29, 2024
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- Jul 10, 2003
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I'm thinking that if the people of Clacton do elect Farage as their MP they will get the representation in parliament they deserve. Absolutely f*** all 
Can you see Nige running a surgery in Clacton, taking up and pushing his constituent's issues, actually turning up in parliament ?
If he eventually gets a seat at the eighth attempt, what do you think he'll do next as it sure as hell won't be to represent Clacton
Can you see Nige running a surgery in Clacton, taking up and pushing his constituent's issues, actually turning up in parliament ?
If he eventually gets a seat at the eighth attempt, what do you think he'll do next as it sure as hell won't be to represent Clacton
He’ll turn up in Parliament when he thinks he might get a bit of airtime;
- PMQs
- Budget
- State opening
I actually think it’d be more of an issue if anywhere else elects a Reform MP. Imagine Tice and not Farage getting a question in, they’d never allow it
nicko31
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You do wonder if Farage wants to win, he'll constrained. That said he'd probably f**k off to the States anyway, he likes money. Clacton residents are just useful idiotsI'm thinking that if the people of Clacton do elect Farage as their MP they will get the representation in parliament they deserve. Absolutely f*** all
Can you see Nige running a surgery in Clacton, taking up and pushing his constituent's issues, actually turning up in parliament ?
If he eventually gets a seat at the eighth attempt, what do you think he'll do next as it sure as hell won't be to represent Clacton
How about Hastings and Rye then
Hastings and Rye Constituency - Lucian Fernando Reform UK
Lucian Fernando Reform UK Candidate for the Hastings and Rye constituency & will be your candiate for the General Election.
www.reformparty.uk
As an aside, I have just been looking at one of our local FB community pages and there are some nasty comments from Reform supporters. My God, they are a most unpleasant bunch. I recognise a number of names from topics I have read in the past and it doesn’t surprise me one little bit, that they are Reform idiots
McTavish
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- Nov 5, 2014
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Recently? Denis McShane was suspended in 2012; Elliot Morley in 2011 and Jim Devine in 2010.
Well spotted. 2/20 from that graphic then, both for historic allegations that have been resolved.
As per my post, plenty of actual unresolved allegations of a very serious nature across all parties in parliament.