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Turk1 wrote: ↑27 Jan 2026, 19:51 ..and Wes Streeting looks like Pinnochio after he becomes a real boy

The referendum was for AV not PR which was a massive foul up by Nick Clegg. That combined with the tuition fees thing and caving in on Andrew Lansley's terrible and expensive health reforms is a sorry record.

ICE are, effectively, the Federal government's brownshirts inflicting fear and punishment on all in blue cities only.
The irony of a guy getting murdering for exercising his first and second amendment rights is painful.
Much as I disagree with open carry, our gun laws are about right, the second amendment is there precisely to counter a federal government  overreaching its constitutional powers.
I have a firearms license and own a rifle but it stays in the armoury of my shooting club.

..and Wes Streeting looks like Pinnochio after he becomes a real boy

goose wrote: ↑27 Jan 2026, 18:53 It feels like a turning point for the administration and their approach to immigration. This on top of the last couple of weeks has been damaging for the republicans and that seems to be sinking in.

Whilst Comma craves PR,he is no fan of democracy. He proved this time and again in the aftermath of the Brexit referendum.

, wrote: ↑27 Jan 2026, 14:53 It’s no surprise that people want change when our present government took power with a mandate from a minority of the electorate. If we change government though because of the FPP system we will still be governed by a party that most of us will have voted against.

Unless or until we adopt a system at Westminster which proportionally represents the way people vote the UK is going to continue in this downhill route to chaos and oblivion.

It feels like a turning point for the administration and their approach to immigration. This on top of the last couple of weeks has been damaging for the republicans and that seems to be sinking in.

can't say any mention of it but that latest ICE killing looks look an execution in cold blood

Westside wrote: ↑27 Jan 2026, 15:41

, wrote: ↑27 Jan 2026, 14:53 It’s no surprise that people want change when our present government took power with a mandate from a minority of the electorate. If we change government though because of the FPP system we will still be governed by a party that most of us will have voted against.

Unless or until we adopt a system at Westminster which proportionally represents the way people vote the UK is going to continue in this downhill route to chaos and oblivion.

If only we'd had a referendum on PR, so people could their feelings be known on the subject...

how the Lib-Dems betrayed their values when they teamed-up with the Tories, especially Nick Clegg... another 'nose in the troth' cսnt, went on to earn multi-millions with Meta/Facebook.

Fauxstralian wrote: ↑27 Jan 2026, 14:59 Change is fine
If it’s a change to competence
What makes you think Nigel and a bunch of failed Tories who created a lot of the mess is a useful and successful change?
A cabinet of Nigel , Tice, Zahawi , Jenrick, Cruella Braverman & Liz Truss … do you have confidence in them?

 

, wrote: ↑27 Jan 2026, 14:53 It’s no surprise that people want change when our present government took power with a mandate from a minority of the electorate. If we change government though because of the FPP system we will still be governed by a party that most of us will have voted against.

Unless or until we adopt a system at Westminster which proportionally represents the way people vote the UK is going to continue in this downhill route to chaos and oblivion.

, wrote: ↑27 Jan 2026, 14:53 It’s no surprise that people want change when our present government took power with a mandate from a minority of the electorate. If we change government though because of the FPP system we will still be governed by a party that most of us will have voted against.

Unless or until we adopt a system at Westminster which proportionally represents the way people vote the UK is going to continue in this downhill route to chaos and oblivion.

Change is fine
If it’s a change to competence
What makes you think Nigel and a bunch of failed Tories who created a lot of the mess is a useful and successful change?
A cabinet of Nigel , Tice, Zahawi , Jenrick, Cruella Braverman & Liz Truss … do you have confidence in them?

It’s no surprise that people want change when our present government took power with a mandate from a minority of the electorate. If we change government though because of the FPP system we will still be governed by a party that most of us will have voted against.

Unless or until we adopt a system at Westminster which proportionally represents the way people vote the UK is going to continue in this downhill route to chaos and oblivion.

Massive Attack" wrote: ↑27 Jan 2026, 14:05

Fauxstralian wrote: ↑27 Jan 2026, 13:51 As they say … not every Reform supporter is a racist, fascist or Nazi

But every racist, fascist & Nazi is a Reform supporter



 

Fauxstralian wrote: ↑27 Jan 2026, 13:51 As they say … not every Reform supporter is a racist, fascist or Nazi

But every racist, fascist & Nazi is a Reform supporter


 

Fauxstralian wrote: ↑27 Jan 2026, 13:51 As they say … not every Reform supporter is a racist, fascist or Nazi

But every racist, fascist & Nazi is a Reform supporter


 

As they say … not every Reform supporter is a racist, fascist or Nazi

But every racist, fascist & Nazi is a Reform supporter

 

Principled move by Torbitt who I've long respected for speaking fairly and a lot of the time wirh common sense even though he's on the Left. 

If Reform are going to win this Gorton and Denton by-election, it would probably help if they could find the right fucking place to campaign in! 

https://uk.news.yahoo.com/reform-mp-lee ... ccounter=1

One Sunny Day" wrote: ↑27 Jan 2026, 07:25 Reform now has Boris Johnson’s… - chancellor (Zahawi) - communities sec (Jenrick) - culture sec (Dorries) - attorney general (Braverman) - political sec (Kruger) - skills minister (Jenkyns) - Northern powerhouse minister (Berry) - health minister (Caulfield) - parliamentary private sec (Nici) - assistant whip (Holloway) - Scottish minister (Offord)
I thought the point of voting Reform was because the two main parties fucked up and we need to try something new?

Far Cough UKunt" wrote: ↑27 Jan 2026, 12:21 coma we get it, you're labour if you're talking nastiness ask the farmers how they feel about labour and the pensioners that had their WFA stopped, (now reversed due to the outcry), they're fucking scum mate.

coma we get it, you're labour if you're talking nastiness ask the farmers how they feel about labour and the pensioners that had their WFA stopped, (now reversed due to the outcry), they're fucking scum mate.

Yusuf was only criticising the Tories a few months ago for the secret Afghan asylum leak. Braverman was the home secretary at the time, Jenrick immigration minister.

Shadow cabinet chums now.