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With the drift of MPs from the conservatives to Reform we can see that many of those individuals were from the nasty wing of their party. In essence these leavers are helping sanitise Badenoch’s Tory remainers whilst at the same time ensuring that Reform retains its basic nastiness level.

There is now a problem brewing within Reform whereby candidates who stood for them in the last election, and run lots of close calls, are being pushed aside by Farage so that twerps like Rosindell stand. Romford constituency is a case in point where the conservatives are enraged about Rosindell’s defection and the Reformers want to retain their candidate who they canvassed for and nearly won with last time out.

What this undoubtedly shows is that Farage is no different to any other politician in the way he treats people within his party. And incidentally looking at the calibre of these defectors it’s as if Reform were a PL team it is taking the worst, not the best, players from a relegated team.

If Reform is going to turn into Tory Lite, what's the fucking point?

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?

 

ED.

Yea,its a shame the 'big hitters' on the center right couldn't settle their differences and work together to make changes that really matter.
Again,have to agree with you re Rupert Lowe.
In an ideal world, he'd run the show,he has the right blend of common sense and ruthlesness to really make a difference.

Agreed Bill. If I had my way, I'd have Advance UK in, but it's not going to happen. I'm not expecting miracles from Reform, but at the very least some common sense ideas to running the country. Supporting businesses, working people, clearing out the hotels (£53 BILLION a year on security alone FFS) and scrapping Net Zero.

That would be a start.

Its been said before but its worth saying again. 
The BLOB will see to it that whatever policies Reform try to implement, the civil service will find a way of stalling/ignoring them. Any real change will only happen if a sledgehammer approach is taken and a massive clearout takes place.

goose wrote: ↑27 Jan 2026, 07:54 It’s a fine line Reform need to walk here. They’ve very little experience of running a government so will need to bring in people with experience and knowledge. However, bring in too many and risk looking like the Conservative Party V2.

It’s a fine line Reform need to walk here. They’ve very little experience of running a government so will need to bring in people with experience and knowledge. However, bring in too many and risk looking like the Conservative Party V2.

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?

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?

Nutsin wrote: ↑27 Jan 2026, 04:51 Fucking hell it stinks of cat piss in here.


 

Fucking hell it stinks of cat piss in here.

 

Fauxstralian wrote: ↑26 Jan 2026, 14:49 Farage is a Nazi & Tice lives under Sharia law by choice 
As poor as Starmer has been being not a Nazi puts him ahead 
Streeting I understand lives in England so I put him ahead of Tice
As for Truss I think any government minister who has died recently or sustained a brain injury has her covered
 

Seven kids?
Her minge probably resembles a trawlerman’s welly, so it’s a no from me.

after seven kids, you'd have to be hung like a shire horse to touch the sides.

that and the desperate dan lantern jaw, it's a big NO for me.

Serious political question re Reform's mayoral candidate for London.. Leila Cunningham, Would you?

Salt of the earth and one of us, is old 2 Jags. How is Pauline's Barnet these days..

Hammer I am" wrote: ↑26 Jan 2026, 18:40

OK_Guy wrote: ↑26 Jan 2026, 17:06 I liked Prescott... proper politician.

A lot of them were back then, likeable or not I could name many politicians pre 2000s with three words to describe them all, try doing that now with anyone outside the main party leaders 

OK_Guy wrote: ↑26 Jan 2026, 17:06 I liked Prescott... proper politician.

I liked Prescott... proper politician.

Nurse Ratched" wrote: ↑26 Jan 2026, 16:48 =12.35px"Take John Prescott, John like Nigel was charismatic and people generally liked him so he got away with lamping a member of the public."

That member of the public deserved to get lamped. 

 

Nurse Ratched" wrote: ↑26 Jan 2026, 16:48 =12.35px"Take John Prescott, John like Nigel was charismatic and people generally liked him so he got away with lamping a member of the public."

That member of the public deserved to get lamped. 

=12.35px"Take John Prescott, John like Nigel was charismatic and people generally liked him so he got away with lamping a member of the public."

That member of the public deserved to get lamped. 

Fauxstralian wrote: ↑26 Jan 2026, 15:27 I am slightly bemused about the acceptance of Nigel as an 18yo (and probably older… what if anything changed his mind?)
I can imagine if Starmer was accused of the same it wouldn’t be accepted so calmly
Reminds me a bit of Trump supporters
As Trump said he could shoot someone on 5th Avenue and not lose a vote
Doing it in Minnesota now for real

 

One Sunny Day" wrote: ↑26 Jan 2026, 16:06

 

Crowborough has a Tory MP - Nus Ghani.