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Wisbech Eagle said:
That £60 still has to come from somewhere and all the lost £60s add up to a lot. It’s easy to promise cuts but cutting programmes that are essential to our future and others that are essential to the survival of others is completely irresponsible political populist garbage.

It resonates of Trump’s approach and the last thing we should be doing is imitate him. As soon as the bulk of the British voting public make that connection the reality of voting Reform will sink in. Change to something new and untried appeals to many at first. When they realise it isn’t new or untried but mimicks the US disaster then enough will swiftly reject it. Their votes are up for grabs. Who captures them depends on who is straight with the voters.
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so that will be no politician ever!!
 
A recent YouGov poll makes for interesting reading in the context of the rise for Reform and their populist approach. Rejoining the EU would be a vote winner. Not even Farage could manage to promise that!

yougov.co.uk

Britons back closer relationship with Europe as UK and EU reset relations | YouGov

With the UK and EU putting the finishing touches to a new trade deal, a YouGov survey - conducted over the weekend - reveals that most Britons think that Brexit has been more of a failure than a success (62%) and that it was wrong to vote to leave the EU (56%).
yougov.co.uk yougov.co.uk

As a GE draws closer and the attitudes of what Reform actually are get put under the spotlight can you see their current level of support being sustained? I cannot.

Add to that the fact that Farage is a fan of Trump, and most Brits aren’t, then his appeal begins to fade quickly. The Tories need to get themselves sorted out and stop trying to imitate Reform and start to appeal again to mainstream opinion.
 
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Matov said:
Its amazing. Here are Reform, flying high, on the back of astounding local election results and enjoying a uniform 10 point lead in the polling and then suddenly, it starts to fall apart. LOL. It would be funny if it were not so predictable.
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What are your thoughts? Tin foil hat on and dark forces, or just a bit of a shambles internally with another personality clash?
 
DanH said:
What are your thoughts? Tin foil hat on and dark forces, or just a bit of a shambles internally with another personality clash?
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I predicted it several pages ago. This is the pattern with Farage. Appears on a break-through then something happens, usually a 'personality' clash and it implodes. It is clear the polling is scaring the s*** out of the powers-that-be (Starmers recent speech mentioned Farage multiple times - Was a bloody odd speech to give about a party leader with only 5 MP's). Lets see what the future holds but this will no dominate the head-lines for the next few days.

It is clear that nothing is working for the Tories who are literally about to implode, and Labour are losing memberships hand over fist. Reform are genuine contenders. And that is not what it is about. Watch out for more 'scandals' to emerge over this.

LOL. Actually rather amusing.
 
A tad egotistical to quote oneself, and not something I would usually do but...from May 12th...

I see Farage as nothing more than a lightning conductor. Time and time again he has led the charge only to back away or divert the focus. And now Starmer has started parroting him, you watch Reform implode in some way. The system knows it needs to at least have it percieved as 'listening' to concerns about mass immigration.

My wider point is this is now an established pattern with Farage. Literally like a weather vane. And when the vane will not be swayed, time for him to pull the plug once more to enable the Uni-party to adapt just a little.

Very little happens in politics that is co-incidence. And Farage is living proof of that.
 
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