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Reform Leader

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Daygloboo · 21/01/2026 13:27

I've just seen on news that the Reform leader can't do computers and put in hisxexpenses months late. Do people really want someone like that as PM. Oh god give me strength.

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Dragonflytamer · 21/01/2026 17:40

Daygloboo · 21/01/2026 17:34

Well , eyeroll, he certainly gives the impression of being in it for the money. And if you can ASCERTAIN that, you should have gone to Specsavers.

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Maybe he could just get one of his party doners to buy him some glasses..... Oh that was Starmer again.... Wouldn't even buy his own clothes....

Dragonflytamer · 21/01/2026 17:37

BalladOfBarryAndFreda · 21/01/2026 17:21

And Farage has never flip-flopped, eh? Never gone back on anything he's said? Never reversed any policy ideas or changed his stance on anything? Like say, the 2 child benefit cap? Deporting women & children? Or all of his endless shit-slinging at Tories like Dorries, Jenrick and Zahawi, only to slime all over them when they defect.

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Once Farage is elected as Prime Minister on a manifesto and decides to do virtually nothing within it or try but then u turn on every point - I will be just as disappointed in him.

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Daygloboo · 21/01/2026 17:34

WhatYouWearing · 21/01/2026 17:16

I was obviously talking about the Russian stuff 🙄

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Well , eyeroll, he certainly gives the impression of being in it for the money. And if you can ASCERTAIN that, you should have gone to Specsavers.

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Goldenbear · 21/01/2026 17:28

Who is looking at the U.S. at the moment and thinking they want a bit of that here!

BalladOfBarryAndFreda · 21/01/2026 17:21

Dragonflytamer · 21/01/2026 15:26

Labour gets bashed because of Labour's actions in government. 13 major u turns so far with Jury Trials, Mansion Taxes both still be announced. The promised benefit reform kicked into the long grass to appease spineless back benchers. Two of the biggest tax raising budgets ever. One despite claiming the first was fully funded no-ifs no-buts. I voted labour for change - I'm so disappointed that Reform get my vote next time.

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And Farage has never flip-flopped, eh? Never gone back on anything he's said? Never reversed any policy ideas or changed his stance on anything? Like say, the 2 child benefit cap? Deporting women & children? Or all of his endless shit-slinging at Tories like Dorries, Jenrick and Zahawi, only to slime all over them when they defect.

WhatYouWearing · 21/01/2026 17:16

Daygloboo · 21/01/2026 14:04

Well i suppose if he's in davos, that shouldnt be too difficult to ascertain.

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I was obviously talking about the Russian stuff 🙄

Kingscallops · 21/01/2026 16:04

..and Labour are really competent. Not.

Dragonflytamer · 21/01/2026 16:01

Eskarina1 · 21/01/2026 15:58

Anyone remember when Kinnock was the next PM? Next PM isn't a thing, he's the possible next PM if he is still reform leader in 2029 and reform can command a majority. Neither is certain.

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Obviously.... But on balance of probabilities he will. Labour need a fucking miracle to stay in.

Eskarina1 · 21/01/2026 15:58

Dragonflytamer · 21/01/2026 14:26

It's crazy isn't the current PM doesn't attend the world leaders meeting, yet the next PM does.

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Anyone remember when Kinnock was the next PM? Next PM isn't a thing, he's the possible next PM if he is still reform leader in 2029 and reform can command a majority. Neither is certain.

BoredZelda · 21/01/2026 15:38

Ablondiebutagoody · 21/01/2026 13:38

Still preferable to Starmer. Saw him on PMQs today, tying himself in knots over the Chagos deal *. The guy is a fucking buffoon.

  • If Greenlanders should determine the future of Greenland, why is he shafting the Chagosians?

Isn’t it weird how all of a sudden everyone (who hates Labour) has a very strong opinion for a place they probably couldn’t even find on a map with a big arrow pointing to it.

BIWI · 21/01/2026 15:36

Ablondiebutagoody · 21/01/2026 14:45

What do you mean by "handed back to Mauritius"?

Agree that the Tories started the ball rolling. I would choose Farage over them too.

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Here. Maybe this will help you:

Why are they being returned to Mauritius now?
Since the 1980s, Mauritius has claimed sovereignty over the islands and pursued its case through international courts and tribunals. In 2019, the international court of justice (ICJ), the principal judicial organ of the United Nations, ruled in a non-binding judgment that the process of decolonisation of Mauritius was not lawfully completed when it was granted independence in 1968 and that the UK was “under an obligation to bring to an end its administration of the archipelago as rapidly as possible”.

From this explainer article:

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jan/20/what-are-chagos-islands-uk-mauritius-explainer

What are the Chagos Islands – and why is the UK returning them to Mauritius?

Donald Trump has called the plan to transfer sovereignty ‘stupid’ and linked it to his own push to acquire Greenland

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jan/20/what-are-chagos-islands-uk-mauritius-explainer

Dragonflytamer · 21/01/2026 15:26

PandoraSocks · 21/01/2026 15:02

Oh come on. Us lefties get loads of abuse and ridicule. Labour gets bashed to bits every day. It is all part of the political hurly burly, I'm afraid.

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Labour gets bashed because of Labour's actions in government. 13 major u turns so far with Jury Trials, Mansion Taxes both still be announced. The promised benefit reform kicked into the long grass to appease spineless back benchers. Two of the biggest tax raising budgets ever. One despite claiming the first was fully funded no-ifs no-buts. I voted labour for change - I'm so disappointed that Reform get my vote next time.

Ablondiebutagoody · 21/01/2026 15:07

PandoraSocks · 21/01/2026 15:04

I think you have rather missed the point.

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Which was what? Why is opinion in Romford so crucial?

PandoraSocks · 21/01/2026 15:04

Ablondiebutagoody · 21/01/2026 14:58

A difference of opinion within a political party? Who cares?

Andrew Rosindell 🤣

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I think you have rather missed the point.

PandoraSocks · 21/01/2026 15:02

TardisGirl81 · 21/01/2026 14:59

Hopefully Farage will be our next PM. The reform bashing is getting boring. We are a democracy, I vote reform everyone else can vote for whoever they want. I don’t need to explain my reasons for my vote nor does anyone else. I respect others views and opinions, why do mine as a reform voter deserve insults and ridicule?

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Oh come on. Us lefties get loads of abuse and ridicule. Labour gets bashed to bits every day. It is all part of the political hurly burly, I'm afraid.

TardisGirl81 · 21/01/2026 14:59

ilovesooty · 21/01/2026 14:22

He's the PM. Farage is just an MP.

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Hopefully Farage will be our next PM. The reform bashing is getting boring. We are a democracy, I vote reform everyone else can vote for whoever they want. I don’t need to explain my reasons for my vote nor does anyone else. I respect others views and opinions, why do mine as a reform voter deserve insults and ridicule?

Ablondiebutagoody · 21/01/2026 14:58

PandoraSocks · 21/01/2026 14:53

Are you aware what the the latest Tory defector to Reform said. Awks.

Andrew Rosindell penned a letter in 2020 warning Mr Biden that failure to "decolonise" Chagos was causing international anger. He voiced his hopes that the US would help bring an end to "historic injustices" - and said Britain was committed to returning the islands to Mauritius.

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A difference of opinion within a political party? Who cares?

Andrew Rosindell 🤣

Clubbiscuit · 21/01/2026 14:57

Also, I think Starmer is doing a good job. No matter what the media present him as. He’s not charismatic but I don’t need that.

Dragonflytamer · 21/01/2026 14:56

PandoraSocks · 21/01/2026 14:53

It is about all you deserve, sweetie.

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Haha ~ typical leftie - just resort to insults.

PandoraSocks · 21/01/2026 14:53

Dragonflytamer · 21/01/2026 14:52

Ahhh a silly meme - so sweet. Well we will know that in a few years time!

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It is about all you deserve, sweetie.

Clubbiscuit · 21/01/2026 14:53

Farage is a vile, money-grubbing, used car salesman. He offers nothing but misery and poverty for ordinary people.

PandoraSocks · 21/01/2026 14:53

Ablondiebutagoody · 21/01/2026 14:45

What do you mean by "handed back to Mauritius"?

Agree that the Tories started the ball rolling. I would choose Farage over them too.

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Are you aware what the the latest Tory defector to Reform said. Awks.

Andrew Rosindell penned a letter in 2020 warning Mr Biden that failure to "decolonise" Chagos was causing international anger. He voiced his hopes that the US would help bring an end to "historic injustices" - and said Britain was committed to returning the islands to Mauritius.

Dragonflytamer · 21/01/2026 14:52

PandoraSocks · 21/01/2026 14:48

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Ahhh a silly meme - so sweet. Well we will know that in a few years time!

TeenagersAngst · 21/01/2026 14:50

BIWI · 21/01/2026 13:53

I tell you what, why not have a Google and read about why the Chagos Islands were handed back to Mauritius - and why the Americans (including Trump) agreed with that.

Oh, and also, that it was the Conservative Party that set the whole thing in train,

Educate yourself for goodness sake.

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You can't have it both ways. Either the Conservatives have made nothing but bad decisions for the past 14 years or they haven't. Why is everyone using them starting the Chagos negotiations as justification for Labour making a bad decision. A bit like the Chinese embassy.

PandoraSocks · 21/01/2026 14:48

Dragonflytamer · 21/01/2026 14:26

It's crazy isn't the current PM doesn't attend the world leaders meeting, yet the next PM does.

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