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To reckon that Reform will win the next election, and to be utterly terrified about it? 😪

584 replies

mumofoneAloneandwell · 26/01/2026 14:33

i am a leftie

I think they’ll win

If don’t, they’ll have the majority in a hung parliament and govern as a minority party before joining with the Tories.

i’m going to tighten my belt re running my home and prepare for onslaught as the country becomes unrecognisable

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sleepwouldbenice · 27/01/2026 00:34

Talkinpeace · 26/01/2026 20:56

The current government all over Europe are ignoring or pandering to mass immigration policies, people have had enough and want change.

a) The biggest cause of immigration in western Europe in the last three years has been Ukraine

b) the biggest single cause of immigration to the UK in the last three years has been HongKongers

c) Boat people take that route because all the sensible and legal routes have been removed

d) Ageing populations in the whole of Europe mean we either hire immigrants or accespt shrinking economies

e) No policy anywhere has persuaded women to have more children once birth rates drop below 2.5 - most of Europe 35 years ago, most of Asia 10 years ago

I am afraid reform voters watch gb news all day. They will ignore these facts cos Nige told them so

plsdontlookatme · 27/01/2026 00:33

Dappy777 · 26/01/2026 21:59

No chance. This country is dominated by the Left. They run academia, the arts, the BBC, the publishing industry and the entertainment industry, and they now have one priority - stop Reform.

As for being “terrified” 🙄, I don’t know what you’re talking about. I constantly hear the word ‘fascist’ thrown at Farage. Frankly, I don’t know how the Left have got the nerve. They’re the fascists. The Left have IMPOSED mass immigration on this country, and they have IMPOSED a new identity on us. No one asked for it, and no one voted for it. Now that’s fascism. It isn’t Reform who are stopping people speaking on university campuses, and it isn’t Reform who are re-writing the history books, or demanding novels be removed from the bookshops, or dictating what we can say and think. It isn’t Reform who are ‘de-colonising’ the libraries and demonising our national heroes and teaching us to be ashamed of our history and culture.

Though they pose as morally superior, no one on earth is more dictatorial, intolerant or hate-filled than the Left. But because their hatred is directed towards Daily Mail-reading ‘NIMBYs’, somehow that’s OK.

Mass immigration was facilitated by the previous Tory government, I thought - not because they simply adore human rights and have some kind of postmodern aversion to borders, but because, I should imagine, their donors were pleased by the economic consequences (such as increased demand for housing driving up rents, and wages being undercut)

Illjusthavethebreadsticks · 27/01/2026 00:29

I do hope so

DumpedByText · 27/01/2026 00:13

They've just won in a by-election in my local area. It was previously held by Labour.

Livelovebehappy · 27/01/2026 00:09

Hazlenuts2016 · 26/01/2026 22:43

@onpills4godsake whatever hardship you are experiencing, you can bet it will quadruple with Reform. There won't be an NHS to moan about.

But if we do lose the NHS, whose fault is it? The Tory and Labour governments for running it into the ground. It’s been so long since we had a decent NHS, I’ve forgotten what it looks like. It’s an impossible hill to climb. If the NHS survives, it has to be in a different form to what it is currently. And that might mean tweaking it to partially privatise. Since when have people started to accept it’s normal to have such an awful health service? Have we just sleep walked into it? There’s not one solitary thing that’s good about it. How bad does it have to get before people admit it? We can’t afford to be nostalgic about a service that’s not fit for purpose.

Hazlenuts2016 · 26/01/2026 22:43

@onpills4godsake whatever hardship you are experiencing, you can bet it will quadruple with Reform. There won't be an NHS to moan about.

Hazlenuts2016 · 26/01/2026 22:41

@Ioweyounothingnothingatall wouldn't surprise me if private health care gets unaffordable for many people who use it regularly. I think unless you are v wealthy most people will be far worse off under Reform.

scatterolight · 26/01/2026 22:37

They're literally just the Tories now? Why are you "terrified"?

ACynicalDad · 26/01/2026 22:35

If they win they will scrape in, but they will elect a load of freaks and enough will leave the party that they won't maintain a majority long. The smaller party in a coalition gets screwed, if the Tories have sense, they will say no and maybe just vote for policies they agree with

ThingsAreNotWhatTheyWere · 26/01/2026 22:23

I share your worries, particularly someone with long-term illnesses/disabilities.
The voting is currently 52-48. Hmm, where have we seen that before? How did it go again? 🫣

Bobbybobbins · 26/01/2026 22:15

I used to worry about it but I’ve decided to are less. I would never vote Reform but if people do then that’s their lookout!

GoldenGail · 26/01/2026 22:14

As a Scot I think it would would help our case for independence

scorpiogirly · 26/01/2026 22:11

I sincerely hope they do.

StarDolphins · 26/01/2026 22:10

I don’t want Reform in but Labour are doing an appalling job and now we’re out of the ‘give him chance, it’s not even been a year yet’ stage, I can confidently say, he’s making a right old mess. More debt, more unemployment and spends most of his time shitting himself about Reform and posting drivel about reform.

There’s absolutely nobody good imo.

ChurchWindows · 26/01/2026 22:09

Who is demonising which national heroes?

LaurieFairyCake · 26/01/2026 22:05

DAPPY777

the same number, about 75000 people have come to the UK on small boats to seek asylum in the last 2 years as the previous 2 years of the Tory government

I get you don’t like it but Tories as bad as Labour in the actual numbers 🤷‍♀️

onpills4godsake · 26/01/2026 22:01

I feel labour has been catastrophic for my household

my 16 year old can not get a part time job and he applied for hundreds - she has a zero hour contract with a hotel where she has worked a few shifts over Christmas and that’s it.

the level of tax my husband pays frankly takes the piss as we can not access a gp, the roads are awful (pot holes and floods)
and the public transport is non existent.

Im public sector and have never felt more let down by a government- I voted labour and just feel so let down

the green electric car I got- I am swapping back to petrol as the tax is
high and it’s not going to be economical to have.

Dappy777 · 26/01/2026 21:59

No chance. This country is dominated by the Left. They run academia, the arts, the BBC, the publishing industry and the entertainment industry, and they now have one priority - stop Reform.

As for being “terrified” 🙄, I don’t know what you’re talking about. I constantly hear the word ‘fascist’ thrown at Farage. Frankly, I don’t know how the Left have got the nerve. They’re the fascists. The Left have IMPOSED mass immigration on this country, and they have IMPOSED a new identity on us. No one asked for it, and no one voted for it. Now that’s fascism. It isn’t Reform who are stopping people speaking on university campuses, and it isn’t Reform who are re-writing the history books, or demanding novels be removed from the bookshops, or dictating what we can say and think. It isn’t Reform who are ‘de-colonising’ the libraries and demonising our national heroes and teaching us to be ashamed of our history and culture.

Though they pose as morally superior, no one on earth is more dictatorial, intolerant or hate-filled than the Left. But because their hatred is directed towards Daily Mail-reading ‘NIMBYs’, somehow that’s OK.

onpills4godsake · 26/01/2026 21:53

I honestly think they are all as bad as each other- I don’t trust and party and I do t feel represented by any of them

I won’t be voting which I see does make me per of the problem but they are ll the same

LaurieFairyCake · 26/01/2026 21:52

All the ones that have gone over are UBER CUNTY. Like a cunt on steroids.

I hope they all kill each other in some sort of hunger games conference

Kingscallops · 26/01/2026 21:49

inamarina · 26/01/2026 21:42

Same with our GP surgery, and as for the NHS dentists there isn’t even a waiting list to join…

Yes, the dentistry situation is dire

Kingscallops · 26/01/2026 21:49

Well I'm going to sing Labour's praises with the NHS. Have just been through an unpleasant but necessary ordeal and I was seen and diagnosed quickly. Wes Streeting is fantastic.

inamarina · 26/01/2026 21:42

Livelovebehappy · 26/01/2026 20:44

You have ready access to your GP?! How lucky you are. If I want an appointment to see my GP, I have to enter a phone queue of 50 people at 8 in the morning. We can only have same day appointments, and once they’re filled, it’s rinse and repeat for the following day. No wonder people use A&E as a walk in GP service. And no NHS dentists either. I have one fortunately, but there’s a 2 year waiting list for new NHS patients to register. I can’t believe that people are so used to the rubbish service we receive that they’re actually thankful for it.

Same with our GP surgery, and as for the NHS dentists there isn’t even a waiting list to join…

Underthinker · 26/01/2026 21:38

EsmeSusanOgg · 26/01/2026 20:56

No, it really is not. They are certainly authoritarian and are emulating paths to political victory used by fascist parties of times gone by.

In the same way the current US administration's use of ICE to intimidate states who do not tend to vote in support of the current administration emulates tactics used by Hitler and the Nazis in the early 1930s.

Not everyone who votes for Reform is a right wing bigot fascist sympathiser. But everyone who is a right wing bigot fascist sympathiser does vote for Reform.

The issue is that there is no unifying alternative at the moment, which leads to split votes across the board.

What this realistically.means come the next general election - it is too far away to tell. But the Scottish and Welsh parliamentary elections will be considered a litmus test for overall popularity of Reform and of other parties.

"Not everyone who votes for Reform is a right wing bigot fascist sympathiser."

Great. Stop worrying then.

Snugglemonkey · 26/01/2026 21:35

Playingvideogames · 26/01/2026 15:09

In the interests of balance here’s what Labour claim to have done so far:

NHS
Secured £400m investment to boost clinical trials, improving NHS services and driving growth.
Announced that over 1,000 more GPs will be recruited this year, supporting NHS services.
Set out his long-term plan to rebuild our NHS for good and transform services over the next 10 years.
TRANSPORT
Ended train strikes, delivering for passengers.
Launched new legislation to bring the UK's railways back into public ownership which will improve rail services.
Given communities more power over their local bus services.
HOUSING
Banned no-fault evictions and introduced new protections for renters.
Delivered planning reform to build the homes we need.
Announced ‘Homes for Heroes’ - a programme to ensure all UK Armed Forces Veterans as well as domestic abuse survivors and care leavers have a roof over their head.
CRIME AND BORDER SECURITY
Kickstarted a plan to restore neighbourhood policing.
Scrapped the wasteful Rwanda scheme and launched a Border Security Command to smash the criminal smuggling gangs and improve the UK's border security.
EDUCATION
Launched a Curriculum and Assessment Review to help improve schools.
Started the drive to recruit 6,500 teachers nationally, improving the education system.
Launched Skills England to transform opportunities and drive growth.
Scrapped single headline Ofsted grades in schools in landmark school reform.
Overhauled apprenticeships through a new Growth and Skills Levy.
Supported parents by announcing the first stage of the government's plan to deliver 3,000 school-based nurseries.
Announced the Children's Wellbeing bill which will remove barriers to opportunity and make sure the school system is fair for every child.
Kickstarted the rollout of free breakfast clubs for all primary school children through an early adopters scheme.
ECONOMY AND EMPLOYMENT
Unveiled new measures to support small businesses impacted by late payments.
Scrapped the ban on onshore wind and unblocked solar schemes to deliver lower bills and good jobs.
Announced improved employment rights for workers, with a package of reforms that will Make Work Pay - including ending exploitative zero hour contracts, providing statutory sick pay from day one, and ending fire and rehire.
Secured a record 131 new green infrastructure projects which will create jobs and drive growth.
Announced a new National Wealth Fund to unlock private investment.
Introduced a new Fiscal Lock Law to deliver economic stability and protect family finances.
Announced new Covid Corruption Commissioner to get back what is owed to people.
Launched landmark pensions review to support pensioners.
ENVIRONMENT
Launched a new Floods Resilience Taskforce to turbocharge flood preparedness and support delivery of flood defences.
Delivered new measures to penalise water bosses who pollute waters.
Announced a new deal for farmers, which will go further to support farmers, boosting rural economic growth and strengthening Britain's food security.
COST OF LIVING
Launched the Warm Homes Plan to deliver lower energy bills and lift over one million households out of fuel poverty.
Established the Child Poverty Taskforce, working across government departments to tackle child poverty.
Working to drive up Pension Credit applications.
Extended the Household Support Fund to support struggling households with bills and essential costs over winter.
DEFENCE
Launched a new Armed Forces Commissioner who will be a strong, independent champion to improve life for UK service personnel and their families.
Awarded our armed forces the largest pay increase in decades which will renew the nation's contract with those who serve.

It is bollocks though, a good deal of that is either shite or already backfiring, like breakfast clubs. They say they are doing it but completely underinvesting. That never works.

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