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What's going to happen to the north of England and Welsh voters who got royally fucked by Brexit and have now voted Reform?

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JacknDiane · 08/05/2026 22:30

Will they never fucking learn?

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QueenBambi · 08/05/2026 22:50

Lots of our immigration problems come from Brexit. Not being in the EU has prevented our ability to return people to the first safe country they entered. We lost the right to do that. Our rights have eroded massively now we are on the outside of the EU. That is thanks to Farage.

ProudAmberTurtle · 08/05/2026 22:48

JacknDiane · 08/05/2026 22:30

Will they never fucking learn?

The 'everyone who thinks differently to me is stupid' argument is working so well after all

Nutmuncher · 08/05/2026 22:48

If you walk around some of the towns and suburbs that have voted Reform you can kind of understand their reasoning. What have they got to lose when they barely have anything as it is. When a town or village looks and feels almost unrecognisable compared to ten or fifteen years ago with no hope of things changing with the current system then it’s no wonder voters are willing to give someone else a chance regardless of how far fetched their promises and claims may seem.

Walkyrie · 08/05/2026 22:46

ItTook9Years · 08/05/2026 22:44

Councils have no responsibility for immigration, so that was an own goal.

It’s like asking your postie for medical advice.

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Let’s not pretend everyone apart from Reform voters votes for their local council according to the intricacies of the counsellors plans for their area.

LumenLights · 08/05/2026 22:44

We’ve had a Reform council for the last year and they’ve not been too bad. Our bins are collected and roadworks are being done.

I imagine all these people you are looking down on will likely see very little change to their lives.

Batties · 08/05/2026 22:44

HelenaWaiting · 08/05/2026 22:40

I'm from the North and profoundly embarrassed at the number of Reform councillors elected in my local area. Also wondering "will they never fucking learn?" They tell each other such ridiculous shit about the sunshine and roses life they would have under Reform and are seemingly incapable of taking in any information to the contrary. That said, considering that Reform royally fuck up any council they get control of, perhaps it's good that thus has happened now. By the time there is a general election, everyone will know what charlatans they are.

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My point is that it is not a north/south issue, and to present it as such is divisive and unproductive.

ItTook9Years · 08/05/2026 22:44

Walkyrie · 08/05/2026 22:42

Depends, will the elite ever ‘fucking learn’ how to cater to the wishes of the public re immigration and thus win their vote back? They’ve had 20 years.

Councils have no responsibility for immigration, so that was an own goal.

It’s like asking your postie for medical advice.

ItTook9Years · 08/05/2026 22:43

Batties · 08/05/2026 22:34

lots of us from the north did not vote for Reform or Brexit. So please stop with the condescending “will they never fucking learn”

ETA- not all of the new Reform councils are in the north or wales, some are in the south of England

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None of the Reform councils are in Wales because we weren’t voting for councils: we were voting for our parliament!

Walkyrie · 08/05/2026 22:42

Depends, will the elite ever ‘fucking learn’ how to cater to the wishes of the public re immigration and thus win their vote back? They’ve had 20 years.

GCAcademic · 08/05/2026 22:41

They’ve won all the seats in my nearest town in the South East, which is an absolute shithole. Apparently they’re going to “make things better”. I look forward to that and wish them well in their endeavours, they must have a great deal of vision and resource up their sleeves.

HelenaWaiting · 08/05/2026 22:40

Batties · 08/05/2026 22:34

lots of us from the north did not vote for Reform or Brexit. So please stop with the condescending “will they never fucking learn”

ETA- not all of the new Reform councils are in the north or wales, some are in the south of England

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I'm from the North and profoundly embarrassed at the number of Reform councillors elected in my local area. Also wondering "will they never fucking learn?" They tell each other such ridiculous shit about the sunshine and roses life they would have under Reform and are seemingly incapable of taking in any information to the contrary. That said, considering that Reform royally fuck up any council they get control of, perhaps it's good that thus has happened now. By the time there is a general election, everyone will know what charlatans they are.

Batties · 08/05/2026 22:34

lots of us from the north did not vote for Reform or Brexit. So please stop with the condescending “will they never fucking learn”

ETA- not all of the new Reform councils are in the north or wales, some are in the south of England

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JacknDiane · 08/05/2026 22:31

And before anyone asks, I earn minimum wage and come from a council house. Im not part of the elite, they love to hate.

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