This migrant problem is going to let Reform in isn’t it?

Same

No issue with that/. Most of the things that work well in the country are private. Most of the things that are shit are public. A privately run NHS would be amazing. Many of us already have private health care and it is considerably better than the NHS. Some people seem to think the NHS is untouchable when really it a massive money pit of incompetence.

I am on groups for child mental health and so many parents have paid out of pocket for help there. People on very ordinary incomes faced with three year waits.

@PandoraSocks - a mix, some paying out of pocket - I’ll see if I can find the bbc article I was remembering but this:

https://yougov.co.uk/health/articles/45568-one-eight-britons-turned-private-healthcare-last-1

my point is, for all the importance of the nhs, and the debate around privatising, a
crazily high amount of people already have sought treatment elsewhere.

if the tories or reform made any slight nod towards making it easier to integrate nhs and private, any tax incentives at all think it would be v popular.

Are a lot of the one third insured privately via their employer?

Do you have a link to figures please?

@Soulfulunfurling

Brexit happened. Weleft the EU. But what happened to the sunlit uplands and unicorns that the Brexiteers were promised? How is life better for any ordinary person because of it?

The same will happen with Reform's promises. Nothing will change for the better for ordinary people if Farage becomes PM. Nothing.

Although @Notonthestairs the reality is 1/3 of British people have paid for private health, so regardless of whether it results in tax cuts, it could still be popular.

Brexit has happened, we left the EU

Or the other take might be that Brexit actually happens….

Last August Farage Riots concerned people

Two out of every five people arrested after participating in last summer’s riots had been previously reported to the police for domestic abuse, the Guardian can disclose.

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/jul/26/two-in-five-arrested-for-last-summers-uk-riots-had-been-reported-for-domestic-abuse

Because Reform will Stop The Boats. Once that is done Britain will be Great Again.

Reformites are in for an awakening if Farage and Co. form the next government.

Remember the broken promises of Brexit, Reformites? Prepare for that level of disappointment on steroids.

Yes.And Nigel Farage would have a coalition with them (Tories) The conservatives are out for a reason, why on earth would having Reform in government be any better, when they are just like the conservatives.

Many European governments spend more per capita on healthcare than we currently do. They have spent more than us for a long time.
I don’t think you should assume that an insurance based model will automatically lead to tax cuts.

https://www.health.org.uk/features-and-opinion/features/how-does-uk-health-spending-compare-across-europe-over-the-past

Do they want to privatise the NHS? Reform is interested in exploring alternative funding models such a European insurance a scheme but they are on the record as saying they will not go for full USA privatisation.

https://fullfact.org/health/reform-nigel-farage-pay-for-nhs-labour/

Do you know, reform, want to privatise the nhs?
That’s just one thing.Nigel Farage is conservative always has been.He doesn’t care about people on low incomes, or people who are disabled.
I voted for voted for Reform last time, l won’t be again The more l read up on the Reform party, the more l realise it’s just all about immigration, their other policies would, be like going back to Victorian times, for the 'lower class’.The poor, get poorer.

And he is going to invade French waters to stop the boats.

He'll handover the cost if healthcare to one of the big boys eg BlackRock. The pension funds etc have the money

We're getting two new reservoirs one in the fens Norfolk, one in Abingdon. Theyre being built with overseas investment money. Thames water to administrate one, Anglia water the other. And that's under labour.

You all have a friend in Trump and the likes of Tommy Robinson when it comes to anti immigration sentiments.

How will he cut tax when he wants to create an expensive new insurance based healthcare system which will cost billions.

How exactly will he control borders?

The Reform controlled councils are already costing tax payers more!

Well I'm voting reform. Labour have just fallen straight back into give out sweeties to their voters and expect the few to pay for it. The Conservatives are barely any better. Farage will come in and cut spending and tax. We can't keep the cycle of spend more and tax more going forever.

Thanks for doing the maths. I was thinking of but thought everyone knows this, and as others say it’s an unpleasant fact so I don’t want to dwell on it to long and didn’t want to pick a specific nationality to single out.

But it is bold when you put it like that. That is a completely unacceptable level of risk to women and girls.

And talking of different nationalities I wonder whether asylum seekers are housed together. As in you have a boat from x they all come clustered together as would have met at Calais and grouped based on common origin? If that’s the case and you have a cluster effect on nationality then it’s no wonder some say their hotel is absolutely fine, and others say it’s really awful in terms of effect on safety in their village/ town.

Another point I want to make about your statistics. Is it’s actually worse than that in real life. Because let’s make this now a hypothetical village where it is in fact nearly all afghan and Eritrean men. In these circumstances the resident population is not transient, and I am going to propose that it’s not a case of each and every man having an equal risk of being a sex offender which refreshes every year. So a village of 2000 residents who are largely homeowner, long term rent and social housing is not having a risk of one sex offence every 4 years. Here you need to figure out the turnover of the town of new British residents. A village of 2000 could in fact take decades to produce one of the 2 in 10,000 sex offenders as the turn over of residents is low. With the hotel having the opposite effect of multiplying this already high risk as it turns over much quicker.

Because I live here. It did get onto some social media too. Caused a lot of upset.

Was it this one @justasking111 ?

www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/rubberneckers-coming-stare-scared-young-25497669

Well if the Jezbollah party gain enough traction to divert a significant number of votes from Labour to them, and Reform take a good piece of the Conservative vote, it’s going to be an interesting election.

So how do you know about it?

I am surprised the convictions for sexual assault didn't at least make the Welsh news. Can you name the hotel? I know were a lot of rumours being flung around about one in North Wales, but I can't remember the name of it.