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What do you think of Farage's "shadow" cabinet?

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MellersSmellers · 17/02/2026 17:06

Would you vote for them? And do you think they would do a good job?

  • Robert Jenrick, Chancellor
  • Richard Tice, Business, Trade and Energy
  • Zia Yusuf, Home Affairs
  • Suella Braverman, Education & Skills, Equality
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Imdunfer · 17/02/2026 18:17

MellersSmellers · 17/02/2026 18:05

Oh yes, he did work for his Grandfathers property company for many years where he was promoted to CEO....

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He took a degree in construction economics and quantity surveying in order to go into his grandfather business and worked his way up to CEO and having worked in that company and learned the ropes he then started a construction company of his own.

It's a bloody sight more experience of real work than most people who end up in that position in Governmrnt.

The current incumbant appears to have experience only in the overseas voluntary sector.

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MellersSmellers · 17/02/2026 18:05

Imdunfer · 17/02/2026 17:42

Well how very refreshing it would be to have a minister of Business Trade and Energy who did a practical real world degree at a provincial University and has actually run and created businesses that do more than shove money around.

It will never catch on.

Oh yes, he did work for his Grandfathers property company for many years where he was promoted to CEO....

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EarthlyNightshade · 17/02/2026 18:02

The hardcore Reformers (on Facebook) are getting a bit twitchy about all the Tories.
I can't wait to see Braverman's education policies ... the mind boggles!

Imdunfer · 17/02/2026 17:53

ICouldHaveCheckedFirst · 17/02/2026 17:44

Braverman says she'll do away with the Equality Act.
I guess she's happy to see the return of signs saying 'No Blacks', no sick pay, no mat leave, oh and no reason to pay women the same as men for the same job. Has she thought this through, do you think?

I believe that is a necessity to leave the ECHR and return all decisions on human rights to UK courts and that the intention is to reinstate the rest with a bill of rights.

The Tory policy is the same.

The EU is with us in saying that the ECHR needs reform.

LlynTegid · 17/02/2026 17:50

ICouldHaveCheckedFirst · 17/02/2026 17:44

Braverman says she'll do away with the Equality Act.
I guess she's happy to see the return of signs saying 'No Blacks', no sick pay, no mat leave, oh and no reason to pay women the same as men for the same job. Has she thought this through, do you think?

Would her parents have been able to come and live in the UK if her ideas had been in force then?

Though at least they anticipated the kind of person she would grow up to be- her birth name is Sue Ellen.

In answer to the OP, no I would not vote for Reform.

ICouldHaveCheckedFirst · 17/02/2026 17:44

Braverman says she'll do away with the Equality Act.
I guess she's happy to see the return of signs saying 'No Blacks', no sick pay, no mat leave, oh and no reason to pay women the same as men for the same job. Has she thought this through, do you think?

Imdunfer · 17/02/2026 17:42

Well how very refreshing it would be to have a minister of Business Trade and Energy who did a practical real world degree at a provincial University and has actually run and created businesses that do more than shove money around.

It will never catch on.

SerendipityJane · 17/02/2026 17:22

Bookies don't seem so impressed

What do you think of Farage's "shadow" cabinet?
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MellersSmellers · 17/02/2026 17:20

Well I would never, ever vote for them anyway, but when I heard this I felt physically sick 🤮
What a bunch....

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Zonder · 17/02/2026 17:14

I hope his tagline is something about recreating the worst of times.

Zonder · 17/02/2026 17:13

He just needs Patel and Badenoch and he would have the very worst of the previous Tory govt.