Reform voters, which policies do you support beyond immigration?

@ClaredeBear

Everyone is entitled to an opinion and to choose for themselves how and why they vote. However, there are posters on MN who think that if you support leave, then you are by their definition:

Stupid
Thick
Racist

I can’t find the laws which prove that to be correct.

That may be. It doesn’t matter, you are not the arbiter of what makes a good or bad post, but you still continue to defend your position, as is your absolute right.

@ClaredeBear

You can choose to defend Reform or just step away but you can’t tell people they’re wrong to discuss their policies, or ask why people voted the way they did.

Nobody has to disclose how or why they voted.

Remain have been asking the same question and starting the same themed threads since 23 June 2016. If there is no answer, remain concludes that there is no answer and remain supporters are correct.

That people who supported leave may not bother with MN, or any other forum, does not seem to detract from that approach.

Some might say that asking the same question for almost 10 years is a sign of;

Memory Issues: Short-term memory loss prevents them from retaining the original answer.
Anxiety: They may be obsessing over a specific worry and need continuous verbal comfort.
Processing Delays: Their brain might take longer to absorb the initial response.
Cognitive Decline: Conditions like Alzheimer's or dementia frequently cause this behavior.

I would say it’s because they don’t like the answer and hope they will get a different answer in the future.

There’s not a law against that either. There are lots of threads which to mind mind, repeat the same old issues but it’s the nature of a discussion board which has a very broad audience. You can choose to defend Reform or just step away but you can’t tell people they’re wrong to discuss their policies, or ask why people voted the way they did. It’s fascinating, really.

@ClaredeBear

There’s no law but this is a discussion forum and you don’t (by law) need to discuss.

Correct, but many threads are not aimed at discussion. More like trying to discredit:

Brexit
Farage
Reform

Since 23 June 2016 there have been numerous threads asking for benefits of Brexit, why do people like Farage/Reform, what policies they like, …..

Illegal migration will continue as long as:

Gangs make money from trafficking.

UK employers will give jobs to illegal workers to save money by paying less than the minimum wage and avoiding national insurance payments.

As the number of people entering the EU via the Eastern European border and Mediterranean Sea increases, the more that will end up in Calais. This too provides opportunities for gangs to move people to Calais and EU employers to employ illegal workers.

In summary, illegal migration will continue for as long as it is profitable.

This is a weird take. There’s no law but this is a discussion forum and you don’t (by law) need to discuss.

Correction. The rent a room scheme can’t be used for illegal purposes, but can for asylum seekers.

Chuck us a link to the government scheme offering £7500 to house illegal migrats.

Are you confusing asylum with illegal immigration, or do you genuinely only want someone to stop illegal immigration?

For me the biggest problem facing everyone in this country is uncontrolled immigration- I’m going to vote for any party that promises to stop the illegal invasion by illegal men.

@mumumental

If you have a spare room in your home, why not rent them out to asylum seekers and illegal migrants. You can earn £7500 per year tax free.

It would the government and taxpayers £100 per person per night.

There are an estimated 17 million homes in the UK that have at least one spare room. So, there’s no shortage.

The utter nerve, getting offended about being asked this, when the Far right start up endless threads against the more left (apparently) parties. Funny, really.

it seems to me that many Reform/Restore voters don’t think beyond immigration. Including setting fire to homes with children in. God help us all.

The thresholds are low when you take into account the cost of property in London and the South East. A third of the UK population lives in those two areas.

They aren’t deductible.

I know. 🤦‍♀️

All this talk about inheritance tax ... if you inherit enough to have to pay IHT in the first place then you aren't exactly skint are you as the thresholds are quite high! And it's mostly profit from property, not money that has been taxed before!

@blossomtoes

They would be if those costs were deductible when calculating profit for tax purposes.

They aren’t deductible.

Take a look at

https://hotel.report/management/migrant-hotel-king-becomes-billionaireas-profits-surge-from-taxpayer-funded-contracts-to-house-asylum-seekers

Do you think it’s correct that someone becomes a billionaire from taxpayer funded accommodation when there are UK citizens living on the streets?

NHS Co payment system. The NHS is broken and not fit for purpose.

Abolishing Inheirtance tax and the nonsense around UK farms and the inheirtance tax some farms will pay. Who on earth do they think will buy the land sold in order to pay these stupid stupid taxes on farms? Dirty money, Chinese, Russians and then prices will go up.

Taxpayers don’t subsidise the costs of owning a home.

They would be if those costs were deductible when calculating profit for tax purposes.

@blossomtoes

In other words you don’t have the normal costs of owning a house subsidised by the taxpayer payer.

Taxpayers don’t subsidise the costs of owning a home. Costs are paid by the owner.

The properties I rent have been occupied by the following tenants:

Local family waiting for their house to be built

Saudi Arabian family with wife studying for a PhD. They were sponsored by the Saudi Royal family.

Argentinian family with husband studying for a PhD.

If you are bothered about rents being subsidised by the taxpayer, look at what the government spends on housing asylum seekers and illegals immigrants. £120 per person per night. About £6 million per day. That is most certainly taxpayers’ money.

In other words you don’t have the normal costs of owning a house subsidised by the taxpayer payer.

@blossomtoes

Inflation is beyond the control of the average person in the street. So, why should it be taxable?

The UK has experienced several peaks and troughs in property prices. Some owners ended up with negative equity.

Did the government issue tax credits to those with negative equity? No they didn’t.

The neighbour next to the house I rent out bought an identical property for £225K in 2010. They sold it for £284 in 2024. That initially looks like a profit of £59K, about £350 per month However, factor in costs such as:

Legal fees £1000
Stamp duty £2250
Interest on mortgage £36000
Upkeep £5000
Estate agents fees when sold £7000
Cost of moving £1000

So, there will not be cash in hand profit of £59K, more like less than £10K

However, inheritance tax does not take into account those cost, but merely looks at the difference between purchase and sale price.

In our case the increased tax will occur as Labour’s IHT policy now includes pensions. Now I said I wasn’t coming back 😂 I’m putting my phone away!

Assets are paid from income that has already been taxed.

Not in the case of property. Most estates incur inheritance tax as a result of property price inflation, money which has never been taxed.

@sunshinehappydays

UK has the fourth highest inheritance tax in the World.

Assets are paid from income that has already been taxed. So, inheritance tax is a double taxation in my opinion.

Countries such as:

Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Estonia, Hong Kong, Singapore, Sweden, Austria, the UAE, Israel, India, China, and Russia

don't have inheritance tax.

I’m not coming back to this thread as it always ends with Reform voter bashing.

True. Many threads are anti Brexit/Farage in disguise.