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Reform lost 6 by elections this week 🎉

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TheRealSmurfette · 05/10/2026 03:38

Some good news to start the week!
The mainstream media might be quiet about it, but the numbers don’t lie: Reform UK just lost SIX by-elections in a single week.

Their momentum is officially hitting a wall. On Thursday, they failed to win across the UK and even lost the incumbent seats they were supposed to defend:

  • Amble Ward (Northumberland) — LOST (Gained by Labour)
  • Hirst Ward (Northumberland) — LOST (Reclaimed by Labour)
  • Claremont Ward (Blackpool) — LOST (Held by Labour)
  • Long Whatton & Diseworth Ward (NW Leicestershire) — LOST (Held by Conservatives)
  • Wick & East Caithness Ward (Highland) — LOST (Stormed by Lib Dems)
  • Forth & Endrick Ward (Stirling) — LOST (Held by Conservatives) about:blank 1, 2]

The right-wing vote is splitting down the middle, squeezing them out in low-turnout battles. Proof that real, local communities are seeing through the rhetoric.

Keep it up lads! 🙌

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MrsBennetsPoorNervesAreBack · 19/10/2026 07:21

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The programme literally showed elected Reform officials confirming that they would tone down their views to get themselves elected and that they could do whatever they liked once in power.

It also showed Farage himself failing to tackle racism decisively, even when it was blindingly obvious to party staff that specific individuals were a liability because of their racism.

I don't understand your comments about the media being able to manipulate the situation to make the innocent seem guilty... how can you manipulate someone into making disgusting racist comments and what sort of "context" would make such comments OK?

Starmer did apologise for appointing Mandelson, who was not a "known paedophile" when he was appointed, and he effectively lost his job over it. And Labour has also apologised to victims of the grooming gangs for their part in failing to tackle the issue, though the failure wasn't theirs alone.

Your post looks rather like you are trying to excuse and minimise Reform's racism and sexism, and to deflect from it with a bit of good old-fashioned whataboutery.

Nice try, but it isn't really working.

Traveller1987 · 19/10/2026 06:53

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TooBigForMyBoots · 19/10/2026 01:06

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Enjoy your sleep and willful ignorance.😪

Fucking hell.😱 I actually felt sorry for some of the Reform press guys at one point.😖

And that sex pest they had "coaching" the candidates. Is that Reform's idea of vetting? An online test by a perv?

Teanbiscuits33 · 19/10/2026 00:48

What a joke of a party. Aside from the racism and misogyny, can anyone honestly imagine that bunch of no marks running the country? Britain will be a laughing stock for having a thick as shit electorate like America

LizzieW1969 · 18/10/2026 23:33

Llttledrummergirl · 18/10/2026 23:10

Oh, I'm really not enjoying watching such a racist, fascist group of people voicing such abhorrent views.

It's fucking horrific that these vile people think they can represent decent, honest British people.

I'm so glad someone is exposing the pretend to be a decent party until we are elected when we can show ourselves.

Deceitful duplitious organisations that support members with these views have no place in British society.

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I agree with this. It became too much for me in the end, I had to give up.

placemats · 18/10/2026 23:32

Imagine voting for a man who would sniff the seat of a young woman fellow candidate after she'd gone. Bloody sick.

Llttledrummergirl · 18/10/2026 23:10

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Oh, I'm really not enjoying watching such a racist, fascist group of people voicing such abhorrent views.

It's fucking horrific that these vile people think they can represent decent, honest British people.

I'm so glad someone is exposing the pretend to be a decent party until we are elected when we can show ourselves.

Deceitful duplitious organisations that support members with these views have no place in British society.

placemats · 18/10/2026 22:48

It's oh so quiet.

Chris Parry, Rear Admiral, described as a racist by the communications team at a Christmas party, gets the backing of Farage.

DenizenOfAisleOfShame · 18/10/2026 22:27

TooBigForMyBoots · 18/10/2026 22:22

He is far right. Even if he isn't/ doesn't call himself a Nazi. Look at his track record. Look at his "friends destroyers in the West". See who he's funding. See who's defending him. Look who he's targeted.🤔

Absolute monarchs aren't Nazis.
Theocracies aren't Nazis.
Facists can be not Nazis.

They're still far right.

Putin is far right.

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Absolute rubbish.

Traveller1987 · 18/10/2026 22:24

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placemats · 18/10/2026 22:23

Reform candidates were "piss poor" as described by Farage.

TooBigForMyBoots · 18/10/2026 22:22

DenizenOfAisleOfShame · 18/10/2026 21:41

He’s not far right. That’s ridiculous. He’s all about ‘de-nazification’ in Ukraine, remember? One of his heroes is Yury Andropov.

I’d be willing to accept that he’s possibly a sui generis dictator. But dictators aren’t far right by definition.

Next you’ll be saying that Pol Pot was a Tory.

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He is far right. Even if he isn't/ doesn't call himself a Nazi. Look at his track record. Look at his "friends destroyers in the West". See who he's funding. See who's defending him. Look who he's targeted.🤔

Absolute monarchs aren't Nazis.
Theocracies aren't Nazis.
Facists can be not Nazis.

They're still far right.

Putin is far right.

Traveller1987 · 18/10/2026 22:21

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BIossomtoes · 18/10/2026 22:20

DenizenOfAisleOfShame · 18/10/2026 22:18

I hope it’s excoriating.

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I suspect it will be.

DenizenOfAisleOfShame · 18/10/2026 22:18

placemats · 18/10/2026 22:08

My goodness this ITV documentary about Reform UK that's about to start in 15 minutes is by all accounts absolutely shocking and disgusting.

I hope it’s excoriating.

BIossomtoes · 18/10/2026 22:17

LizzieW1969 · 18/10/2026 22:17

I’d trust it more than GB News, that’s for sure.

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Amen.

LizzieW1969 · 18/10/2026 22:17

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I’d trust it more than GB News, that’s for sure.

placemats · 18/10/2026 22:14

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I thought you were washing your hair?

Traveller1987 · 18/10/2026 22:13

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LizzieW1969 · 18/10/2026 22:12

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You can’t face the truth, can you? Sad really.

BIossomtoes · 18/10/2026 22:11

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Yes I knew you were going to say that. It’s inconceivable to some people that bereaved families don’t want their loved ones turned into political fodder.

placemats · 18/10/2026 22:10

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😂😂😂 👏👏👏🤔🤔🤔

Great response to a programme highlighting rascism and misogyny within a Parliamentary Party.

Pineneedlesincarpet · 18/10/2026 22:09

placemats · 18/10/2026 22:08

My goodness this ITV documentary about Reform UK that's about to start in 15 minutes is by all accounts absolutely shocking and disgusting.

Well Im not watching it so I look forward to the useful summaries on here tomorrow!

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