Thread 33 Starmer - Gerst Monath

[DuncinToffee]

Pull up a chair for some friendly chit chat about politics and beyond

Taxes optional but greatly appreciated.

Previous thread

https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/_chat/5405579-thread-32-starmer-corn-moon?page=40&reply=147167011

The Moldovan elections have started.

At stake - the country’s continued movement towards the EU or a new foothold for Putin.

That ⬆was meant for the Ukraine thread.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/sep/28/far-right-facebook-groups-are-engine-of-radicalisation-in-uk-data-investigation-suggests

It comes as no surprise re the language, the demographics and the areas most targeted.

To be honest IF Reform win in 2029, this headline could easily be applied to the UK general election in 2034.

Eta meant to quote your post 11.07.

Or a stern message from the handlers

Watching cunts trade blows does ease the pain.

Indeed...its very enlightening

No idea

It does not surprise me. Reform don't tend to win in areas with a large number of people of colour.

Gosh, there’s a lot you seem to not understand @MrsMacliveshere!

So wide eyed and innocent.

So new and fresh

In case this thread fills up quickly now

https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/_chat/5418471-thread-34-starmer-conference-swanwiches-and-a-deputy-leader-contest

I just heard Phillipson on LBC. She sounded good (I fully expect to be cruelly mocked on the LiW thread for saying that!).

Great thread title @DuncinToffee 🦢🦢🦢

How anyone with any sense can even think of voting Reform after Farage's ridiculous claims astonishes me.

https://labour.org.uk/deputy-leadership-2025-clp-affiliate-nominations/

CLP & Affiliate Nominations

Validly nominated candidates are: Bridget Phillipson and Lucy Powell

At close of nominations at 12:00 on Saturday 27 September, the nominations for Deputy Leadership candidates are as follows:

The signal keeps cutting out: is that your problem?

@MrsMacliveshere

This is Farage's friend and ally

Former Reform UK leader Nathan Gill has pleaded guilty to eight counts of taking payments from ex-MP Oleg Voloshyn in return for scripted pro-Russian statements in the European Parliament. Voloshyn is facing trial in Ukraine for treason and is under US and EU sanctions. Gill was released on bail.

Well as we can see, there are supposedly a lot of naive folks out there.

Again Farright may have blown things a little. It is impossible for anyone to pop up in a thread and announce they don't know a thing about the man who they will have seen more often on TV than the weather. It just isn't tenable.

Farage and the Putin banner

I think we need to remember that Reforms core principle is that you cannot blame an entire party for the actions of individuals.

This is why their policy around immigration is rooted in looking at individual cases and not making themselves and their supporters look like complete wazzocks by talking about groups.

A bit like saying leaving the ECHR is indeed following Russia and Belarus but look at Australia, they do alright without it?

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This will be my go to thread for all things farage..you lot are so knowledgeable about him

It’s hard not to be @MrsMacliveshere. He’s on every news and discussion programme sounding off all the time. And when he’s not on, they are talking about him. Seriously. Put your tv or radio on. You’ll be well informed in no time.