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Reform UK neck and neck with Labour?

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NeatDog · 10/01/2025 11:09

Absolutely shocked to read that in a poll Reform UK are neck and neck with Labour...

About 25% polling share for Reform and Labour.

I thought Blair was the worst PM ever, but Starmer seems to be giving him a run for his money.

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cardibach · 10/01/2025 19:31

dottiehens · 10/01/2025 19:26

Btw I have my own no go areas by choice now. It could be Knightsbridge or Oxford Street or Shephers Bush or East End. All perfectly fine to go before Sadiq Khan.

Eh? This is incomprehensible nonsense.

dottiehens · 10/01/2025 19:31

HappyPanda613 · 10/01/2025 19:26

You are being fed misleading information from various social networks. Gangs are hugely diminished compared to what they used to be and knife crime is very, very rare. London is one of the safest places in the world and people who live there call it one of the best cities in the world.

I think you need to spend a little time outside and not glued to the algorithm.

Travel more to the capitals of the world as any person who travel know you are talking rubbish. Aside from Barcelona and San Francisco that are two other dumps.

Upstartled · 10/01/2025 19:32

Teenagers were twice as likely to be fatally stabbed than they were 10 years ago. 16% increase in knife crime in London over the last year alone.

caringcarer · 10/01/2025 19:33

caringcarer · 10/01/2025 19:28

Reform plan to take us out of the ECHR and adopt most of the same policies but not the one about allowing illegal immigrants in. Once out we can't be forced to house them.

Reform UK plan to take us out of the ECHR and adopt the same policies under a UK bill of rights. Leaving out the one about putting up illegal immigrants and instead of sending lifeboats to bring them here like the current government does take them straight back to France where they came from. Savings the taxpayer billions of pounds every year. Immigrants should apply to come to the UK legally like the many millions who have done that, not try to jump the queue.

Pinetreethree · 10/01/2025 19:34

NeatDog · 10/01/2025 19:25

You can 100% see why white kids were getting raped in places like Rotherham.

Some people just don't want to see the issues and would rather turn a blind eye.

If you are talking about the horrific Rotherham child abuse scandal, Asian children were also abused.

cardibach · 10/01/2025 19:34

dottiehens · 10/01/2025 19:31

Travel more to the capitals of the world as any person who travel know you are talking rubbish. Aside from Barcelona and San Francisco that are two other dumps.

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@dottiehens i can’t make any sense out of this post either. I travel quite a lot as it happens. Barcelona and San Francisco aren’t capitals either.

HappyPanda613 · 10/01/2025 19:34

dottiehens · 10/01/2025 19:31

Travel more to the capitals of the world as any person who travel know you are talking rubbish. Aside from Barcelona and San Francisco that are two other dumps.

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What exactly is wrong with San Francisco? I know someone who went there recently and she had a wonderful time, couldn’t recommend it enough. 🤔

ChardonnaysBeastlyCat · 10/01/2025 19:36

HappyPanda613 · 10/01/2025 19:30

London has a population of about 7 million and is ever growing. So yes, knife crime is rare, comparatively.

You will never eliminate crime completely unfortunately. It’s just part and parcel of living in a society.

Maybe we can ban it?

Upstartled · 10/01/2025 19:37

HappyPanda613 · 10/01/2025 19:34

What exactly is wrong with San Francisco? I know someone who went there recently and she had a wonderful time, couldn’t recommend it enough. 🤔

I read that you are more likely to tread on human shit than dog shit such is the homelessness and drug problem in San Francisco.

HappyPanda613 · 10/01/2025 19:37

Pinetreethree · 10/01/2025 19:34

If you are talking about the horrific Rotherham child abuse scandal, Asian children were also abused.

That’s dreadful if true, because nobody seems to be talking about those poor girls. So it seems that Pakistani grooming isn’t something uniquely special after all, if white people are abusing Asian children.

Where is the outrage about this?

twistyizzy · 10/01/2025 19:37

HappyPanda613 · 10/01/2025 19:34

What exactly is wrong with San Francisco? I know someone who went there recently and she had a wonderful time, couldn’t recommend it enough. 🤔

Er... fentanyl addiction epidemic with everything that comes with that including crime + public safety

NeatDog · 10/01/2025 19:37

Would knife crime be higher or lower if there hadn't been mass immigration over the last 30 years?

It seems one certain demographic involved in knife crime.

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Alexandra2001 · 10/01/2025 19:39

Upstartled · 10/01/2025 19:32

Teenagers were twice as likely to be fatally stabbed than they were 10 years ago. 16% increase in knife crime in London over the last year alone.

Gang related, i worked in London for many years, city finance with offices off commercial road, safe as houses.

Friends still do, all alive and not yet been stabbed....

I once lived in Jo'Burg, the reported murder capital of the world at the time, once again, for the vast majority, perfectly safe.

@dottiehens Barcelona is beautiful, you really need to get out and about & stay off the rightwing SM

2dogsandabudgie · 10/01/2025 19:40

HappyPanda613

As of June 2024 there were 50,973 serious knife crime offences committed in England and Wales an increase of 4% from the previous year, and nearly an 80% increase in the last 10 years.

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EasternStandard · 10/01/2025 19:41

Upstartled · 10/01/2025 19:32

Teenagers were twice as likely to be fatally stabbed than they were 10 years ago. 16% increase in knife crime in London over the last year alone.

Oddly people are ok with that on this thread

cardibach · 10/01/2025 19:41

NeatDog · 10/01/2025 19:37

Would knife crime be higher or lower if there hadn't been mass immigration over the last 30 years?

It seems one certain demographic involved in knife crime.

Care to provide the figures on that?

HappyPanda613 · 10/01/2025 19:41

EasternStandard · 10/01/2025 19:41

Oddly people are ok with that on this thread

Isn’t the population increasing also? That would explain it.

Upstartled · 10/01/2025 19:41

EasternStandard · 10/01/2025 19:41

Oddly people are ok with that on this thread

😁 Yes, nothing to see here ...

Upstartled · 10/01/2025 19:43

HappyPanda613 · 10/01/2025 19:41

Isn’t the population increasing also? That would explain it.

Are you suggesting that the population has doubled in 10 years? 🤔

twistyizzy · 10/01/2025 19:45

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This has to be a joke
Look up what what happens with fentanyl addiction in LA. People on fentanyl aren't "enjoying themselves"

NeatDog · 10/01/2025 19:46

I have to say, I think Labour has had its day. The Labour supporters here are badly out of touch with reality.

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Shark definitely jumped…

username299 · 10/01/2025 19:47

NeatDog · 10/01/2025 19:46

I have to say, I think Labour has had its day. The Labour supporters here are badly out of touch with reality.

Thinking you're going to overthrow the government and bring in Nigel Farage is out of touch with reality.

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