I couldn’t sleep last night, worrying about a Reform government

[Cluborange666]

I am really worried. I think they’ll wreck the economy. I’ve got a few years left to pay off my mortgage from my job that deals with immigrants. I don’t want our pensions to tank. I don’t want my sons’ lives to be messed around. I worry about more racism, the more ‘voice’ that Reform get. I live in a very multicultural city and non-white people tell me that they are experiencing more overt racism. It makes me feel very insecure about the future.

wish Labour would do more to show that they are on the side of ordinary people as I think that’s what is driving this (I’m a Labour voter). I don’t think the creation of Your Party will help, just give Reform more advantages.

Sigh. Happy to be told I’m unreasonable as I think the future looks bleak.

All pr and no clear policy (can't let the government see your homework ) is exactly how Labour achieved a stomping majority in the last general election.

Doesn’t have to be Labour. It’s looking very much as if we might be looking at the demise of the two party monopoly in British politics. Reform was beaten by the Greens in the latest by election, I foresee a huge amount of tactical voting to keep them out. Hell, I’d even vote Tory to do it.

So 35-45 years ago. That's why it's outside of living memory for many adults

How bad do Labour want it to get for graduates now?

What, you'd vote for the dark side and endure the ranting of the righteous? I'll make a spot for you on the bench

One of my children graduated in 2013 and it took over a year to find a job. The same for friends kids. It is in recent memory in fact just after the chump increased the fees having promised not to. But that’s the Lib Dem’s for you.

They would have to hurl all the insults at themselves that they've hurled at others for the past 18 months+

True

I see a huge amount of tactical voting to keep Labour out.

I’d sell my soul to the devil to keep Reform out.

I'd worry more about the government we've got right now, if I were you. We'll be lucky if there's an economy left to wreck by the next election, I can't see how any party could do much more to damage growth and investment than this lot have. Another that very much misses Sunak, his policies genuinely were starting to turn things around, and he seemed like a pretty decent guy. But he didn't communicate well with the public, he didn't advertise that his policies were working and it was mind-numbingly idiotic to call the election when he did. He really was a dreadful politician, though I don't mean it as an insult. It's very depressing to see all the lines going up after he took over, then crashing down after a few months of Labour. Still very much hoping the Tories sort themselves out, but at the moment I'm not sure there's enough talent in the party to run a parish council, let alone the country. Would still vote for them over this lot though.

And that's how a growing % feel about Labour

I have noticed. 😂

The end of days is nigh! The hysteria is real.

I just hope Rachel Reeves listens to the very smart civil servants in the treasury before her next budget

they need to turn things around if they want to keep the electorate on side.

I mean irony......

https://news.sky.com/story/ex-minister-tulip-siddiqs-lawyer-denied-information-about-bangladesh-case-sky-news-understands-13404752

I think people just lapped up the media stuff against him and thought Labour would be amazing - what a mistake. You can see it on here pre GE.

I won't vote for Labour. I think I might be an anyone to get Labour out voter but then I look at the Greens and, well, there's a limit.

She hasn't so far

It’s too late, Reeves has pretty much painted herself into a corner

Why ISN'T it something to be worried about?

Poor Jonathan -not a solicitor - Reynolds has been in the unenviable position of having the tell his colleagues that there's no magic wealth tax tree to save them at the autumn budget

Same.

@Cluborange666 I wouldn't worry too much.

There has been three local by-elections in the last three weeks. Reform has come third in two and second in one. It might seem as though everyone supports them on SM, but reality may be very different.

In general, at least 70% of the electorate don't support Reform. Come 2029 there will be a lot of tactical voting to keep Farage out. Like BIossomtoes, I would vote Tory to keep Reform out if I had to.

I would also vote for anyone to keep Reform out.

The daily mail doesn't help the situation, they love to incite angry racist minds, poisoning the public.

I can't imagine how it feels to arrive in a country, left sitting around all day, being aware of the hate directed at you.

I don't have the answers, it's sad passing these men with their heads down around the ipas centres.