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Reform Members Selling Poppies

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nunsflipflop · 25/10/2025 22:07

Could they sink any lower?

I have a craft stall at a regular market once a month, in our town centre. It is in South East London to give some context.

This morning a group of people were setting up a table at the high street end of the market. They covered their table with Union Jack flags and then got their Royal British Legion poppies and money tins out and put them on the tables. They then taped “Join the Reform Party with us banners on the front of their table, about 5 of them had banners and placards saying the same.

At lest 3 members of the public were loudly vocal in their disapproval and the police were called more than once.

One of this team had been drinking as soon as the pub opened and got more and more drunk to the point he was then grabbing women and trying to dance with them.

They all wore the pale blue and white rosettes proudly declaring their membership of the Reform party.

I asked them if the Royal British Legion were aware of them using the poppy campaign to broadcast their political beliefs, at which point I was sworn at by the drunken man.

Was I unreasonable to then call the RBL to report what I had seen? I don’t want a memorial emblem to be hijacked by any political party. They were horrified that this has happened and are going to investigate who the volunteer was that was responsible.

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WildLimePoet · 25/10/2025 22:26

Reform derangement syndrome really is a thing.

stillhiding1990 · 25/10/2025 22:27

WildLimePoet · 25/10/2025 22:26

Reform derangement syndrome really is a thing.

As always - first post nails it.

PermanentTemporary · 25/10/2025 22:30

Obviously inappropriate. Hope RBL do something about it.

Yes, deranged is the word - no idea why quite normal people go off the rails when they start supporting Reform.

nunsflipflop · 25/10/2025 22:35

PermanentTemporary · 25/10/2025 22:30

Obviously inappropriate. Hope RBL do something about it.

Yes, deranged is the word - no idea why quite normal people go off the rails when they start supporting Reform.

They are going to refer on to 2 different departments to investigate. She went to great lengths to assure me that they had no permission, no political party would have been given permission to use the poppy in this way.

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TempestTost · 25/10/2025 22:49

So they were selling poppies while being politically partisan, then being drunk and grabbing women?

At the same time?

I'm sorry, this sounds more than a little improbable to me.

WildLimePoet · 25/10/2025 22:53

TempestTost · 25/10/2025 22:49

So they were selling poppies while being politically partisan, then being drunk and grabbing women?

At the same time?

I'm sorry, this sounds more than a little improbable to me.

Exactly, another case of ‘stories to do with Reform that never happened’.

Like I say, Reform derangement syndrome is affecting these people.

sleepwouldbenice · 25/10/2025 22:58

WildLimePoet · 25/10/2025 22:26

Reform derangement syndrome really is a thing.

No reform attracting idiot supporters is more than a thing
Parotting trump supporters is a thing though

WildLimePoet · 25/10/2025 23:01

sleepwouldbenice · 25/10/2025 22:58

No reform attracting idiot supporters is more than a thing
Parotting trump supporters is a thing though

Come again. Try using some punctuation this time so we can understand.

user2848502016 · 25/10/2025 23:13

People can support whichever political party they want but I agree that they should keep that separate from the poppy selling

RufustheFactuaIReindeer · 25/10/2025 23:16

WildLimePoet · 25/10/2025 23:01

Come again. Try using some punctuation this time so we can understand.

Was the post honestly too hard for you to understand?

RufustheFactuaIReindeer · 25/10/2025 23:16

user2848502016 · 25/10/2025 23:13

People can support whichever political party they want but I agree that they should keep that separate from the poppy selling

Absolutely

WildLimePoet · 25/10/2025 23:23

RufustheFactuaIReindeer · 25/10/2025 23:16

Was the post honestly too hard for you to understand?

So you found the correct way to use the keyboard? Do you want to try again?

RufustheFactuaIReindeer · 26/10/2025 08:20

Do you think I am sleepwouldbenice ?

nunsflipflop · 26/10/2025 09:03

TempestTost · 25/10/2025 22:49

So they were selling poppies while being politically partisan, then being drunk and grabbing women?

At the same time?

I'm sorry, this sounds more than a little improbable to me.

There were at one point, about 8 people manning this table. Only 1 was drunk and grabbing women. They all had rosettes on.

Not improbable at all

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