Voting for Reform.the north/south

[Jollyjupiter]

As a proud Northerner i can say 80 per cent of my peer group will vote for Reform in May. Do you think it will be a North v South split?

People really need to stop doing this. Look at the polls, look at the data. It doesn't matter if everyone you know is voting Reform; all that tells us about is your social circle.

If anyone voting Reform could explain which of their policies they are in agreement with, I would genuinely be interested to hear

I would too

For instance - and only one example - their housing and infrastructure spokesperson Simon Dudley who advocates for deregulation and on the subject of Grenfell said:
’You know …sadly…everyone dies in the end. It’s just how you go, right?’
AND
’You can’t stop tragic things from happening… Fires do happen.’

What a piece of work.

And those who are public reform members who want to give Tommy Robinson a ‘chance’.
migt dig out some of their unsavoury views too.

I don't't really want to tell you why your "educate yourself" comment is so funny but but honestly, thank you for giving me a good laugh this morning. Much appreciated!

I don’t understand your post or why you quoted me.

No go on .. I'm interested in what was so hilarious.

Just reading about four posts about people being nice or not.

I don’t think Labour are getting anywhere with leaning on the insults. They’re losing voters lose more voters every week.

They are polling well, indeed. But even in the strongest polling, they are still a minority.

And voting intentions which favour Reform are strongly correlated with lower levels of education, so actually, I think a lot of them are ill-informed.

Of course, there will be some highly educated people on the far right who understand exactly what they're voting for, and they're terrifying, but the majority of Reform voters don't fall into that category.

I’ve already asked you this, but please can you explain why you are going to vote Reform? It would be helpful for people to understand your reasoning.

Why does education level mean I’ll-informed?

Do you think every person without a degree is ill-informed?

What if they’re a carer without a degree, but do that job, or someone without a degree working in Tesco, do they all fit that description for you?

That's not what dog whistle means though.

Out of interest, were you a Thatcherite?

Just because you aren't considered highly educated, it doesn't mean that you're poorly informed about politics and vice versa.

It is totally possible that the issues that impact and matter to you most may be different to those that are considered well educated. Different cultures and lived experiences will shape how you think and view the world. It doesn't make your opinion wrong or less valid. For years an educated elite have been telling people that immigration is fantastic whilst they have used certain places as effective dumping grounds. People have rapidly seen their local area change beyond measure and seen increased pressure placed on public services. They have expressed concerns and were ignored and called racist. They feel that Reform are most likely to tackle this and other issues that matter to them. They aren't ignorant to think this. The other major parties have all been in power in recent history and done nothing for them

Absolutely not. I'm very guarded about what I share on here. Just imagine being as far off the mark as you could possibly get, you'll get the gist.

Next time think twice before instructing people to "educate themselves" without having a single clue about who they are or what they do. You've made yourself look really daft.

Well said Hattie, so many lazy assumptions.

I don’t think there’s so much of a North South divide as you think OP. I’m in Wiltshire and there seems to be increasing Reform support here.

Thanks for speaking for me. Don’t bother doing it again.
SHE does care about rights. But I care MORE about the rights of me and mine and every British person rather than people who come here to rape us -financially as well as physically.
Scrapping our membership of the EUROPEAN court of human rights should have been done when we LEFT Europe -and then Labour or the Tory’s could have written a new bill specifically for us.

I think that people are ill-informed post due to not having a degree shows a misplaced superiority that isn’t unusual in some demographics.

Reform would have allowed the USA to use our air bases.
Thats it.
Your precious sons are safe -unlike our daughters.

@MrsBennetsPoorNervesAreBack every comment you make on this thread is dripping with venom...and rude.
You may not agree with others views but wind your neck in.

You think your daughters would be safe under a Reform government?
Your head must be living in some kind of upside down world.

Hahaha, what a crappy response, straight to personal attacks. How on earth do you expect to persuade others to your view with this sort of childish approach?

We didn't leave Europe. That would be geographically impossible. We left the EU which is not connected to the ECHR. The ECHR was founded by the Council of Europe and the UK is a member of that (and has been since 1949).

Apologies, responded to the wrong poster.

I hope she doesn't wind her neck in! I enjoy her contribution.

It’s seems clear that this ‘don’t patronise us’ ‘stop being superior’ ‘certain people with degrees’ etc etc which is repeated endlessly on this thread is a tactic for undermining any actual criticism of Reform. People keep reverting to it rather than talking about policy in any other way than quite sensationalist in tone.
In its own way it’s just as nasty as actually being patronising. Also worth stating that education is not a bad thing and helps with critical thinking. A useful skill when considering the impact of the decisions you make on yourself and on those more vulnerable.

Do you agree people without degrees are ill-informed?