To start to think reform will be voted in next time, and they will be running the country

[Whatdoyouthinktothis]

I’ve been a life long labour voter, but I’m starting to think reform will be elected next time
mainly just due to so many criminals that want to harm us being allowed in and allowed to stay
and uncontrolled immigration

I think they are going to win it on this reason alone
every single day there’s a news story usually more than one someone’s been raped by one of these criminals one the other day even said he didn’t understand what rape is and he thought rape was just sex

what do you all think ?
Will reform be running the country soon ?
if they are are the capable of running things in other areas ?
if they take over how do you see that actually panning out ?

No she crashed the economy instead. The 14 years of Tory misrule were crowned by Truss as the cherry on the cake.

Going by his ratings many feel the same as you.

And still, she never had such low ratings as Starmer does right now!

His ratings are apparently the lowest in history

She wasn’t there long enough to have any ratings.

Goodness me…unintelligible.

So were Thatcher’s until the Falklands came along to save her.

She only had 49 days

The Tories and Reform would have followed Trump in to a war.

OP never came back.

There may be some other headlines after Thursday along the same lines.

It’s possible, it’s also possible that you view anything to the right of total state control of the economy and society as ‘far right’.

Well Starmer has been. Are you seriously suggesting he’s a better PM than any other we have had in the last 3- 4 decades?

A lot of friends recently have been praising Kemi so who knows?

Possible, but not proven by my words. Your political position is.

Better than any in the last 14 years for absolutely sure. And none of those were as bad as Thatcher. Every social and economic problem in this country can be traced back to her.

I agree. It’s strange how some people on this thread cannot see that. Regardless of what people think of the tories (and even previous Labour government in the late 90s and 00s), Starmer has been by far the worst PM with the lowest ratings. This will be evident after Thursday just how much people hate this current government.

Hmmm ok, hopefully 3rd time lucky. What are the achievements ?

Not according to the ratings. Starmer has seriously upset a lot of people and much of the general public are very unhappy with this government.

Unlike you, I have lived in other countries and speak multiple languages. If you’re considering voting Reform, it’s YOU who doesn’t belong in this country as you are a traitor and do not deserve to be here and benefit from this wonderful country we call home.

Unlike me? Mighty bold of you to (very incorrectly) assume I’ve only ever lived in the UK and only speak one language 😂

I strongly believe that if Labour had come out with those policies (minus the boats), the left would be out in full force supporting them.

He’s certainly better than Johnson or Truss. Marginally better than Cameron. About the same as May and Sunak. The best PMs over the period were Major and Brown - they have that quality rare in politicians - integrity.

Really? So how is it he has such low ratings 2 years in? When it took the tories 14 years to get such low ratings and even then, not as low as the current PM.

Because people are fuckwits. And his ratings are similar to Thatcher’s in 1981.

It is actually. Your world view is quite extreme, which is why you see it that way. Political central concerns are considered:
Economic balance
Social stability and gradual change
Pragmatism over ideology
Fiscal responsibility
Institutional trust

I’d guess you also believe the ‘far right’ is taking over?

So most of the country are fuckwits while you are in denial about the current state of this government! Okay!

Here we are…Labours achievements relating to immigration only, rather than the wide range of policies they have enacted.

These are the strongest points that the Labour government can claim as achievements or positive indicators from the Home Office’s YE December 2025 immigration statistics, based on official statistics.

Crackdown on organised immigration crime
3,600 organised immigration crime (OIC) disruptions were recorded, up 37% year-on-year.
Major disruptions increased 40%.
Moderate disruptions rose 79%.

The report also highlights the role of the new Border Security Command, established in July 2024.
Reduction in asylum backlog
People awaiting an initial asylum decision fell 48% year-on-year.
The backlog is down 63% from the June 2023 peak.
This is one of the clearest operational improvements in the document.

More asylum decisions being processed
135,000 asylum initial decisions were made in YE December 2025.
That was 56% higher than the previous year and the highest since records began in 2002.

Fewer asylum seekers in hotels
Hotel accommodation use fell 19% year-on-year.
Increase in enforced and voluntary returns
Enforced returns increased 21%.
Voluntary returns increased 5%.
Foreign national offender returns rose 11%.
Rising removals/returns are evidence of stronger immigration enforcement.

Work visa numbers sharply down from peak
Work visas for main applicants fell 50% from the 2023 peak.
Health and Care visas were down 91% from their peak.
This shows tighter control after the post-pandemic surge in migration.

Student dependant visas remain low after restrictions
Student dependant visas fell another 10%.
The report directly links this to policy restrictions introduced in 2024.

Small boat arrivals below the 2022 peak
Small boat arrivals rose 13% versus 2024, but remained 9% below the 2022 peak.
This is a mixed picture rather than a straightforward success.

Expansion of the Border Security Command
The report explicitly references the Border Security Command as a new cross-system body coordinating action against organised immigration crime. Since it was established after Labour entered government in 2024, this is one of the clearer directly attributable policy changes.