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Charel2girl5 · 14/10/2026 22:16

What on earth does a Reform person mean by saying ‘If she were my daughter bath night would be on a Thursday”. What the hell does that mean? Obviously something sinister but I have never heard this before, naive obviously!

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Clavinova · 15/10/2026 16:37

ilovesooty · 15/10/2026 16:33

More whataboutery. Just answer the question.

Just answer the question

I believe I did my best to answer the op's question. I wasn't expecting the Spanish Inquisition.

ilovesooty · 15/10/2026 16:42

You haven't answered the question about Reform's vetting procedures.

Clavinova · 15/10/2026 16:49

ilovesooty · 15/10/2026 16:42

You haven't answered the question about Reform's vetting procedures.

Yes, I did - you just don't like my answers.

MrsBennetsPoorNervesAreBack · 15/10/2026 16:49

Clavinova · 15/10/2026 16:21

I don't think any vetting system could be foolproof.

So do you think Farage was wrong to make the "100% promise" to keep "bad apples" away from the party?

And should he now just acknowledge instead that no vetting system can be foolproof and that there will always be racists in Reform?

TicklishReader · 15/10/2026 16:52

MrsBennetsPoorNervesAreBack · 15/10/2026 16:49

So do you think Farage was wrong to make the "100% promise" to keep "bad apples" away from the party?

And should he now just acknowledge instead that no vetting system can be foolproof and that there will always be racists in Reform?

He probably didn't consider this scumbag a bad apple.

MrsBennetsPoorNervesAreBack · 15/10/2026 16:54

TicklishReader · 15/10/2026 16:52

He probably didn't consider this scumbag a bad apple.

Well, perhaps not.

rrreally · 15/10/2026 16:55

And lest we should forget Farage was in the Epstein files

ilovesooty · 15/10/2026 16:59

Clavinova · 15/10/2026 16:49

Yes, I did - you just don't like my answers.

You answered it by talking about the procedures of other parties. That's not answering what you were asked. Never mind. I know from experience that a straight answer won't be forthcoming.

DuncinToffee · 15/10/2026 16:59

I don't think any vetting system could be foolproof.

Reform's is leaking like a sieve

There are a lot of 'bad apples'

GlensHutchisonsRobertsonsStephek · 15/10/2026 17:00

@Clavinova do you not get the Stewart Lee joke is exposing how offensive the original joke is? For ease, this question is multiple choice, yes or no.

BIWI · 15/10/2026 17:02

I don't think @Clavinova understands Stewart Lee at all.

DuncinToffee · 15/10/2026 17:07

List of Reform councillors gone since May 2026,

https://www.markpack.org.uk/176783/how-many-councillors-has-reform-uk-lost-since-the-may-2026-elections/

BIossomtoes · 15/10/2026 17:10

Makes a mockery of those local elections they kicked up such a stink about being deferred for a year.

Clavinova · 15/10/2026 17:12

MrsBennetsPoorNervesAreBack · 15/10/2026 16:49

So do you think Farage was wrong to make the "100% promise" to keep "bad apples" away from the party?

And should he now just acknowledge instead that no vetting system can be foolproof and that there will always be racists in Reform?

So do you think Farage was wrong to make the "100% promise" to keep "bad apples" away from the party?

Not necessarily - if it's a statement of ambition.

And should he now just acknowledge instead that no vetting system can be foolproof and that there will always be racists in Reform?

Well, I doubt very much that Andy Burnham is going to acknowledge that there will always be racists, antisemites, fraudsters, petty criminals, sex offenders and paedophiles within the Labour Party in return so probably not. Why would he?

BIossomtoes · 15/10/2026 17:15

For the love of God, Clav, just answer the question. It’s nothing to do with Burnham.

LizzieW1969 · 15/10/2026 17:16

MrsBennetsPoorNervesAreBack · 15/10/2026 16:09

Thank you for confirming that you condemn the racist views.

I don't know how many were involved. A few. There are more revelations to come in the longer programme on Sunday as far as I understand, so perhaps we'll have a better picture of the scale of the problem then.

But Farage promised two years ago that the vetting would be improved and that this wouldn't happen again. What do you think went wrong?

Re the joke... you don't think it's sinister to make jokes about paedophilia?

Sinister and also grossly offensive, especially in to victims of CSA. I just don't understand why anyone with think it could be remotely funny.

Efacsen · 15/10/2026 17:16

DuncinToffee · 15/10/2026 17:07

Wow - was aware that quite a few Reform councillors had 'quit' but didn't realise it was that many!

Clavinova · 15/10/2026 17:18

GlensHutchisonsRobertsonsStephek · 15/10/2026 17:00

@Clavinova do you not get the Stewart Lee joke is exposing how offensive the original joke is? For ease, this question is multiple choice, yes or no.

do you not get the Stewart Lee joke is exposing how offensive the original joke is?

Obviously.
From my post - AS A WORKING-MAN’S CLUB COMEDIAN

ilovesooty · 15/10/2026 17:19

BIossomtoes · 15/10/2026 17:15

For the love of God, Clav, just answer the question. It’s nothing to do with Burnham.

Head. Brick wall. I'm not going to waste any more time.

MrsBennetsPoorNervesAreBack · 15/10/2026 17:21

Efacsen · 15/10/2026 17:16

Wow - was aware that quite a few Reform councillors had 'quit' but didn't realise it was that many!

Quite a list, isn't it?!

randomchap · 15/10/2026 17:21

ilovesooty · 15/10/2026 17:19

Head. Brick wall. I'm not going to waste any more time.

It's quite funny how far some people will go to deflect from Nigel and his bunch of arseholes

BIossomtoes · 15/10/2026 17:22

randomchap · 15/10/2026 17:21

It's quite funny how far some people will go to deflect from Nigel and his bunch of arseholes

She was the same with Johnson during partygate.

Clavinova · 15/10/2026 17:24

BIWI · 15/10/2026 17:02

I don't think @Clavinova understands Stewart Lee at all.

Of course I do.

Clavinova · 15/10/2026 17:25

MrsBennetsPoorNervesAreBack · 15/10/2026 17:21

Quite a list, isn't it?!

How many have quit from Labour?

BIWI · 15/10/2026 17:29

I don't know. Why don't you post a list?

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