What can an individual do to keep Reform out?

[Thepoliticsofchaos]

I have a young friend (a university student) who is getting depressed about the prospect of Reform getting in next election. He thinks that the UK is fucked, basically. He's left-leaning, I assume a Labour voter. I've advised him to get politically engaged (so that in the future he'll at least be able to feel that he did what he could). He's not the most outgoing of people, though is interested in politics. Can anyone suggest how he could become usefully politically engaged to try to reduce the Reform vote? Not just joining a party and turning up to meetings, but actually doing something?

He can't join the Green Party, because he's gender critical. The Greens have said that gender critical people shouldn't join. If he joins any party, it'll be Labour.

Pity they are also profoundly anti-science and anti-woman. London doesn’t need either of those things, thanks all the same.

Good lad.

In what sense are the Greens "profoundly anti-science" (your claim, my emphasis). Which science, specifically, do you genuinely think the party is against?

He sounds a bit passive, but he can join the Labour Party and do support in various forms, as pp have said eg leafleting etc.

He can get on X and factcheck. An incredible number of people are pickling in misinformation on there.

He can talk to people and tell them his concerns. Point out the Reform councils where they promised to slash waste and bills and are now putting up taxes by the maximum amount. Not “let it slide” when people say stupid things like Labour are destroying the economy. Have stats on eg NHS waiting times to hand to show things are slowly improving.

The Greens used to have my vote, then I heard Zack Polanski speak. I feel very frustrated and feel politically homeless now 😕

Yes, that's good advice. There's so much fake news out there, and incorrect information.

The science that a man can’t become a woman. I mean, if you’ll swallow that load of nonsense, it casts rather a huge doubt on the veracity and scientific backing of anything you have to say.

The route to keeping reform out is for labour to stop the boat then what is the purpose of reform? Some will still vote for them but many many less. It’s also the conservatives best hope, if labour stop the votes and screw the economy that’s probably their best starting point. What can we do? Probably not obstructing stopping the boat and letting them get on with it even if we find unpalatable.

I think people need to understand Why the ‘far right’ are becoming more popular. What is happening? Why is it happening. The root cause - is wealth inequality.

Your young pal (and anyone who wants to be more informed), should start watching Gary’s Economics videos on You Tube.

They’ll change his outlook and help him understand why we are where we are, and what can be done about it.

Hint: Neither Labour nor the Tories are doing this / did this.

https://youtube.com/@garyseconomics?si=ihDclyrosxqmNJ-f

So, as I suspected, not "profoundly anti-science" at all; more a case of one stance stated by one person which is not a universal belief of the party and does not appear in their manifesto but which does violently disagree with your particular beliefs.

You are barking at phantoms. Again.

The way to get out of a political depression is to go out and serve.

Whether it’s volunteering at a night shelter or finding a vocation like teaching or nursing etc. it’s only when he gets into the thick of it with the disadvantaged and puts his social activist passion to good use that it’ll feel meaningful. And will be meaningful!

It’s pointless getting depressed about Reform. They’ll win the next election on a landslide if things don’t change quickly. The masses have been building up to Farage in number 10 since Brexit. If your mate can restore prosperity and jobs to the depressed and depleted shitholes of the country, fine. But if not, he'd be better off getting out of his funk and doing something positive for others.

Given that the Greens have in just the last week banned a gender critical women’s group of Green women from their conference, I would say it isn’t the view of just one man. Previously they were taken to court by their deputy leader over this issue as well. And then, of course, there’s the Challenors.

I’d say that this anti-science, misogynistic, homophobic ideology is pretty well embedded in the Green Party.

By claiming women can have a penis?
They are fuck all to do with the environment now. All they bang on about is trans rights and Palestine/Gaza

PP isnt barking at phantoms and you need to update your knowledge of what they are actually saying

I agree, I was disappointed that environmental issues seemed to be lower in their priorities than Palestine and immigration.

Join the party most likely to beat reform locally and get involved in campaigns

Who do you want to see in government instead?

Well...

I'll make my decision based on the policies once an election has been called. Getting rid of the current buffoon is my key priority.

As long as he can resist trying to ram his political views down people's necks and refrain from insulting the morals and intelligence of those that disagree with him. The old fashioned sense of "civility". We seem to have lost that these days.

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London needs a party that is not afraid of standing up to the fascists. Thanks.

To the Islamists? They are facists obviously.