Restore party launch speech

[Puddlewoman]

Having just spent 25 minutes that I won't get back, watching the launch speech before I formed an opinion, and then the thread being removed I was left with some thoughts I wanted to put down somewhere. So here we go.
I think amongst all the waffle and fearmongering of which there was a lot,
There were some quite scary snippets.

Reverse immigration presumably ala some sort of u.k version of ICE. Surely nobody is looking across the pond and thinking that sounds like a fab idea lets give that a go.

He wants to staff the government with people who are heads of their fields but have no prior experience in parliment, which on the face of it sounds ideal but I don't think I would have much confidence in a government that has no idea what its supposed to be doing, as far as I am aware there arent any "So youve been elected now what." style training videos

He stated that he wanted to burn down regulatory framework in businesses, yes everyone hates red tape, but again this smacks of trump and getting rid of Fema etc. Regulations are written usually after its become apparent that they are needed, this along with twice mentioning being risk averse as if it were a bad thing and that employers would no longer be blackmailed by HR screams a large scale scrapping of employee rights.

He stated that he wanted to reindustrialise britain, rely on our own energy this is obviously positive but, when he said it my first thought was oh god they are going to try and bring coal back.

There was an interesting slip almost when talking about families He started with MEN and women like we were tagged on the end and almost forgotten about

Then we had lots about returning to being a christian country baning the burka stopping halal slaughter and getting rid of sharia law, which as far as I know we dont have in this country. Which just felt like throwing an Islamophobic bone to get the racists to focus on that and slip the rest through without notice.

The whole thing felt like a page out of trumps play book along with the idea of returning to a nostalgic time which never actually existed he even said that british people were the best in the world MAGA anyone?

That said I think personally the best thing they can do is continue to exist, split the votes and ensure that none of the right/far right parties get a look in

Sorry its quite garbled I don't really follow politics but i don't feel that we can afford to not pay attention. I would be interested to hear back from people who support this new party particularly in regards to the employment rights.

Then if your search history is so far-left that Google provides you with skewed/biased results, perhaps you need to do yourself a favour and add some balance to your media consumption, if only to know your enemy.

Far left! 🤣🤣🤣
You know that squirrel you mentioned?

Anyway, enjoy your new party. There'll be another one along soon.

Indeed, I might consider joining them at some point.

Been nice debating you even if you still refuse to engage with any contrary facts or evidence put to you.

You did mention the Clintons though. So far as I am aware, the Clintons, especially Bill, had very close ties with Epstein and regularly flew in Epstein's private jet. Hardly surprising given Bill's sexual antics in the White House. I hear that they only agreed to testify before the House later this month regarding their association with Epstein under threat of being held in contempt of Congress.

And I hear that Trump warned police about Epstein in 2006:

https://edition.cnn.com/2026/02/10/politics/donald-trump-police-jeffrey-epstein-2000

But no doubt you'll ignore all this because it doesn't fit with your ideologically formed view of the world that's not based in reality.

Trump looks like a corpse in that photo. Enough to give a person nightmares.😱

Is that the best argument you've got?

Jimmy saville was a very charitable man. It means absolutely fuck all. It’s about appearances.

Yeah and I believe that the BBC for years covered up for Savile, and Kier Starmer when head of the CPS failed to prosecute him. Oh and then Kier employed a known close associate of a pedophile as his US envoy. And also resisted for as long as he could a proper enquiry into the Muslim grooming (child rape) gangs. There's a theme developing here isn't there?

Oh FFS. This is the problem with today, too many people believe absolute bullshit on the Internet and pass it off as fact. I despair. We are truly fucked as a nation if this is what we have to contend with.

I bet you’re a Trump supporter? If so, be quiet about known paedophiles! 😂😂😂

What part of the above is bullshit? Can't believe you are attempting to brush under the carpet what has gone on?

Yeah, he's not perfect, but in general I think he's doing a good job for the people of America who he was elected to serve, unlike our politicians here in the UK.

But pedophilia (now the correct spelling), what on earth are you on about?

If you look at most European countries their economies are doing just as bad. We aren't doing badly just because of brexit (not saying u said that)

The bits about Keir Starmer being in charge of Saville’s prosecution has been known misinformation since Boris Johnson said it on PMQ’s but yet people keep spreading it.

Also the grooming gangs, you know full well there had already been a seven year long enquiry a few years previous so it was deemed not to be necessary again until advice was sought.

You don’t care about paedophiles unless it’s convenient for you to use as a gotcha.

I don’t even particularly like Starmer, I’m at the point of getting really angry at him for handing the far right the country on a plate and we will all suffer the consequences, but don’t make up bullshit, it makes you look like a fool.

Very well put @FinanceGirl

Oh, so you don’t mind that he’s a massive paedophile then, no? Just selective outrage when it suits an agenda? Got it.

The gist of what I have said is correct, and if you'd have read the grooming gang thread you would have understood why a proper enquiry was important, but whatever, if you can't even appreciate why that is needed, then I can't really be arsed debating you any more.

Starmer did not see the non progressed cases - local CPS and reviewing lawyer did. What he later actually did was make recommendations to improve prosecuting for SA cases, and introduced the right for victims to challenge CPS decisions.

Evidence?

The correct spelling is paedophilia unless you are American, but this is a British website about British politics. Go home, immigrant! 😉🤣

Well that’s just a fact about the Savile case - at least have the right facts to use for your argument he should resign.
Who would you prefer leading the Labour Party next just out of interest?

Plenty of evidence in the Epstein files, and I think that’s pretty much universally accepted now. You’re just deluded and I don’t believe you’re posting in good faith so I won’t be responding anymore.

Well only the really rich ones can probably afford to do that

I mean good on him and all but if he is giving away his whole salary, he can afford live without it ( I assume) which is a luxury many MPs don't have.

The question should be how many other rich MPs do that, and yes, not many I assume, so again, good on him.

It is not however how I would judge most MPs on whether they are a 'good person' since most of them probably need at least some of their salary to be able to live and pay their way.

And yes to immigration being a big distraction from the real issues,.most of which have been outlined already by several pps