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What I would like to ask Reform supporters what are the specific Reform policies they support?

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CurlewKate · 08/05/2026 12:23

Just that really. I am a Labour voter, and I know what Labour policies I support. I think I know what Conservative and Lib Dem policies their supporters like. I don't know about Reform.

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ChunkyMonkey36 · 09/05/2026 20:07

PhilMitchell82 · 09/05/2026 20:04

Who is doing Longfield one ? You should see the Rupert Lowe one. It will be out I don’t know when but soon and will be unbiased. The crux of it is mostly Pakistani Muslims and the reason is covered up for so long is to avoid losing the Muslim vote and offending communities.

Longfield, I assume.

MsJinks · 09/05/2026 20:07

PhilMitchell82 · 09/05/2026 20:00

I said MANY not all voters or councillors. Unfortunately, you would love to paint reform voters as right wing, nazis who don’t like Jews or Muslims and are fascist, racist, uneducated, thick and you are SO SO above them.

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I would like to think most of the U.K. is above being an islamophobic, anti semetic fascist tbh - it’s not a wild standard to expect!

I only seem to come across these anti semites, Islamophobes, in far right situations though - show me I’m wrong.

PhilMitchell82 · 09/05/2026 20:07

All the pearl clutchers all butt hurt from reform winning so try incorrectly assume things.

Theuntold · 09/05/2026 20:08

PhilMitchell82 · 09/05/2026 20:07

All the pearl clutchers all butt hurt from reform winning so try incorrectly assume things.

Ex wife
She is now happy with the children and new chap

and you are twisted with bitterness AND have to pay CMS

PhilMitchell82 · 09/05/2026 20:08

MsJinks · 09/05/2026 20:07

I would like to think most of the U.K. is above being an islamophobic, anti semetic fascist tbh - it’s not a wild standard to expect!

I only seem to come across these anti semites, Islamophobes, in far right situations though - show me I’m wrong.

I think your find there is more antisemitism in the community of a certain ideology. I love our Jewish British citizens and have nothing but respect for them.

ChunkyMonkey36 · 09/05/2026 20:09

PhilMitchell82 · 09/05/2026 20:07

All the pearl clutchers all butt hurt from reform winning so try incorrectly assume things.

For now, they’ve won control of bin collections and whether to put planters out in the village.

I’ll worry when they actually get near Downing Street.

And even then, I won’t, because it’ll be nice to watch it fall apart.

PhilMitchell82 · 09/05/2026 20:10

Theuntold · 09/05/2026 20:08

Ex wife
She is now happy with the children and new chap

and you are twisted with bitterness AND have to pay CMS

You know you’re winning when they try and FAIL to get personal with you. They had nothing left.

Eskarina1 · 09/05/2026 20:12

PhilMitchell82 · 09/05/2026 20:04

Who is doing Longfield one ? You should see the Rupert Lowe one. It will be out I don’t know when but soon and will be unbiased. The crux of it is mostly Pakistani Muslims and the reason is covered up for so long is to avoid losing the Muslim vote and offending communities.

Three clues that it is not unbiased:

it's written by the leader of a political party (reviews of importance should be chaired by highly respected people with a reasonable claim to impartiality;

You are fully aware of the outcome before the report is completed (noone should be briefing on a report like this prior to release)

The apparent outcome is exactly what Lowe was saying before the investigation started and aligns exactly to his political beliefs.

MsJinks · 09/05/2026 20:15

PhilMitchell82 · 09/05/2026 20:04

Who is doing Longfield one ? You should see the Rupert Lowe one. It will be out I don’t know when but soon and will be unbiased. The crux of it is mostly Pakistani Muslims and the reason is covered up for so long is to avoid losing the Muslim vote and offending communities.

Err - Baroness Longfield is doing it. She will have more powers than Lowe to compel evidence and there will be provisions in place to protect victims - unlike right wing enquiries where it is widely documented the victims are used just to further the far right agenda - being groomed a second time really - nice.

Anyway - 3rd time for the brightest tool in the box - why is there such a high proportion of DA/SA offenders outside hotels and hanging around with Robinson et al?

PhilMitchell82 · 09/05/2026 20:15

Eskarina1 · 09/05/2026 20:12

Three clues that it is not unbiased:

it's written by the leader of a political party (reviews of importance should be chaired by highly respected people with a reasonable claim to impartiality;

You are fully aware of the outcome before the report is completed (noone should be briefing on a report like this prior to release)

The apparent outcome is exactly what Lowe was saying before the investigation started and aligns exactly to his political beliefs.

ok thanks for letting me know about the longfield one. The Lowe one is unbiased but if the longfield one if is appointed by the government they likely going to try to water it down and hide the cover ups that been happening by the authorities. Where Lowe doesn’t care about offending anyone and gets to the heart of the topic.

MsJinks · 09/05/2026 20:17

PhilMitchell82 · 09/05/2026 20:08

I think your find there is more antisemitism in the community of a certain ideology. I love our Jewish British citizens and have nothing but respect for them.

They aren’t pets fgs. And anyway even if you do most of your fellow voters, plenty of your admired new councillors do not - how do you sit comfortably with that then?

Theuntold · 09/05/2026 20:17

PhilMitchell82 · 09/05/2026 20:10

You know you’re winning when they try and FAIL to get personal with you. They had nothing left.

But you know I’m bang on the money

PhilMitchell82 · 09/05/2026 20:18

Theuntold · 09/05/2026 20:17

But you know I’m bang on the money

Funny how some people ask ‘wife and kids?’ like it’s small talk, then switch to ‘ex-wife and kids’ when they don’t get the answer they expected.

Nat6999 · 09/05/2026 20:19

Give them 3 years when they have screwed up all the councils they control & voters will change their minds about them, see sense & vote for someone else.

PhilMitchell82 · 09/05/2026 20:19

MsJinks · 09/05/2026 20:17

They aren’t pets fgs. And anyway even if you do most of your fellow voters, plenty of your admired new councillors do not - how do you sit comfortably with that then?

How do you sit with the anti semitism in the Labour or Green Party ?

suburburban · 09/05/2026 20:25

PhilMitchell82 · 09/05/2026 19:27

Mr Mathematician who thinks he is very clever and superior to us all and all your pearl clutching mates.

Obviously, I haven’t done a cost plan because I just work down the Arches fixing motors.

If you remove the incentives, then they stop coming here. It is really very simple. No incentives, no free accommodation, healthcare, dentist, spending money, no soft touch Britain. The idea was very tongue in cheek and you fell you it hook line and sinker LMAO.

They need getting rid off and the incentives need removing. If they have no incentives or are just punished for coming here then they ain’t going to be paying THOUSANDS of pounds to people smuggling gangs and passing through MANY MANY safe countries to get here. That why I don’t buy their refugee crap. They even have the legal aid lawyers who YOU and everyone else is paying for to help them submit fraudulent claims to get Asylum. For example, pretending to be gay or an apostate. As you know or may not know being gay or an apostate in an Islamic country is a sin and is punishable over there. This is what your are importing or want to import. They don’t share any values with the great British non-pearl clutching public. FACT.

Yes unfortunately you are right

Feduptryingusernames · 09/05/2026 20:34

I'd have thought it was obvious that Reform's first priority is to tackle illegal immigration? No need to snipe at those who have different political views - its called free speech.

MsJinks · 09/05/2026 20:35

PhilMitchell82 · 09/05/2026 20:19

How do you sit with the anti semitism in the Labour or Green Party ?

I don’t sit with anti semitism at all - I don’t sit with one party either - and I will call out what I see as problematic too - you won’t agree here, but I dislike Labour’s immigration policies and I say so for example. Overall, for me, it’s about basic humanity - love not hate - not party politics although I do sit on the left.

As Starmer is bringing his own kids up as Jewish and Polanski is Jewish then I have more confidence in their general anti-semitism. I do see a lot more anti semitism when I go to counter protests against the right - I see Nazi salutes, I hear ‘Heil Hitler’ and I see self avowed Neo Nazis - far outweighs anything seen on the left side - it’s disturbing.

Whilst I’m here though - and 4th time to ask - disproportionate numbers of DA/SA offenders hanging around on the right - any comment?

MsGreying · 09/05/2026 20:37

MabelRoyds · 08/05/2026 15:00

I’m amazed that so many people voted Reform. Immigration is obviously the top issue for lots of people. And this is a fairly recent thing too, surely. Ten years ago nobody was talking about immigration , were they?

The people affected by it always have.
Perhaps you don't know anyone affected by migration.

Rents have soared. So perhaps your family is wealthy enough to not rent nor care about the hpi if the last 20 odd years

Maybe you've not noticed threads about UK trained doctors being unable to get a job due to people from overseas.
We should be ashamed we steal so many NHS staff from abroad,at the detriment to our own children.

I'd go on but suspect you'd not hear me from up there in your ivory tower.

WildGarden · 09/05/2026 20:38

DreamyScroller · 09/05/2026 19:36

"...you would think people would be easily able to prove in debate that they are neither racist or stupid."

Not against people who have already decided that you are those things by definition. It is a strange phenomenon where emotional/defensive thought patterns seem to override the capacity to reason or listen objectively to someone else's point of view.

What you say can be the case but it doesn't apply to everyone. Not everyone will have already decided. It's always worth trying.

MsJinks · 09/05/2026 20:40

Feduptryingusernames · 09/05/2026 20:34

I'd have thought it was obvious that Reform's first priority is to tackle illegal immigration? No need to snipe at those who have different political views - its called free speech.

But not on local councils.

ilovesleep6 · 09/05/2026 20:40

MsGreying · 09/05/2026 20:37

The people affected by it always have.
Perhaps you don't know anyone affected by migration.

Rents have soared. So perhaps your family is wealthy enough to not rent nor care about the hpi if the last 20 odd years

Maybe you've not noticed threads about UK trained doctors being unable to get a job due to people from overseas.
We should be ashamed we steal so many NHS staff from abroad,at the detriment to our own children.

I'd go on but suspect you'd not hear me from up there in your ivory tower.

It also deprives people in other countries of qualified people if they all leave to work abroad. Brain drain is a real thing.

Theuntold · 09/05/2026 20:41

PhilMitchell82 · 09/05/2026 20:18

Funny how some people ask ‘wife and kids?’ like it’s small talk, then switch to ‘ex-wife and kids’ when they don’t get the answer they expected.

was your wife
no doubt garnered a she’s load of support on mumsnet
left you
now happy and settled with new man and primary custody of the children

a happy ending

Pepperlee · 09/05/2026 20:45

ChunkyMonkey36 · 09/05/2026 20:02

Browns and blacks?

They’re not a colour wheel.

Jesus. This thread is really dishing out the goods tonight.

This was a reply to @Frrrout. The quote was messed up. Stop with your faux outrage. I'm white and where I live the browns and blacks refer to us as " whites ".

StarCurator · 09/05/2026 21:00

I agree. Reform voters are fixated on immigration, but what they really mean is that Britain should be a white country. They often talk about "indigenous" people being pushed out and say that it was better in the UK before WW2, but they don't seem to understand that Britain had an empire that included India, much of Caribbean, much of Africa, etc. (I'll leave out the Romans, Norman, Huguenots, et al) and that people living in those subject nations had the right to come here. Many of those hated brown and black people also fought for the allies in WW2. Many people came in the 1950s and 1960s were recruited to do jobs that the "indigenous" people didn't want to do, and they were treated with hostility.

The hostility we see today is not just towards asylum seekers, but is often directed at public sector workers, including doctors, nurses, and other hospital staff, GPs, and teachers, who are leaving in droves, and then they complain about waiting lists and delays in A&E, and blame that on the Labour government. It's frankly batshit crazy, and I am ashamed to be British these days, something I never thought that I'd feel until Brexit happened.

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