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    Starmers still in Starmer land,I doubt he'll ever pull his head out of his arse.

    Reform winning everything at the moment, the British electorate have given the old two party wankers a kick out the door.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Joe 90 View Post
    Reform winning everything at the moment, the British electorate have given the old two party wankers a kick out the door.
    Yes, it's a pity the British public fail to see through Farage's exploitation of the general issues. He is able to point them out but has no real solutions to the problems.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Joe 90 View Post
    Reform winning everything at the moment
    While they have had some success don't let the facts disturb you.
    They won 1 out of 4 mayors so far and now have 5 MPs
    It is certainly a change and they may replace the Tory's
    IMHO a divided right of centre will like a divided left of centre enable their opponents at a general election.

    One lesson where under 10% of eligible voters choose a mayor commends the Ozzie compulsary voting system.
    You can spoil your vote .They have a fine I think A$50 when I was there so the rich can ignore, but ensures those on welfare turn out.

    This real reform and PR could avoid extremism and like most European democracies lead to the centre plus a but right or aa bit left coalition and co operation for the general good or the Commonweal.PR exists in parts of teh UK showing it can be done and moderates fringe parties. the dHont method looks suitable bu there are others or a miz like Germany with constituency linked MPs plus a party list.

    I would also remove MPs housing allowances and relocate H of Parliament to the Northern rustbelts to create employment places full of scallies and matchstick men in pork pie hats, Leeds, Hull or Newcastle be a good start.
    Russia went from being 2nd strongest army in the world to being the 2nd strongest in Ukraine

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    “We’re going to have a Britain where we put Britain first. We’ll make sure you’re at the front of the queue.”

    That’s what this protest vote was all about.

    Labour came to power barely 10 months ago as the party for change – and change there has been; to something even worse than the despised Tory government. Voters know in their bones that Sir Keir Starmer and his insufferable cadre of human rights lawyers, arguing for the rights of foreign scumbags to avoid deportation on some ludicrous pretext, is “not for the British”.

    Ethnic minorities are being given preferential treatment in sentencing guidelines and police and Armed Forces recruitment, while white people are stigmatised by their Prime Minister as “far-Right thugs” (Lucy Connolly, a mum, still locked up as Starmer’s political prisoner for one ugly social media post while a Labour MP who punched a constituent after knocking him to the floor and walked free). Housing is being allocated to undocumented males who broke into our country, and British daughters are being endangered by a bien-pensant class of immigration judges who can see every point of view but our own. If the lib-Left establishment was going to treat the majority as thick peasants, then they would have a revolt. Having alienated “wurkin peepil”, Two-tier Keir must now decide whether to fight Farage for them and alienate the university-educated luxury Marxist beliefs crowd.
    a good kick in the cervix for stoma and his crew. happy days.

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    Quote Originally Posted by taxexile View Post
    “We’re going to have a Britain where we put Britain first. We’ll make sure you’re at the front of the queue.”

    That’s what this protest vote was all about.
    Ah yes, one of those lovely exploitive slogans that Nigel loves...

    Now let us all know how he is going to solve the issues and do so in a way that is in the national interest...

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    I suppose we should be grateful they're splitting the vote, otherwise we could have our own orange turd in the form of the chinless, public school wanker.

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    Farage a millionaire, a zero hours worker and an immigrant sit at a table with 10 biscuits. Nigel takes 9 and says to the worker "that immigrant's after your biscuit"

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    Quote Originally Posted by Troy View Post
    Ah yes, one of those lovely exploitive slogans that Nigel loves...

    Now let us all know how he is going to solve the issues and do so in a way that is in the national interest...
    by the time of the next election there will be a new leader of reform, and in all probability they will have joined forces with the conservatives, because thats the only way labour will be defeated. neither reform or the conservatives on their own stand a chance, but together they do have a chance at defeating this government.

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    Yes, it does crack me up when these knuckle draggers think he's relatable when he was a Dulwich College toff and probably got his first gig in the city through daddy's connections.

    The gulf between him and his supporters could not be more cavernous, but he does a masterful job of convincing them he gives a shit about them.

    Their complete idiocy is a great parallel with the trumpanzees.
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    Quote Originally Posted by taxexile View Post
    together they do have a chance at defeating this government.
    Stand a chance?

    They would have won the last election handily.

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    Quote Originally Posted by david44 View Post
    Farage a millionaire, a zero hours worker and an immigrant sit at a table with 10 biscuits. Nigel takes 9 and says to the worker "that immigrant's after your biscuit"
    no he wouldnt, but he might say "that illegal immigrant is after your biscuit"

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    Always protest votes at these elections.

    Literally always.



    And turnouts of circa 30% are common too.

    Nationally, it means diddly squat.


    What is clear is that reform have split the right of centre vote.

    Heeeey!!



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    The split was the only reason your lefties union mates got in. Any pact between your right of centre mates will see labour out

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    It could have been a lot worse for the Tories and Labour if the Ginger Growler hadn't stopped an extra 5 million voters from exercising their democratic right.
    Let that sink in....

    Full list of local elections postponed as voters take to the polls

    Angela Rayner postponed the local elections in nine UK local authority areas - a move that has been hugely criticised by the likes of Nigel Farage and Ed Davey.


    Angela Rayner made the controversial decision to cancel local elections in nine key areas

    Full list of local elections that have been postponed in 2025 | Politics | News | Express.co.uk
    Shalom

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    Quote Originally Posted by cyrille View Post
    Always protest votes at these elections.

    Literally always.



    And turnouts of circa 30% are common too.

    Nationally, it means diddly squat.


    What is clear is that reform have split the right of centre vote.

    Heeeey!!


    Digest these predictions with your morning Cheers beer Ciz

    The rise of Reform.-symp-jpg

    Btw Diddly squat is a farm owned by Jeremy Clarkson
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    Quote Originally Posted by david44 View Post
    While they have had some success don't let the facts disturb you.
    They won 1 out of 4 mayors so far and now have 5 MPs
    It is certainly a change and they may replace the Tory's
    Reform UK gained an MP.

    Of the six mayoral elections, Labour won three, Reform won two and the Conservatives won one.

    Reform won 593 council seats, a gain of 569.
    The Lib Dems won 336 seats, a gain of 132.
    The Tories won 241 council seats, losing 499 councillors.
    Labour won 81 seats, a reduction of 173.

    Reform gained control of 8 councils.
    The Lib Dems gained control of 3 councils.
    The Tories lost control of 12 councils.
    Labour lost control of 1 council.



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    Quote Originally Posted by cyrille View Post
    Always protest votes at these elections.
    That's Why the Lib Dems have made gains.

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    Quote Originally Posted by cyrille View Post
    Always protest votes at these elections.
    Quote Originally Posted by Joe 90 View Post
    That's Why the Lib Dems have made gains.
    Are you sure that is not only your simplified thinking? If it isn't then the LibDems should protest more..

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    Well, Reform are apparently doing very well with pensioners but very badly with graduates, which figures.

    And of course people are registering protest votes with Reform.

    Badenoch is a total disaster.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Joe 90 View Post
    Digest these predictions with your morning Cheers beer Ciz




    They are not predictions, you daft prat.

    It's what the results would mean if they were in a general election.

    Which of course is a completely pointless exercise.

    Life must be quite tough when you can't communicate in your first language.

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    Quote Originally Posted by cyrille View Post
    Life must be quite tough when you can't communicate in your first language
    Imagine an impossibly distant future when technology could enable AI or Ajarn International to help the needy in rural England with their langiage in return for cooking and photo tips.

    I doubt I will live long enough but maybe if Chitty were to join the queue, I am prohibited by BT "misuse of telephone booth regs 1969 " from advertising my services in Soho but will offer Chitty FRENCH LESSONS provided he posts a curry in a hurry.

    As the great existentialist philosopher Baron de Bsnubville penned

    "Meilleurs vœux à tous mes camarades de porte en teck dans la tension éternelle entre la paresse et l'effort"

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    About right:

    https://x.com/AbroadInJapan/status/1918586672612000218



    But it's the usual "protest" vote anyway.

    We've got some fucking thickos, but I have at least a little bit of faith in my fellow countrymen that we don't have as many thickos as the US.

    Fight the right with all you might!
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    National insurance exemptions for Indians is a disaster and makes the job market worse for Brits. Allowing Indian businesses carbon exemptions while taxing and destroying British business in the name of net zero. How on earth does this deal benefit the British people?


    Two Tier Kier Starmer is in Starmerland and a total Cockwomble!

    The UK and India have agreed a trade deal that will make it easier for UK firms to export whisky, cars and other products to India, and cut taxes on India's clothing and footwear exports.
    The British government said the "landmark" agreement, which took three years to reach, did not include any change in immigration policy, including towards Indian students studying in the UK.
    Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said the deal would boost the economy and "deliver for British people and business

    UK and India agree trade deal after three years of talks - BBC News
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    Quote Originally Posted by hallelujah View Post
    We've got some fucking thickos
    Indeed.

    Your Stoke mate, for example.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Joe 90 View Post
    How on earth does this deal benefit the British people?

    This ambitious and comprehensive deal is expected to increase UK GDP (gross domestic product) by £4.8 billion and UK wages by £2.2 billion each and every year in the long run.[footnote 1] Bilateral trade is also expected to increase by £25.5 billion each and every year in the long run.[footnote 2]


    As a result of this deal, businesses will now be able to trade with India with confidence and security – taking advantage of the huge opportunities offered by the complementary nature of our 2 economies and India’s rapid growth.

    Grant Thornton’s recent International Business Report indicated that 42% of UK businesses surveyed without an existing presence in India plan to build one in the next 2 years.[footnote 10] Of those with an existing presence, 96% plan to expand further. This deal supports those efforts – with 72% of UK businesses surveyed saying that an FTA would encourage them to explore opportunities in the Indian market.

    Securing an agreement is expected to significantly accelerate trade between the UK and India – increasing bilateral trade by £25.5 billion, £15.7 billion of which is expected to be from rising exports from UK businesses into India.


    As a result of this deal, UK GDP is expected to increase by £4.8 billion (0.1%) each and every year in the long term. Workers will benefit from wages growing by a further estimated £2.2 billion each and every year in the long term.


    Benefits will stretch right across the UK and come in both the short and long term. As soon as the deal comes into force, UK products will benefit from a saving up to an estimated £400 million a year, from India cutting its tariffs on existing trade alone, which could increase to around £900 million a year after staging over 10 years.[footnote 14] This will help exports from a variety of high growth sectors, such as advanced manufacturing sectors including for automotives, electrical circuits and high-end optical products, and medical devices.


    Iconic UK products that are sold around the world will benefit from cut tariffs into India. This includes tariff reductions on products such as cosmetics, whiskies, as well as on other agri-food products such as gin, soft drinks, and lamb.


    Many of the UK’s services sectors, such as telecoms and construction services, will now benefit as we guarantee access to the growing Indian market. This will provide UK services companies, who export over £500 billion worldwide[footnote 15], with the certainty they need to expand into India and take advantage of its rapidly growing economy. For financial and professional business services, measures such as binding in India’s foreign investment cap for the insurance sector, ensuring that UK financial services companies are treated on an equal footing with domestic suppliers, and measures to encourage the recognition of professional qualifications will all support growth.


    Alongside these benefits, this deal will also give UK businesses unique and unprecedented access to India’s public procurement market, comprising approximately 40,000 tenders with a value of at least £38 billion a year
    UK-India trade deal: conclusion summary - GOV.UK

    Will that do for starters?



    No idea what you're on about with your 'carbon exemptions'.
    Perhaps you are ridiculous enough to believe the UK should be writing India's energy policy?

    Hint: You need to stop sucking on the GB News teat. Yes, you quote the BBC, but it looks like the clueless nonsense you've added comes from there.

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