Bob Medley

This 'aspiration' can't be described as anything other than racist; the determining factor being "non-white".

While Reform persistently deny the party harbours racist views, it's clearly apparent, from this research, that 54% of Reform members do in fact hold racist views.

Initial recruitment could be going well. At least until they begin the vetting process and start to look at potential candidates' past statements, social media history, etc. Suspect that reduces the number of candidates significantly.

For the last few days, yes. But also for much longer.

That's am oxymoron (or perhaps just a moron).

The brand of 'free speech' they champion only applies in one direction.

Appropriately enough, straight from the Donald Trump school of not thinking things through.

That's am oxymoron (or perhaps just a moron).

A couple things…

The “conflict“ in Iran *IS* a war.
It is a war of choice.
It is warfare without conscious.
It was unprovoked.

And I’m sick and tired of people suggesting & implying the only tragedies herein are that US Service Members have died. The people of Iran are innocents in this conflict!

FT comments section this morning - saying what everyone else is thinking, right?

Reform fury as someone else wins by Our By-election Editor Tim Shipsink The losing candidate in the Gorton and Denton by-election, Matt Goodwhinge, has demanded an immediate re-run of the election on the grounds that he lost comprehensively to someone else. "It's totally unfair and rigged," said Goodwhinge. "I shouldn't be required to sit there and suck it up, just because I lost." Mr Goodwhine continued, *I can't believe that all those voters I demonised failed to back me. Especially after I was endorsed by Tommy Robinson and ten million Russian bots on X. "We have clear evidence of family voting, where people voted in order for me to stop deporting their families." Mr Badloser concluded. "I'm the victim of colour prejudice. They didn't vote for me simply because I'm not green." Reform leader Mr Farage, speaking from a sun lounger on a rock near the Chagos Islands said, "It's a tragedy that the people of Manchester won't see Matt in Westminster, but my constituents don't see me in Clacton either." PLUMBER DEFEATS MATT GOODWIN Photo of Hannah Spencer with speech bubble saying… I've stopped the cock

Beautiful from Private Eye on the massive toddler-tantrum that Matt Goodwin and Reform are having, because they got whooped in Gorton and Denton.

"He's no Roosevelt"

Reform representing ordinary working people once more... not.

He consistently follows the Trump playbook. You therefore have to assume that the sort of country he wants is as Trump wants for the US.

So, authoritarian, chaotic, internationally derided, isolationist, warmongering, untrusted, right wing, treaty breaking, nationalist, corrupt and divided.

You can't respond to something which hasn't happened.

That's an attack, not a response.

Not about a nuclear threat then?

You can't respond to something which hasn't happened.

That's an attack, not a response.

Democracy Volunteers (whose observer team say they saw 'family voting' in 15 of 22 polling stations) issued a statement which "... did not provide any information about the people involved."

Why then is it assumed that this refers to votes cast for the Green Party?

fullfact.org/politics/dem...

Better late than never I suppose.

It's not as though it came as a surprise. The build up of the 'armada' began in January. Perhaps these officials and lawmakers should have spoken out then.

Clearly the plan didn't extend beyond the initial strikes. As to further aims, Trump has, and will continue to make inconsistent and even contradictory statements depending upon whom he's last spoken to or which news coverage he's last seen.

Didn't Trump say they'd "completely and totally obliterated" Iran's nuclear enrichment facilities in June?

The plan is to eventually exclude everyone who doesn't vote for him.

Is Trump secretly hoping The Constitution is destroyed so that people will stop pointing out when he's in violation of it?

You would hope someone was worried about the legality.

And now the 'great negotiator' has resorted to military action in an attempt to resolve a problem entirely of his own making.

Reminds me of the days of privatisation and PFI policies.

It's pretty plausible as a scenario that after having inflicted chaos the Trump administration seizes the first opportunity to declare victory and walk, leaving EU/UK, Turkey and Gulf states holding the bag

Trump's definition of 'defensive' could cover virtually anything. This is, after all, the man who claims he needs to acquire Greenland for "national security reasons".

That's not how/who you are. That's the teacher (of unspecified nationality).

If nationality determines a right to evacuation/rescue then surely it can be viewed as a 'public good' and taxed accordingly based upon said nationality.

Trump, the isolationist, non-interventionist, 'no wars', Noble Peace Prize seeking President - has bombed 8 countries in 14 months.