Seems Farage has an announcement to make at 4pm today.

Anniebach

What rubbish, I can remember when that estate was built, Merthyr was affluent for many years, then loss of coal mining, steelworks etc,
Merthyr has been Labour since Keir Hardie won the seat

I agree Anniebach, I think his researchers dropped a clanger choosing Merthyr - perhaps they thought deprived, Welsh Valleys, and thought it must be the same as Clacton. It was telling that the supporters they interviewed were largely from other parts of Wales rather than locals.

What rubbish, I can remember when that estate was built, Merthyr was affluent for many years, then loss of coal mining, steelworks etc,
Merthyr has been Labour since Keir Hardie won the seat

I am struggling to understand why the launch of the Reform ‘manifesto’ was in Merthyr Tydfil, on one of the most deprived housing estates in the UK - whatever, but it doesn’t look from the report in Wales Online that he achieved his goal of capturing the local population’s interest.
www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/live-updates-nigel-farage-comes-29366852

I take back the accusation that they have no details - Farage was speaking at lunchtime.

They have no details and a debate wouldn’t make details magically appear.

I'd like to see such a debate.

We might find out what the policy differences are and the different ideas for tax, funding and welfare. Give the electorate clearer ideas in currently very muddy waters. Reform are very wobbly on the details.

A debate between Sunak and Farage would be a total waste of time. Reform will not be forming the next government, nor the opposition.

Germanshepherdsmum

Starmer is too much of a coward.

I think that crown probably goes to Sunak and with all good reason. The Tories are under threat of total wipe out from Reform whereas Labour aren't.

My apologies if Sunak (who has also been offered a head to head with Farage) has accepted the challenge and I've missed it.

Is there a much higher proportion of inappropriate (blatantly sexist, misogynist, racist etc) people amongst those aspiring to/wh are politicians than amongst the general population?

It would seem so!
Perhaps it's an ego thing.

Or the Tories for that matter. Sam Trask, the Bridgend candidate withdrew last week after making inappropriate sexual comments about women on a Fitness club website.

I’d rather the inappropriate candidates were weeded out now though, it would be wonderful if everybody who is elected is of the right calibre.

Wyllow3

MayBee70

Yet another Reform candidate having to withdraw after telling people to vote for the BNP. Just popped up in todays Times

That's quite shocking - they are not vetting their candidates at all. Make no mistake - Farage has strong links with the very far right.

I don't think Labour vet their candidates very well either, the antiwhite socialist, catapulted into Clacton, endorsed by starmer, and drinks "white mens tears", what an appalling choice. Jovan Nepal.

I cant imagine why people turn to him. Why arent they turning to the people who call them thick. It's a complete mystery.

Farage is a snake oil dalesman with a great gift of the gab and the ability to con the gullible and uniformed.

No wonder he was given his own show on RTV A dangerous "useful idiot" helping Putin destabilise the West', just like his hero , Putin's favourote puppet Danald Trump.

The worrying thing is that people think Farage is the best thing since sliced bread . In the run up to Brexit the same thing happened. He was responsible for the success of the pro Brexit
group, with no plan. He hasn't got a plan for the country now , relies on sound bites or headlines and is being greeted as a leader in some areas.No wonder he will not do the Nick Robinson interview.

Wyllow3

MayBee70

Yet another Reform candidate having to withdraw after telling people to vote for the BNP. Just popped up in todays Times

That's quite shocking - they are not vetting their candidates at all. Make no mistake - Farage has strong links with the very far right.

No no no, he's a man of the people, he tells it as it is, he likes a pint, he's one of us, he doesn't even need an auto cue.

Reform are all about cheaper electricity or something?

You obviously missed this interview

That’s from before Farage decided to stand, and is a podcast, not a prime time BBC 1 television interview (which, to repeat, Farage withdrew from at short notice).

MayBee70

Yet another Reform candidate having to withdraw after telling people to vote for the BNP. Just popped up in todays Times

That's quite shocking - they are not vetting their candidates at all. Make no mistake - Farage has strong links with the very far right.

Reform is not a political party like the Conservatives, Labour Party, Liberal Democrats, Greens, SNP, where people who agree with the aims of the party join and ultimately the members control who leads the party and how party policy develops.

Reform is a private company controlled by Nigel Farage.
find-and-update.company-

MayBee70

Germanshepherdsmum

Starmer is too much of a coward.

Well, unlike Farage, Starmer isn’t scared of being interviewed by Nick Robinson…

You obviously missed this interview.

www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m001wyf9

Yet another Reform candidate having to withdraw after telling people to vote for the BNP. Just popped up in todays Times

Galaxy

Sunak isnt going to be PM either to be fair.

Well, I hope not, but who can say?

Farage is the new boss of a limited company/protest party, who make a lot of noise.

They have done nothing, won nothing, and, as such, are irrelevant.

If that changes after the election, then so be it.🤷‍♀️

It was because of the Reform candidates comments about how we should have sided with Hitler etc. Farage didn’t want to be questioned about his ‘parties’ ( company’s) choice of candidate.

Sorry about the extra bits.

I heard Farage had cancelled the interview with Nick









I see Farage has cancelled his interview with Nick Robinson.

Wonder if he feels he is not up to actually answering questions about what his party stands for and what exactly is their manifesto.


robinson

Who? Farage??Trust me he has a long term plan. And he’s sticking to it. Heaven help us….