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Did anyone else spot this about Reform?

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NotSpaghetti Mon 08-Jul-24 21:03:46

www.theguardian.com/politics/article/2024/jul/08/reform-uk-under-pressure-to-prove-all-its-candidates-were-real-people

Were they all real or were some just AI candidates?

Callistemon213 Tue 09-Jul-24 15:51:55

If only that had been introduced for the 2026 EU vote!
2016 sorry.

Typo or Freudian slip?

growstuff Tue 09-Jul-24 15:53:42

NotSpaghetti

Well he says he's real anyway (on a phone call).

grin

I don't doubt he's real, but he doesn't look like the picture on his campaign literature.

varian Tue 09-Jul-24 15:54:24

You might think that after failing to be elected to parliament seven times and finally getting elected on his eighth attempt, that Farage would have had the good grace to respect the traditions of our parliament at least on the first occasion he was called to speak.

But no. Farage was allowed to follow other party leaders in congratulating Sir Lindsay Hoyle on his re-election as Speaker and took the opportunity to take a totally inappropriate swipe at the previous Speaker, John Bercow.

Disgusting behaviour.

DamaskRose Tue 09-Jul-24 15:55:13

You are absolutely right Callistemon about the Scottish Assembly vote in 1979. But I don’t think paddyann will be back to answer your question.

biglouis Tue 09-Jul-24 15:58:16

Apparently they had someone standing in York who was dead

Probably the result of only having a skeleton staff!

Callistemon213 Tue 09-Jul-24 15:59:16

DamaskRose

You are absolutely right Callistemon about the Scottish Assembly vote in 1979. But I don’t think paddyann will be back to answer your question.

Thanks DamaskRose

I doubt that a couple of fraudulent votes (perhaps someone who'd died but who was still on the electoral roll and had a postal vote) would have made any difference.

However, AI is going to be difficult to deal with in the future, a far bigger problem faces us.

Callistemon213 Tue 09-Jul-24 15:59:43

biglouis

*Apparently they had someone standing in York who was dead*

Probably the result of only having a skeleton staff!

😂😂😂

BevSec Tue 09-Jul-24 16:04:09

Crossstitchfan, it was so refreshing to read your post, and I think he will be proved right about illegal immigration. I just hope he keeps illegal immigration a central issue with this dreadful Labour government.

Chestnut Tue 09-Jul-24 16:18:18

growstuff

NotSpaghetti

Well he says he's real anyway (on a phone call).

grin

I don't doubt he's real, but he doesn't look like the picture on his campaign literature.

I just posted the real picture and an article!

He looks exactly the same.

DamaskRose Tue 09-Jul-24 16:20:58

biglouis

*Apparently they had someone standing in York who was dead*

Probably the result of only having a skeleton staff!

🤣🤣🤣🤣

Doodledog Tue 09-Jul-24 16:21:32

BevSec

Crossstitchfan, it was so refreshing to read your post, and I think he will be proved right about illegal immigration. I just hope he keeps illegal immigration a central issue with this dreadful Labour government.

What has the government done that's dreadful?😂

They've only been in power for four days.

Doodledog Tue 09-Jul-24 16:22:00

biglouis

*Apparently they had someone standing in York who was dead*

Probably the result of only having a skeleton staff!

grin

BevSec Tue 09-Jul-24 16:28:26

Doodledog, already they have scrapped Rwanda which was an effective deterrent, are planning to build on green belt land, “look” at pensions, and I suspect eventually drag us back into the maw of the EU. That is just for starters!

NotSpaghetti Tue 09-Jul-24 16:29:44

Doodle and biglouis
He had unfortunately died 2 months before and they didn’t know so sacked him during the election for inactivity.

www.google.com/amp/s/www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-york-north-yorkshire-68788850.amp

growstuff Tue 09-Jul-24 16:45:51

Chestnut

growstuff

NotSpaghetti

Well he says he's real anyway (on a phone call).

grin

I don't doubt he's real, but he doesn't look like the picture on his campaign literature.

I just posted the real picture and an article!

He looks exactly the same.

He looks absolutely nothing like the real person. The real person has chubbier cheeks and a slightly receding hairline.

growstuff Tue 09-Jul-24 16:46:33

The two look as much like each each other as I look like Debbie Harry!

Oreo Tue 09-Jul-24 16:47:22

growstuff

The two look as much like each each other as I look like Debbie Harry!

Do you look like Debbie Harry tho?

Oreo Tue 09-Jul-24 16:49:25

My DP didn’t recognise me in a photo taken last year by a friend😲

Chestnut Tue 09-Jul-24 16:57:37

growstuff

Chestnut

growstuff

NotSpaghetti

Well he says he's real anyway (on a phone call).

grin

I don't doubt he's real, but he doesn't look like the picture on his campaign literature.

I just posted the real picture and an article!

He looks exactly the same.

He looks absolutely nothing like the real person. The real person has chubbier cheeks and a slightly receding hairline.

This is the actual photo of the real person. Try Specsavers.

Oreo Tue 09-Jul-24 17:00:27

It’s quite obviously the same man, no doubt about it.

growstuff Tue 09-Jul-24 17:06:37

Chestnut

growstuff

Chestnut

growstuff

NotSpaghetti

Well he says he's real anyway (on a phone call).

grin

I don't doubt he's real, but he doesn't look like the picture on his campaign literature.

I just posted the real picture and an article!

He looks exactly the same.

He looks absolutely nothing like the real person. The real person has chubbier cheeks and a slightly receding hairline.

This is the actual photo of the real person. Try Specsavers.

Try looking a picture of the real person who appeared on GB News! (which I've already posted) The photo in front of the Ashmolean isn't him either!

PS. Don't so rude!

growstuff Tue 09-Jul-24 17:07:27

Oreo

It’s quite obviously the same man, no doubt about it.

No, it isn't the man who appeared on GB News and claimed he was Mark Matlock. It most definitely isn't.

growstuff Tue 09-Jul-24 17:11:38

This is the man who appeared on GB News.

Oreo Tue 09-Jul-24 17:13:50

Same man but older now.Maybe he was a student when first pics were taken?

growstuff Tue 09-Jul-24 17:15:28

Oreo

Same man but older now.Maybe he was a student when first pics were taken?

Possibly, but there's a huge age gap and he's chubbier with less hair. Did he really not have a more recent photo? And why lie about the tie?