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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?

LizzieDrip Tue 09-Jul-24 19:02:13

Absolutely Casdon. I thought all the various party leaders’ speeches were intelligent, humorous, gracious and respectful… then it came to Farage.

You summed it up well Casdon - it wasn’t the time or the place👏

Wyllow3 Tue 09-Jul-24 19:00:07

Shows Farage up for the nasty piece of work he is. Disrespecting our own traditions in parliament. Arrogant jumped up narcissist.

JaneJudge Tue 09-Jul-24 18:56:52

J52

Apparently they had someone standing in York who was dead! They realised this when they sacked him for 'inactivity'.
Doodledog
Thanks, it’s the funniest thing I’ve heard of all day! 🤣🤣🤣

me too grin

Casdon Tue 09-Jul-24 18:54:22

LizzieDrip

That’s as may be BevSec but my point was that Farage made a critical comment about him at an inappropriate time.

Today was not the arena for criticism of past speakers. No other party leader felt the need to criticise any other individual politician at today’s ceremonial, traditional event.

My point was not about whether Bercow was ‘a horrible man’ or not!

He behaved like a plank. Colum Eastwood, the SDLP leader was on just before him, and his speech was full of humour, with no point scoring. It wasn’t the time or place.

LizzieDrip Tue 09-Jul-24 18:48:31

That’s as may be BevSec but my point was that Farage made a critical comment about him at an inappropriate time.

Today was not the arena for criticism of past speakers. No other party leader felt the need to criticise any other individual politician at today’s ceremonial, traditional event.

My point was not about whether Bercow was ‘a horrible man’ or not!

BevSec Tue 09-Jul-24 18:38:27

Bercow was a horrible man

62Granny Tue 09-Jul-24 17:59:43

Just looked him up on FB, apparently he started a Gofundme page to help his election campaign on 18/6 not sure how much he raised.

Whitewavemark2 Tue 09-Jul-24 17:59:29

Farage is clearly behind the curve, and hasn’t yet understood the message about integrity etc.

“Nigel Farage, in his first House of Commons speech, describes John Bercow as the "little man" who "did his best to overturn the biggest democratic result in the history of our country".

ReformUK already bringing indignity, personal abuse and lies to Parliament”.

LizzieDrip Tue 09-Jul-24 17:55:16

Farage being the ‘odious little man’ not ‘Bercow’! wink

62Granny Tue 09-Jul-24 17:52:48

The leaflet we had for them only showed a photo of Farage and the chap that was the leader before him, nothing about the local candidate, I don't think it even had his name on it. It was on the local council website, his address was within the constituency or on the border( due to border changes).
It went in the recycling bin obviously😂

LizzieDrip Tue 09-Jul-24 17:52:28

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

varian hear, hear!

What an odious little man he is!

There’s so much history and tradition underpinning our parliament, which is probably why we’re able to have peaceful transitions of power, that elude many other countries.

Every party leader that spoke at today’s ceremony (which is what it was) did so graciously and respectfully. Not Farage!

Of course, he thinks he’s going to be the anti-establishment disrupter; the agitator. Hopefully, he’ll quickly realise that it takes more than a big mouth to outdo hundreds of years of history.

Just who does Farage think he is!

Chestnut Tue 09-Jul-24 17:30:07

Well he seems a nice bloke and is very happy about all the publicity!
Here is the actual man himself:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=MqmVtKsi0lM

NotSpaghetti Tue 09-Jul-24 17:24:59

Well the person from York is unfortunately deceased.

Casdon Tue 09-Jul-24 17:18:36

All I can see is, he’s definitely had his teeth done if he is the same person.

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?

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 17:11:38

This is the man who appeared on GB News.

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 17:06:37

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!

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

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

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 16:49:25

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

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?

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

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

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.