Reform UK is after donations from international oil and gas executives

I don’t think Farage is far right. He is an opportunist and is keying into discontent with the current state of affairs with people who are doing it tough. That is why he is attracting people and if I were the Labour government I would look at people’s grievances, real or imagined ,and get in touch with what they want or at least show some sympathy. It ain’t rocket science.

I think Labour do know what people want - our local branch when knocking on doors say - housing, support from the NHS care services - good local council services, an answer to the many coming over in boats who aren't asylum seekers - but the difference is that Farage can promise what he wants, knowing he won't be asked to deliver it in government.

I’ve written before that even if Reform were to win a majority in 2029 they couldn’t govern because they couldn’t form a cabinet.

John Crace’s piece Nige doubling up, Dicky in No 11 and 30p Lee at foreign? Run for the hills!

www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/apr/24/nige-doubling-up-dicky-in-no-11-and-30p-lee-at-foreign-run-for-the-hills

Crace’s predictions are not so daft as first seen. Look st the Trump government.

I'm not sure that Mr Farage has any real convictions. He is a master at tapping into what some people want to hear and promising them that he can do it all for them, with blithe disregard for any legal/ logistic/ funding issues. In this regard, he is, indeed, Trumplite.
He was in East Kent last week and was well received by folk who were telling him their problems. He was Very Interested in hearing these, and was planning to follow up these, apparently.
I wonder if his constituents have had the same access to, and commitment from this man, aka their Member of Parliament?

My tap water absolutely stinks of chlorine. I have a filter for water or buy bottled. So the chicken uproar is silly.

love0c

My tap water absolutely stinks of chlorine. I have a filter for water or buy bottled. So the chicken uproar is silly.

It’s not the chlorine that is the problem. Chlorine is widely used in the UK as a disinfectant. It will not hurt you.

It is the reasonfor the chlorination of the chickens which is the problem. The reason US chicken is chlorinated is the atrociously low animal welfare standards under whivh they are produced. The chickens are rife with harmful bacteria. The chlorination is to make them ‘safe’ to eat by destroying the bacteria.

It’s highly ironic that those posters defending chlorinated chicken are often the ones who reassured Remain voters that Brexit wasn’t going to reduce the quality of the meat the UK imports because the UK had even higher standards than the EU which it would always apply to meat imports…
I always knew that was b*ll*cks……

There is much about Brexit that is b..ll..cks.

Regarding misconceptions I don’t usually watch daytime tv but just watched a talk show with a phone in about the idea of allowing young Europeans to work here for a while. The pro Brexit person spoke about the problems that free movement caused in the building trade only to be told by the person who phoned in and was all for young Europeans coming here that he was actually a bricklayer and that free movement hadn’t caused any problems. Also that pay in the building hadn’t really gone up after Brexit but had gone up albeit only slightly recently because there weren’t enough people to do the work.

Wyllow3

I think Labour do know what people want - our local branch when knocking on doors say - housing, support from the NHS care services - good local council services, an answer to the many coming over in boats who aren't asylum seekers - but the difference is that Farage can promise what he wants, knowing he won't be asked to deliver it in government.

Which is what Labour did when they were in opposition but now they are in government they haven't a clue what to do it about it

Wyllow3

Just had a look at a Sainsbury's ready meal which has chicken in it to see if they actually mention origins of food when it's processed into something mixed.

"Using chicken and pork from the UK". So guidance is there, whether its obligatory I dont know.

I think this labelling means that SOME of the chicken and pork comes from the UK, presumably because they want to cover up that they are using imported meats. This wording could mean a tiny proportion of it came from the UK, and it would sill be truthful. If it was 100% UK produce they would probably say so.

still not sill!

I'd certainly like to know the reality.

Exhaustive research - the Taste the difference Ready Meals had Chicken from UK only, the ordinary ones had Thailand and UK.