No refugees at all, no migrants and send half of the current ones back etc,etc. Bloody Norah, and he says he has a great deal of support. Scary stuff - worse than Donald . Does he really have a lot of support or is it imagination on his part ?
He has quite a following, nanna8, from those who feel that Mr Farage is ..um ..too woke...
There have been a number of defections from Reform to his new party. No defections that I know of from the Green party, the Labour party, or the Conservatives!
He speaks for an awful lot of people who agree wholeheartedly with his views.
A couple of weeks ago a female police officer was called to Whitechapel because things were getting out of hand when a white man stood on the street speaking about the Gospel. He was being heckled by a large number of men who informed her that this are was now Muslim. She did an excellent job in talking them down but it is incidents like this that ignite so much concern for many people about where our country is heading. Incidents like this are right up Rupert Lowe's street. He is saying all the things that some people want to hear right now. Restore UK will appeal to many.
Sarnia
He speaks for an awful lot of people who agree wholeheartedly with his views.
A couple of weeks ago a female police officer was called to Whitechapel because things were getting out of hand when a white man stood on the street speaking about the Gospel. He was being heckled by a large number of men who informed her that this are was now Muslim. She did an excellent job in talking them down but it is incidents like this that ignite so much concern for many people about where our country is heading. Incidents like this are right up Rupert Lowe's street. He is saying all the things that some people want to hear right now. Restore UK will appeal to many.
Area not are.
I am interested in hearing about how he intends to restore Christianity to a country where the majority of the population have no religious beliefs at all and are, mostly, unaware of the precepts of this religion.
I am a Christian, but I am a realist.
He is harking back to a period that never existed and functioned in a world with out modern methods of communication and ways of life, where you tugged your forelock when you saw the suire and the cane/ruler(mainly in girls schools) was used as a means of discipline in most schools.
Yes, as a churchgoer, I'm interested in the restoring Christianity plans.
He's not outlined how he will achieve this - perhaps he sees himself as Billy Graham.
Someone I know has been eulogising about him on Facebook and asking people to join his party. I think he taps into peoples nostalgic idea of what they want the country to return to even though that country never actually existed and if it did it certainly didn’t exist for the poor and underprivileged. Having said that it is worrying that anyone could make Farages ideas appear moderate.
I am very happy for people to join his new party, thus splitting the risible rampant right and reducing the electoral danger from Reform. All power to his elbow I say!
Luckygirl 12.28- I agree that is one benefit!
Farage's reputation of being a controlling " my way is the highway' style of leader has been widely reported. As Reform UK grows in numbers factions will develop and Farage will find it increasingly difficult to manage varying factions or deviation from his directives. I suspect that may lead to increasing number of public disagreements and other breakaway parties forming.
Reform Uk's poll ratings appear to have peaked and have fallen recently- I hope that continues and is sustained.
As an atheist, I wonder what would happen to me in Lowe’s ‘brave new Christian world’🤔
Think we’d be burned at the stake…
I think that I , and my fellow vegetarians might be a little too " snowflakey" in Mr Lowe's alternative universe: our choices don't reflect good British food from 1952.
I imagine that we might be force fed liver.
Do they plan to keep the Ten Commandments in the new Christian UK?
'Thought shalt not bear false witness'
How will we manage without our mobile phones amd other electronic devices.
Totally agree with Sarnia
When a lady can't quote the bible in England on the street then we are in a very volatile, dangerous situation.
We need a new positive direction and that's Reform.
Chocolatelovinggran
I think that I , and my fellow vegetarians might be a little too " snowflakey" in Mr Lowe's alternative universe: our choices don't reflect good British food from 1952.
I imagine that we might be force fed liver.
Made me laugh anyway, CLG
Margaret007
Totally agree with Sarnia
When a lady can't quote the bible in England on the street then we are in a very volatile, dangerous situation.
We need a new positive direction and that's Reform.
It was a man doing the preaching. It was the police officer who was female, and he did continue to preach.
It is difficult to think of any area in England inhabited mainly by practicing evangelical Christians, but if a Christian were to go to a heavily Jewish area and try to evangelise and preach just outside a synagogue, on their holy day, I think they would meet objections., and I would think that reasonable.
To my mind for anyone of any religious belief to go into the heart of an enclave of another religious group on their holyday and stand out side their place of worship and preach, is an act of passive aggression.
MayBee70
Someone I know has been eulogising about him on Facebook and asking people to join his party. I think he taps into peoples nostalgic idea of what they want the country to return to even though that country never actually existed and if it did it certainly didn’t exist for the poor and underprivileged. Having said that it is worrying that anyone could make Farages ideas appear moderate.
Honest Bob doesn’t do too bad a job at that, either!
Most religions seek to recruit others as part of their creeds. Evangelism is part of being a Christian but commonsense should be used, obviously. I wouldn’t think quoting the Bible in itself should lead to condemnation but of course it does. Christians have been persecuted for many years and still are but it is not supposed to be talked about. Every other anti is condemned of course, but it seems ok to be anti Christian.
'Love thy neighbour as thyself'
Is that part of Farage Christianity?
I have not noticed any anti Christian activities in Britain, nanna8. Perhaps it is other places you are referring to.
nanna8
Most religions seek to recruit others as part of their creeds. Evangelism is part of being a Christian but commonsense should be used, obviously. I wouldn’t think quoting the Bible in itself should lead to condemnation but of course it does. Christians have been persecuted for many years and still are but it is not supposed to be talked about. Every other anti is condemned of course, but it seems ok to be anti Christian.
Is that happening in Australia? It isn't happening in the UK.
Wasn't Jesus a dark skinned refugee?
It's laughable really.
No, sixandhalf. He had lovely blonde hair and dazzling blue eyes. You’ve obviously not seen the paintings and movies 😉
M0nica
Margaret007
Totally agree with Sarnia
When a lady can't quote the bible in England on the street then we are in a very volatile, dangerous situation.
We need a new positive direction and that's Reform.It was a man doing the preaching. It was the police officer who was female, and he did continue to preach.
It is difficult to think of any area in England inhabited mainly by practicing evangelical Christians, but if a Christian were to go to a heavily Jewish area and try to evangelise and preach just outside a synagogue, on their holy day, I think they would meet objections., and I would think that reasonable.
To my mind for anyone of any religious belief to go into the heart of an enclave of another religious group on their holyday and stand out side their place of worship and preach, is an act of passive aggression.
You mean like the Muslims praying masses in the grounds of Westminster abbey. That was an outright intimidation if ever there was one.
Look what politicians, especially the arch pro immigration Blair, has enabled into our country. Sectarianism. I await the clash between the two tribes of Iran, the terror lovers, and those against, bloody great.
In 70 odd years have never seen anything like it. That soldier veteran was absolutely spot on with what he said.
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