Reforms response to Rachel Reeves’ heckler.

Kandinsky

He didn’t say anything that bad. Nothing most politicians haven’t heard before.
But because he was flying the England flag he should be sent straight to the guillotine.
Honestly, some of the responses on this thread are hilarious 🤣

You can say that again!

And the Reform responses are all just banter, you can tell they are having a laugh about it. It's all part of the job these days I imagine, but just so happens that a camera was pointing at RR at the time. It he had shouted obscenities or showed aggression that would be different, although a lot of people have lost jobs or had businesses closed because of her, so you can understand if they were angry.

It sounded as though he was being foul mouthed and nasty but seems not. Storm in a teacup.

In other words a fuss about nothing!

I’ve heard worse on PMQS

For those of a Left- leaning persuasion, the very mention of Reform and Nigel Farage induces an attack of the vapours.

The rest of us though, know just how the heckler feels !

There is a current Thread about one of our GNs being scared by a group of youths in a supermarket.
Interesting to read on here the responses to Reeves being harrangued.
If it wasn't funny then, why is it funny now?

RR is a politician, they expect to be heckled occasionally. She was also surrounded by a film crew.
Hardly the same thing

Maremia

There is a current Thread about one of our GNs being scared by a group of youths in a supermarket.
Interesting to read on here the responses to Reeves being harrangued.
If it wasn't funny then, why is it funny now?

Not the same thing really. RR puts herself in the public eye saying things she knows will be unpopular among some of her audience.

Do you feel poster in the supermarket is putting herself in the public eye and inviting heckling by going shopping in a supermarket, therefore deserves hassle?

In that case, the answer would seem to be that she, and indeed all of us should only shop on line, and politicians should stay silent.

Calendargirl

Rachel said something about good manners, I think.

She said it was un-British and very bad manners.
She should have just ignored him instead she looked very rattled.

JenniferEccles

For those of a Left- leaning persuasion, the very mention of Reform and Nigel Farage induces an attack of the vapours.

The rest of us though, know just how the heckler feels !

Are you lacking in manners like the heckler?

It's okay now for men to shout at women?

The account I read reported that the man yelled f*****g Starmer among other things.

It is not about right or left wing bias. I would be just as critical if representatives of the Labour party, Lib Dems or the Greens condoned a left wing van man's loutish behaviour.

I don't think any woman deserves hassle.

Why on earth would anyone be surprised at Farage’s and Reforms response?

Chestnut

And the Reform responses are all just banter, you can tell they are having a laugh about it. It's all part of the job these days I imagine, but just so happens that a camera was pointing at RR at the time. It he had shouted obscenities or showed aggression that would be different, although a lot of people have lost jobs or had businesses closed because of her, so you can understand if they were angry.

Farage makes one helluva of a fuss when people do it to him, it’s not banter then, is it.

I’m no fan of RR and I think she should have just ignored it and walked away.

Maremia

I don't think any woman deserves hassle.

👍👏

We had thread this week about a woman doing her job in a doctors’ surgery being sworn at and abused by other women.

www.gransnet.com/forums/chat/1358416-I-despair-for-society?pg=2

Everyone was in agreement about how appalling that was. I pointed out that it was a criminal offence under the Public Order Act.

Yet when the same thing is done to another woman doing her job by men in a van bedecked with England flags and Reform MPs (plus the ubiquitous unelected Yusuf) applaud the behaviour, it’s fine is it? A political party tipped to win the next general election applauding the public abuse of women.

No person going about their job should be subjected to the foul language and abuse of street yobs.

Shame on people, especially women, who think this is acceptable.

Thank you Graphite.

What difference does it make that she’s a woman?
We are all equal now. It’s 2026.
You know the irony about this is, if a woke lefty green voting person shouted something similar to Nigel Farage you’d all be cheering him.

Kandinsky

What difference does it make that she’s a woman?
We are all equal now. It’s 2026.
You know the irony about this is, if a woke lefty green voting person shouted something similar to Nigel Farage you’d all be cheering him.

You are making a big assumption and making a sweeping statement without any evidence to support your blatant political bias.

I can only speak for myself but as I said further back in this thread, I would condemn such behaviour from any man (or woman) whatever their political persuasion.

I really dislike Reform.What a horrible,bunch.

Kandinsky

What difference does it make that she’s a woman?
We are all equal now. It’s 2026.
You know the irony about this is, if a woke lefty green voting person shouted something similar to Nigel Farage you’d all be cheering him.

Surely you don't believe that?
Not GNs insulting NF.

Kandinsky

Does anyone remember John Prescott punching a heckler?

Care to have a look at this GN thread and comment on it? I await with interest.

www.gransnet.com/forums/news_and_politics/1358538-Reform-Disgusting-Misogyny-and-more

Kandinsky

What difference does it make that she’s a woman?
We are all equal now. It’s 2026.
You know the irony about this is, if a woke lefty green voting person shouted something similar to Nigel Farage you’d all be cheering him.

We are all equal?

Just have a look at this current GN thread about young male rapists

feeling entitled ....the likes of current male "influencers"

www.gransnet.com/forums/news_and_politics/1358535-A-terrible-crime-unpunished-Imho

So it's "woke" to to object to the way hundreds of thousands of women are still domestically and otherwise abused?