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Reform - Disgusting Misogyny - and more!

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Wyllow3 Thu 21-May-26 21:18:41

Reform's Makerfield Candidate's deleted SM statements - it tells you all about his grim and disgusting views

He is not fit for office. Did he really think - are Reform really so stupid - or uncaring - they neither did the reasrach, or worse, didnt care?

Here is what he posted. Thank you to Graphite, other thread for revealing this: I felt it needed a separate discussion post.

Its long. I urge GN's to read the lot.

On a deleted social media account, Reform UK’s candidate in the upcoming Makerfield parliamentary by-election, Rob Kenyon, made creepy comments about women, peddled baseless conspiracy theories, and called for a method of torture prohibited by international human rights law.
After Rob Kenyon was announced as Reform UK’s Makerfield candidate earlier this week, it was swiftly revealed that an old Twitter account of his had been suspended. On it, he expressed support for Donald Trump, referred to an “invasion” of asylum seekers (who he described as “illegal enemies”), and criticised government funding to protect Mosques.

Conspiracy theories
During the Covid-19 pandemic, Kenyon peddled baseless conspiracy theories. He suggested the media “were complicit” in “global tyranny” when responding to a post by Peter Sweden, a far-right influencer with a history of Holocaust denial; replied to someone who said the Covid vaccines “help a lot” by commenting, “What a load of crap”; and compared Covid vaccination policies in Australia to Nazism.

The Reform candidate additionally questioned whether the election of Justin Trudeau – who served as prime minister of Canada from 2015 to 2025 – was “rigged” and pronounced, “He can fuck right off”, in response to the chief medical officer Sir Chris Whitty urging people to get the Covid booster vaccine in February 2023. Kenyon told people to “take vitimins [sic]” and “stop having boosters”.

He also believes that climate change is “a middle class problem” and asked whether schools will be “teaching about the ice age and that the world has been getting warmer since then”. In December 2021, he suggested making the conspiracy theorist Neil Oliver a government minister.

Women, gender and sexuality

In several creepy posts about women, Kenyon suggested he would “love to smell & lick” Carol Vorderman’s arsehole said .... he loves how female rugby players handle their knockers ... and wrote: If it’s not tits and arse or rugby its politics

The Reform candidate also explained that he had been blocked from the Sky Sports Rugby League Twitter page because he “said something about womens [sic] rugby* suggested Labour are “the party for trannys”, and wrote, “What does his dick taste like* in response to a man commenting on a rugby player’s guns

Calls for violence
As well as promoting conspiracy theories and making derogatory comments about women, Kenyon has called for violence. On 5 April 2020, before he started promoting Covid conspiracy theories, Kenyon declared that someone eating chips on a beach should be waterboarded – a method of torture which is prohibited by international human rights law.

Two days prior to that he wrote that Richard Branson should be hanged, along with other businessmen, for accepting furlough money to pay their workers as lockdown kicked in.

We now know that he also likes to objectify women, promote conspiracy theories and call for forms of violence which breach international human rights law. Kenyon is totally unfit to represent the people of Makerfield

hopenothate.org.uk/2026/05/21/reform-candidate-makerfield-kenyon/

Cossy Fri 22-May-26 08:53:46

Wyllow3

"A spokesperson for Reform UK said "we fully back Councillor Kenyon. He is an excellent, local candidate who we are confident will be a superb MP for Makerfield.

"These comments were made before he was in politics. Rob isn't a polished, professional politician and doesn't speak like one. That's precisely why he'll be a straight-talking, effective voice for normal working people in Makerfield."

In BBC/AOL/Manchester Evening news/The Mirror

www.aol.com/news/reform-says-wont-investigate-election-174001569.html

There is a strange lack of reports in the right wing press, unless someone can find something that I cannot. How very strange.

Why on earth do Reform think that any decent working person deserve a potential MP such as this person to represent them?

This goes far far beyond just wanting to “stop the boats”.

It doesn’t matter when, where or why he stated these disgusting things, it illustrates the type of person he is and it’s not as if it was decades ago and he was in his teens.

A disgusting and pathetic excuse of a human being!

Casdon Fri 22-May-26 08:56:17

GrannyGravy13

If we are talking about vetting, Mandelson…

Who actually passed vetting!
I don’t think it will ever be possible to eliminate wrong uns from politics, but the introduction of even very basic vetting procedures would prevent people being selected, who a simple journalist check reveals have outrageous views that they have posted on social media. That would be a start at least.

GrannyGravy13 Fri 22-May-26 08:57:42

Casdon

GrannyGravy13

If we are talking about vetting, Mandelson…

Who actually passed vetting!
I don’t think it will ever be possible to eliminate wrong uns from politics, but the introduction of even very basic vetting procedures would prevent people being selected, who a simple journalist check reveals have outrageous views that they have posted on social media. That would be a start at least.

I think it shows that vetting is not working.

Fallingstar Fri 22-May-26 09:01:11

Yes people do things they are not proud of in their lives, but if members from other political parties face outrage and evisceration in the press for just blowing their nose the wrong way before taking up office - that is just sarcasm btw but I think we all know what I mean - then why are members of reform getting away with being racist, sexist, and making antisemitic remarks, albeit before taking up office??
I find it hard to understand how supporters of reform countenance this whilst shouting loudest about the slightest transgression by other politicians.
Hypocritical doesn’t even cover it.

Casdon Fri 22-May-26 09:02:56

I think vetting should cover a lot more than it does currently, for sure. Civil servants near the government undergo a lot more rigorous vetting than even government minsters, which seems wrong to me, and if the same level of vetting as civil servants have occurred for all politicians, a lot of them would never make it to be MPs.

The level below that is for there to be a minimum vetting standard required to be carried out by all parties for their candidates, which doesn’t exist either at the moment.

Galaxy Fri 22-May-26 09:04:38

I think it is the other way round though, or perhaps just the nature of people, people cheered on the appointment of mandelsson, etc, it is quite difficult to now take their concerns about safeguarding seriously.

DaisyAnneReturns Fri 22-May-26 09:05:08

twaddle

Galaxy

I am sure they will vote. Am sure those being called poorly educated, racist, etc will vote too. Am sure it will go well.

I didn't mention "poorly educated, racist" voters - I'm not sure why you did.

I think there is a problem on GN with understanding the difference between "unintelligent" and "ignorant". However intelligent we are we all have areas of ignorance. Many of us choose not to learn about certain areas. I, for instance, have no wish to learn about car maintenance - I remain ignorant in that area knowing it will cost me.

In politics too some people prefer to remain ignorant of the facts. The doesn't make them more or less intelligent but, just like not learning in other areas can cost you, there is also a cost in this case. The reason people comment on this chosen lack of knowledge and facts is that when it is politics the cost is not just to the individual, it's to us all.

Galaxy Fri 22-May-26 09:07:07

They think the same about 'you' though DAR, they look at the decisions made and the ideas which those in power have followed, and think these people are fools.

Casdon Fri 22-May-26 09:11:12

Galaxy

I think it is the other way round though, or perhaps just the nature of people, people cheered on the appointment of mandelsson, etc, it is quite difficult to now take their concerns about safeguarding seriously.

That’s inconsistent Galaxy. The mistake with Mandelson was that, in knowing fully about his previous issues, a gamble was taken to appoint him. Some people supported that and some didn’t. However, he didn’t fail the vetting process, it was only when further information came out about his connection to Epstein that he was removed from post. It was a huge error to gamble on appointing him, but not one of vetting, given the Epstein information was not disclosable..

Galaxy Fri 22-May-26 09:17:25

It is worse in my view. The vetting could have been done by Joe Bloggs and they would have reached a more sound judgement. The connection with Epstein was known as was Mandelssons own disastrous history.

Galaxy Fri 22-May-26 09:21:18

My point being that those who are being called ignorant will look at those type of decisions and think well the people calling me ignorant are idiots.

GrannyGravy13 Fri 22-May-26 09:23:58

Galaxy

It is worse in my view. The vetting could have been done by Joe Bloggs and they would have reached a more sound judgement. The connection with Epstein was known as was Mandelssons own disastrous history.

I totally agree on this 👍

DaisyAnneReturns Fri 22-May-26 09:25:47

Galaxy

They think the same about 'you' though DAR, they look at the decisions made and the ideas which those in power have followed, and think these people are fools.

Who thinks what about me Galaxy? I'm sorry but I don't know which post you are referring to.

Wyllow3 Fri 22-May-26 09:26:28

But the huge lesson from the whole Mandelsson business is

"do your vetting and checks!!!!!"

Just ignored again.

But......., does it not say something about any politician or would be politician

In this case the candidate knew very very well their past SM posts were totally damning

and he STILL presented himself as a candidate in this crucial election.

Galaxy Fri 22-May-26 09:29:49

Well it is the same Wyllow isn't it. They knew very well about Mandelsson and carried on anyway, and mankesson himself happily presented him as a candidate for that job.

Galaxy Fri 22-May-26 09:30:06

Presented himself.

Galaxy Fri 22-May-26 09:32:50

Look I don't like a lot if what this bloke said obviously, but some of it I am not the slightest bit worried about.
Is telling Trudeau to fuck off worse than blackface?

Cossy Fri 22-May-26 09:33:07

The appointment of Mandelson was a monumental error and Starmer is paying dearly for it, as are the senior Civil Servants who (allegedly) withheld the fact that he had indeed failed his vetting.

However, that doesn’t it any way excuse Reform as a party, continually failing to vet candidates and for the last 18 months have had “unsuitable” people being put forward, and in some cases elected in both local and central government.

I don’t think those who vote for these type of people are “stupid fools”, I do think they are, in some cases, uneducated and ignorant about the outcome of having such people in positions of power and I also think those to which these people appeal have some gripe about life, often very understandable, sometimes not, and they’ve been mesmerised by Reform, truly believing that so long as the “boats stop”, “foreigners” are sent home and people on benefits have their benefits taken away, their own lives will immeasurably improve.

I’ll be totally honest, I simply cannot even understand how this would work?

DaisyAnneReturns Fri 22-May-26 09:33:14

Galaxy

My point being that those who are being called ignorant will look at those type of decisions and think well the people calling me ignorant are idiots.

Ignorance is a fundamental lack of knowledge, education, or awareness in a particular area. Calling someone an idiot is a direct, often hostile insult.

Galaxy Fri 22-May-26 09:35:49

Oh it won't work, Farage is a second rate Johnson. He will get bored after a while, and certainly won't be able to do anything about immigration, etc.
It is about class that's all. To be dramatic I think it is a class war.

GrannyGravy13 Fri 22-May-26 09:37:02

Cossy I think our area will find out pretty soon how Reform in charge will affect us…

GrannyGravy13 Fri 22-May-26 09:39:20

Galaxy

Oh it won't work, Farage is a second rate Johnson. He will get bored after a while, and certainly won't be able to do anything about immigration, etc.
It is about class that's all. To be dramatic I think it is a class war.

Yes 👍

Rachel Reeves announcements re a summer of fun whilst good for those who can and do go to theme parks, attractions etc, along with free bus travel for under 16’s seems a bit like let them eat brioche

Cossy Fri 22-May-26 09:43:15

Galaxy

Oh it won't work, Farage is a second rate Johnson. He will get bored after a while, and certainly won't be able to do anything about immigration, etc.
It is about class that's all. To be dramatic I think it is a class war.

That makes it all the more “weird”, if this is what you’re calling it.

A “class war” being led by someone educated in very expensive independent schools and he himself a very wealthy man, who given his background, would most certainly be defined as “middle class” if we used those definitions these days, I have to say I believe most people don’t anymore, nevertheless it’s utterly ludicrous to think that Farage is some form of messiah leading the poor and neglected to the promised land!

Cossy Fri 22-May-26 09:45:51

I think in terms of RR, and I’m no fan of hers, though I do still support Starmer, anyhow, in terms of RR, it doesn’t matter now what she announces, she’ll be ridiculed. I genuinely believe her appointment was a mistake.

LizzieDrip Fri 22-May-26 09:50:39

Of course, it may just be that the people who will vote for this repulsive character will do so because they agree with his views.

Reform know this.

As uncomfortable as it feels, there are many in our society who hold such repugnant views. Reform UK has given them a gang to join.

IMO people who support Reform are not ignorant of the misogyny and racism embedded within the party; they support Reform precisely because of it.