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Zia Yusuf ~ Rally for Reform UK 30th June 2024

I know that 99.9% of you scoff, sneer and ridicule Reform U.K. but if you can bear to pleasewatch and listen to this inspirational young British Muslim who has recently become probably the largest donor to the party. Zia Yusuf Full Speech - Rally for Reform UK 30th June 2024https://youtu.be/HQHn_RivO2Q

Sue Hammond ● 858d22 Comments

Interesting speech Sue,If Reform can make such a speech, which was on the whole positively putting forward the argument for low immigration- it shouldn't be outside the capabilities of Labour not to wrongfully target the Bangladeshi community and upset international relations with a country that the UK has a good return policy.Neither however will get my vote :)

Ed Robinson ● 858d

Will be interesting to see his reaction when he meets some of the Reform candidates. Another one (young, female) has just resigned in disgust. Here’s her quote:“I am in no doubt that the party and its senior leadership are not racist.However, as the vast majority of candidates are indeed racist, misogynistic, and bigoted, I do not wish to be directly associated with people who hold such views that are so vastly opposing to my own and what I stand for.I also have been significantly frustrated and dismayed by the failure of the Reform party’s leadership to tackle this issue in any meaningful way, and their attempts to instead try to brush it under the carpet or cry foul play.”

Jonathan Callaway ● 857d

A large number of the Reform candidates are "paper candidates" and I guess little is known about their backgrounds other than they're friends (of friends?) of supporters of Mr Farage. I'd not realised that until I was having a drink with some fellow alumni and one admitted he'd been approached by Reform to be such a candidate, although it never happened as he'd been abroad and not had a message returned - poor Reform administration? (I have to say one of the others in the group had a son standing as a Labour candidate and hoping to win his seat 🙂)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paper_candidate

Michael Ixer ● 857d

Exactly, Jonathan. The second Reform candidate in as many days to resign in disgust.100 years ago in Germany a certain orator by name of Adolf Hitler also preyed on disgruntled Germans. Look where that led.

Lucille Grant ● 857d

"However, as the vast majority of candidates are indeed racist, misogynistic, and bigoted, I do not wish to be directly associated with people who hold such views that are so vastly opposing to my own and what I stand for.""I'm shocked, SHOCKED to find gambling is going on in here!"

David Ainsworth ● 857d

@JonothanYou forgot to post the rest:''Reform UK’s chairman Richard Tice claimed candidates were being offered jobs and inducements “to persuade them to talk badly of Reform, stand down and then endorse the Tory candidate.He added that there were “dark forces at play by desperate Tories”.Last week the party, led by Nigel Farage, distanced itself from two activists who were filmed by Channel 4 apparently making racist and homophobic comments.A Conservative Party spokesman said: "For the second time this week, we have seen a Reform candidate declare that a vote for Reform is a vote for Labour."Just 130,000 voters currently considering voting for Reform or the Liberal Democrats could change the course of this election, and Ms David knows this.”I am sure this omission was a genuine oversight by you. Not.Btw, fyi Farage has booted out any candidate who made racist or homophobic remarks.

Sue Hammond ● 857d

If the complaint is that Reform candidates are being offered inducements to resign and criticise Reform then we should remember Lee Anderthal himself told the world he was offered a guaranteed £80k pa deal to switch from the Tories to Reform. Pot and kettle?

Jonathan Callaway ● 857d

Hi Sue, his speech was amazing.I believe he will become the no2 to Farage and they will win power in 2029, once the public realise that the MSM are corrupt.The MSM are owned by the globalist establishment.Their isn't a cigarette paper between the 2 establishment parties Labour and the Tories.All their policies are decided by the WEF, and the unelected quango elites.The MSM hacks just parrot phrase what they are told to say by their paymasters. People are desperate for something different and 2029 will be the time for that change.The public are slowly waking up to this corruption.

Julie Gent ● 857d

Isabel Oakeshott today on Twitter:-"‼️Wow. Tory party sinks to new depths by secretly installing a load of paper candidates to stand for @reformparty_uk then getting them to cry “racism” and “bigotry” at the last minute. WE SEE YOU."Sunder Katwala comments on this:-"Isabel sees another conspiracy. The Conservative Party does not, however, have the power to select Reform's Parliamentary candidates - though clearly Reform has selected and recommended for parliament many people it knows little or nothing about"

David Ainsworth ● 857d

"All their policies are decided by the WEF, and the unelected quango elites."I don't think it's too much of a stretch to assume that Julie is unvaccinated.

Michael Brigo ● 857d

Is that true, the WEF conspiracy theory is a Reform as well as the Workers Party issue? Perhaps Heiko Koo and Peter Hunter could join forces (and Heiko's friend, Piers Corbyn, who turned up at the Putney hustings).

Michael Ixer ● 857d

I rather like Mr Khoo's policy on cash though:-"Digital Life, Keep Cash, & Put Humans First – Social and economic life must be open to everyone, regardless of whether they have access to the internet, mobile phones or bank cards. Keep cash, bring back cashiers, stop the slide towards universal dependence on digitisation and automation, and the constant encroachment of the surveillance state. Put humans back at the centre of life not AI and machines."

David Ainsworth ● 857d

Well thank God that Reform are not in power.Who knows what might happen. They may support governments with military equipment, intelligence & manpower that are accused of genocide and war crimes.They may also start illegal wars, with whole nations reduced to rumble with millions of dead and millions of refugees.They may even support coup's and misinformation resulting in war, famine, hundred of thousands of dead.Thankfully Reform UK are not in power and have never been in power.So how did the above happen?Surely there is no racism in any of the above - is there??

Ed Robinson ● 857d

It's Covid all over again where the mass majority are lazy and weak and happy to believe the headlines of the bbc and guardian and not actually use their brains or question or research a little - because that takes effort and you may also find information you don't like which can be difficult. And most aren't equipped emotionally or intellectually for that. People find comfort in being part of the larger group think. Herd mentality. Not all have the capacity to stand out and look around themselves for alternatives.

Julie Gent ● 856d

Sue, I don’t think many people are buying this smokescreen defence. In fact Ofcom, who received hundreds of complaints about the C4 report, announced yesterday that there was no substance to those complaints and see nothing they need to investigate. As I have said before, Farage and Reform are attracting too many of the wrong sort of people and I am sure this will make many more cautious about associating themselves with him and his party.

Jonathan Callaway ● 855d

Julie is absolutely wrong to say that Nigel Farage was the first and only person to warn of mass migration as stated on another thread.  Governments have had years to prepare but unfortunately prefer personal aggrandisement and power to preparation.

Philippa Bond ● 855d

Jonathan, I agree that a handful of dodgy people applied to be candidates which is very unfortunate and to be regretted but they were booted out as soon as Farage was made aware of their comments. Unfortunately, or fortunately whichever way you look at it, the potential candidates had to be recruited extremely quickly and there just wasn't enough time for them to be properly vetted and Farage and Tice have apologised for this.

Sue Hammond ● 855d

"a handful of dodgy people applied to be candidates which is very unfortunate and to be regretted but they were booted out as soon as Farage was made aware of their comments."Just like that? Don't other parties have actual proper procedures for such cases of racist conduct accusations? Does the EHRC know about this?"there just wasn't enough time for them to be properly vetted and Farage and Tice have apologised for this."Is an apology sufficient?

David Ainsworth ● 855d

Hi David. To be honest I have no idea what other parties do and I really  couldn't care less about the ECHR. Obviously an apology wasn't enough for you. Never mind. Don't lose any sleep over it.

Sue Hammond ● 855d

David. Obviously Mr Farage doesn't believe in the democratic process; a warning of his desire to be a right wing dictator?

Michael Ixer ● 855d

ECHR = European Convention on Human RightsEHRC = Equality and Human Rights Commission

David Ainsworth ● 855d

Apparently 2029 is D-Day.

David Ainsworth ● 855d