[Watchman]

And there ain't half been some of those

[Youngian]

Beautifully put

[Tubby Isaacs]

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/20 ... defamation

Ex-Reform MP Rupert Lowe to sue Nigel Farage for defamation
Great Yarmouth MP who now sits as an independent is also suing two other senior party figures amid bullying row

[Abernathy]

Apparently, Farage and Liz Truss have been “in talks” about Truss signing up to join Farage’s outfit.

Not especially surprising, I suppose. Nor particularly worrying for Kemi Badenoch.

Might not be a great look for Reform, though.

[Malcolm Armsteen]

Tribadism.

A pair of cunts rubbing each other up.


Apologies, I've been drinking...

[davidjay]

And there ain't half been some of those

Lucky bleeders.

[Tubby Isaacs]

Truss is a laughing stock. I know Farage embraced Neil Hamilton in the past, but I think he's going to pass on Truss. Unless just he sees her as a bridge to wingnut welfare.

[Abernathy]

Liz Truss is, in political terms, toxic. Whatever she believes about who was to blame for the economic catastrophe that occurred under her watch, the British people have made up their minds. Truss holds the dubious honour of the lowest ever popularity rating of any UK political leader. At the end of her short premiership, just one in 10 Brits had a positive view of her. And despite all her efforts to explain how it was really someone else’s fault, that figure has barely budged up in the intervening years.

Her name was still being angrily associated with rising mortgages on the doorsteps when hopeful Conservatives were out canvassing for the 2024 election. The Truss brand is so damaging, in fact, that some Conservatives quietly wish Kemi Badenoch would expel her former boss from the party. “Liz Truss is our Corbyn,” I was told by one Tory insider, frustrated that Badenoch hadn’t taken action against her predecessor as Keir Starmer did with his after assuming leadership of the Labour party. When I raised the prospect of Reform tempting Truss to come over, the response from multiple Conservatives was “Please, take her!”

https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/u ... 1745572664

[Crabcakes]

Apparently, Farage and Liz Truss have been “in talks” about Truss signing up to join Farage’s outfit.

Not especially surprising, I suppose. Nor particularly worrying for Kemi Badenoch.

Might not be a great look for Reform, though.

I think it’d be a wonderful idea. Truss has an ego even bigger than Farage, and will want to be leader within weeks. And the rest of reform might actually fancy that - having a former PM in charge would be bragging points in their deluded world, plus with Nigel out of the way they might have their own shot at the top job one day. A nice little civil war courtesy of Truss’s kiss of death, and they could be wound up faster than you can say Change UK.

[Youngian]

Farage will see the traps and give Loopy Liz a wide birth. He thanks his lucky stars a third of the electorate don't understand why he's no different to Truss.

[Boiler]

Meanwhile, Reform and the Tories expected to do well in mayoral elections:

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/li ... 5b05d1eee1

Fifteen points ahead of the Tory in Lincolnshire...

[Crabcakes]

Meanwhile, Reform and the Tories expected to do well in mayoral elections:

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/li ... 5b05d1eee1

Fifteen points ahead of the Tory in Lincolnshire...

There were 4 council by-elections yesterday, and reform won 0. Out of the 240 since the GE, they’ve won…14. So the mayoral vote is a bit crappy for sure, but they are by no means on some sort of roll.

Also, in more reform fun, here’s one of those rare legal cases where you hope both sides somehow lose and lose hugely. But in the meantime it’ll be nice to see them slag each other off!

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/20 ... defamation

[The Weeping Angel]

They won one yesterday.

[satnav]

Can Lowe really bring a case for defamation if the police are still investigating the case? If the bullying took place in the Palace of Westminster there could also be a parliamentary inquiry into the claims. This just looks like an attempt by Lowe to shutdown an investigations.

[Tubby Isaacs]

There were 4 council by-elections yesterday, and reform won 0. Out of the 240 since the GE, they’ve won…14. So the mayoral vote is a bit crappy for sure, but they are by no means on some sort of roll.

Also, in more reform fun, here’s one of those rare legal cases where you hope both sides somehow lose and lose hugely. But in the meantime it’ll be nice to see them slag each other off!

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/20 ... defamation

They don't really bother in by-elections. They need the national Farage coverage that comes with a big slate of elections to get their vote out. I think they'll do well overall in the locals, not just the mayoralties.

[Youngian]

Reform benefit from low turnout so it is curious they're not racking up by-election wins that reflect healthy poll numbers.

[Killer Whale]

They don't really bother in by-elections. They need the national Farage coverage that comes with a big slate of elections to get their vote out. I think they'll do well overall in the locals, not just the mayoralties.

The shitshow that will ensue if they win a high-profile mayoralty and try to apply their "just apply common sense, simples" philosophy will be interesting to see. As long as it's on the other side of another country, obviously.

[Crabcakes]

They won one yesterday.

I shall suitably chastise my source!

[Boiler]

There were 4 council by-elections yesterday, and reform won 0. Out of the 240 since the GE, they’ve won…14. So the mayoral vote is a bit crappy for sure, but they are by no means on some sort of roll.

There are more next week though. Today I spotted a Homeland Party poster, nailed quite high up a post/tree/whatever so it couldn't easily be removed.

Usual flyers through the letterbox for the Independents today too - nothing from Labour. At all.

[Boiler]

They don't really bother in by-elections. They need the national Farage coverage that comes with a big slate of elections to get their vote out. I think they'll do well overall in the locals, not just the mayoralties.

The shitshow that will ensue if they win a high-profile mayoralty and try to apply their "just apply common sense, simples" philosophy will be interesting to see. As long as it's on the other side of another country, obviously.

Well, Reform seem to be nailed on in Greater Lincolnshire. I expect that given Reform's anti-green energy stance, all the anti-solar farm brigade will be delighted. Given the state of the roads round here are poor at best, I only expect them to get worse under their tenure. Time to buy a hydropneumatic Citroën, I think