Politics - The Non-Brexit Thread.

Reform two biggest lines of argument are Immigration and the Culture wars: wokism, censorship etc, they were the most ardent critics of The Online Safety Bill

Yet in Nadine Dorries & Jenrick they brought in the Sec of State during the crafting of Online Safety Bill & The Tories immigration minister when net migration was at its highest. Jenrick might argue that it was policies put in by the Sunak government that are largely responsible for the dip we are seeing now under Labour and he's probably right but surely Farage, who is whatever you think of him, the country's current most successful political operator, would recognise how bad the perception is around that.

(16-01-2026 09:04 )The Silent Majority Wrote:  Or, as one commentator put it, "Reform is starting to look like a repository for failed politicians"

See also - Palace of Westminster.

The quotes just keep coming...

"Instead of the publicity of a high profile Tory defection, it just looks like they took in a homeless person off the street"

(16-01-2026 09:04 )The Silent Majority Wrote:  Or, as one commentator put it, "Reform is starting to look like a repository for failed politicians"

Susie McCabe : "Don't they mean suppository?"

Andrew Gwynne is supposed to stand down as a MP in a Manchester seat.

It's a chance for Andy Burham to return to the House of Commons and could be a viable challenger to Starmer.