“Far from simply being a beneficiary of short-term frustrations, Reform is capitalising on years of deep-rooted anger… about what millions of people see as the long slide of national decline” Decline that Farage helped cause. Anger that’s made him a fortune. liveapp.inews.co.uk/category/366... - ThreadSky

13sarahmurphy.bsky.social • 17 hours ago

“Far from simply being a beneficiary of short-term frustrations, Reform is capitalising on years of deep-rooted anger… about what millions of people see as the long slide of national decline”

Decline that Farage helped cause. Anger that’s made him a fortune.

https://liveapp.inews.co.uk/category/3664220/content.html

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markpurch.bsky.social•17 hours ago

The deep rooted anger will only intensify when people realise belatedly that he has no actual answers

d-moore.bsky.social•13 hours ago

..& when he’s charging £85,000 for a new hip.

robinoi.bsky.social•15 hours ago

These people are cancer.

pathar.bsky.social•10 hours ago

Reform is a deceivingly nice name for a party as that is what everybody wants. I wonder if voters know what kind of reform they would be getting.

happyboomer.bsky.social•14 hours ago

Some of it is real frustration but much of the anger is manufactured by the likes of Farage. I'm often shocked at how much these so called patriots put our country down.

d-moore.bsky.social•13 hours ago

Reform fans really hate ‘the boats’…so they vote for the guy that caused them.

boodie123.bsky.social•16 hours ago

Anger is a potent feeling, possibly linked to adrenaline.

pjdenyer.bsky.social•13 hours ago

Farage would set your house on fire then boast that if you vote for him he'll improve the fire brigade.

leftyfire77.bsky.social•9 hours ago

Almost everyone I know at work hates Keir Starmer and is going to vote for Reform UK. I work in a car factory. I counter their comments, but all I get is "Farage'll sort this country out"

My in-laws are the same...

timlow3.bsky.social•11 hours ago

If people believed this media framing he would have more than 4 MPs.
Bloody heck!
🤦🏻‍♂️

victoria1921.bsky.social•16 hours ago

Carney knows that Brexit broke Britain. He was the Governor of the Bank of England at the time and saw the impact on the economy; he knew that it would destroy businesses & the lives of many people.

Dominant, billionaire owners of right wing media and liar Farage deny the truth. 🙏 say no to Reform.

207michael.bsky.social•16 hours ago

It's not just reform though is it. Yes Farage is responsible for our national decline like Johnson etc...but in reality our entire system is broken. How many people blame immigrants for problems that they didn't cause for example, blame the EU for things they were trying to help with

donnarejoin.bsky.social•16 hours ago

Changed the Labour Party beyond recognition. I wonder if certain sections of the public would notice the influx of immigration aka refugees, if it hadn't been for media following Farage around for his opinion.

pjdenyer.bsky.social•15 hours ago

There's research that shows an inverse relationship between immigration into an area & fear of immigration.

glynfitz.bsky.social•17 hours ago

Should be called the leech party!
They take everything and give nothing.

neilpbowen.bsky.social•16 hours ago

Sure the MSM will do anything to sell papers, keep viewers or get clicks, but I will never understand why the BBC think showcasing Farage is in their interests. He will sell them off to Murdoch, Bezos or some other billionaire if ever elected

pjdenyer.bsky.social•15 hours ago

Well, the fact that the Tories filled the top levels of the BBC with political cronies doesn't help. Despite the pro-Tory bias of BBC politics the Tories would sooner see it destroyed to consolidate the grip of billionaire media owners who'll shill for the Tories & bribe, sorry donate, for influence

geoffb7.bsky.social•15 hours ago

With Jenrick scheming in the wings will Reform and Farage make a pact with Badenough and within a short period of time engineer a merger and a further lurch to the Right ?

weatherman52.bsky.social•7 hours ago

The ever widening chasm between rich and poor that he has contributed to. Self proclaimed 'man of the people'who then changed his tune and rocked up to defend the super rich who have bought large tracts of land (see Clarksons comment about that one) and others.

kathren59.bsky.social•16 hours ago

🇬🇱🇺🇦🇨🇦🩵And still they receive support . Without policies a party based on hate and derision. Create a monster and then offer protection, such predictable https://tactics.you’d think Farage and backers had been watching Trump 🙄

pjdenyer.bsky.social•13 hours ago

Reform Ltd is probably unique in the gulf between what it's grass roots supporters think it stands for, & it's actual aims. Even working class Tories are generally more rational.

kathren59.bsky.social•7 hours ago

🇬🇱🇺🇦🇨🇦🩵Personally I don’t know what it stands for except anti immigration and isolationism. What do you think it represents?

hubertlaneite.bsky.social•15 hours ago

Hear hear well said and well highlighted…. Sadly his easily duped acolytes know not what they do..!

eddervish.bsky.social•17 hours ago

Like Trump, like Brexit people don’t care about policy because ultimately they think immigration has caused their woes.

You think people would smarten up and think maybe the people with a bad track record, shouldn’t be listened to. However, prejudice is a hell of a pull.

d-moore.bsky.social•13 hours ago

Very true, & almost comical that they vote for the guy that sent their much hated boat crossings skyrocketing.

d-moore.bsky.social•13 hours ago

The only thing that went up faster after Brexit was Nigel’s bank balance

pjdenyer.bsky.social•13 hours ago

Lyndon B Johnson once said that you can persuade the lowest white man that he's better than the highest black man they'll let you get away with anything. It doesn't have to be race, but no one ever went broke trading on prejudice.

eddervish.bsky.social•9 hours ago

This trick isn’t exclusive between black and white.

In some Asian countries use it for castes and different sects, ultimately it’s about pitting the poor and middle class against each other.

thetypist.bsky.social•17 hours ago

Incredible how many people are not able to connect the dots. Treat anything on the far right political spectrum like the plague.

pjdenyer.bsky.social•15 hours ago

This. A few years ago I was talking to a woman, a cleaner who's husband was on disability, she told me she'd 'voted for Boris' as a protest because she was worse off than 10 years ago. She was genuinely surprised when I pointed out she'd voted Tory to punish the Tories. & yes, she'd voted for Brexit

dannyfearns.bsky.social•16 hours ago

You can judge someone by the company they keep

damerainbowwarrior.bsky.social•17 hours ago

It’ll be easier to stop Reform now.

Than it will be to stop Reform later.

https://stopreformuk.vote

Vote tactically on May 1st, this Thursday.

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purpleelectric.bsky.social•16 hours ago

You need to add Labour to the list of parties to be stopped. Otherwise, not interested. It's just more "Support this right wing party rather than that one". At these local elections, sending Labour a message that there is a threat to their left is far more important than stopping Reform.

judeet44.bsky.social•16 hours ago

Reform is capitalising on the undeniable fact that every "news" outlet, whether on paper, online or on telly gives wall-to-wall coverage of Farage and has done for a number of years. Can you see how this works yet?

jazzaoxon.bsky.social•16 hours ago

If Farage's plan for lowering taxes happen, there will be further decline in the NHS, social care and public services. If people believe hisblies, this is what they'll get. A risk not worth taking.

ilkleymoor.bsky.social•16 hours ago

Dont be fooled by the smile and having a laugh photo opportunities. He's laughing at you, not with you.

chefbruce.bsky.social•7 hours ago

Nigel Farage and the Reform Party.
Unfiltered and uncensored.
👇
https://youtu.be/Jk0nUUqG_

tiredofthisshit.bsky.social•16 hours ago

Fuck Farage.

pjdenyer.bsky.social•15 hours ago

Concise but unarguable.

allangpaterson.bsky.social•16 hours ago

When wages are allowed to stagnate for 40 years but the 1% raise their wealth 300% don't be surprised if populism takes hold. The biggest irony is they don't see it is the 1% exploiting them...

purpleelectric.bsky.social•16 hours ago

And when the Labour govt refuses point blank to do anything about it, don't be surprised if people are no longer interested in supporting them as the "lesser evil".

iskragoch.bsky.social•17 hours ago

It's almost as if the self-serving, self-centred grifter & his pals had a plan to further enrich themselves, at our cost.

michaelhavard.bsky.social•17 hours ago

Always barking at the cars,
But never able to drive one.

13sarahmurphy.bsky.social•17 hours ago

Let’s hope not… cos it’s going straight off a cliff if they get at the wheel.

andreala66.bsky.social•9 hours ago

Farage lied and caused Brexit after not actually carrying out his job in EU Parliament purely due to his rascism.. He is an egotistical arsehole just like TRUMP (same backers).. Someone needs to follow the money from his rise on Russian TV..

rmckn.bsky.social•17 hours ago

👏spot-on

iancharles007.bsky.social•16 hours ago

The reason Farage has umpteen jobs is whatever "fortune" he had was squandered on multiple divorces plus beer and fags. He's now forced to sing for his supper.

Apart from that an excellent argument.

pjdenyer.bsky.social•15 hours ago

I care less about Farage's reasons than those of the people who give politicians jobs that pay many times what ordinary full time workers earn yet take so little time & effort they can have several, on top of a supposedly full time role as an MP. Look at George 'Seven Jobs' Osbourne. Quid pro quo.

iancharles007.bsky.social•15 hours ago

Equally I genuinely do noy understand what "exportable skills" Farage has and why anyone is paying him at all?

pjdenyer.bsky.social•13 hours ago

An audience, access to rich people & political soft power. Plus a disturbing chance at real political authority. He wants to rig the game further toward the ultra rich & is pushing other parties that way.

iancharles007.bsky.social•12 hours ago

Yes. That's a lot like Spoons boss Tim Martin's position on #BrexitDisaster. He knows a section of the population will empathise, but another section of the community, the part with £cash will reject his position and avoid his sticky carpet boozers. IMO Farage repels more people than he attracts.

pjdenyer.bsky.social•12 hours ago

I think he does, but then so does Trump & that didn't stop him winning. Apathy, ignorance & the "they're all the same so it doesn't matter" attitude are very dangerous.

fatbadger442.bsky.social•17 hours ago

Yes, it is partly his fault, but the managed decline of the UK has been pursued by every single government since 1997. The current government is accelerating it.

fatbadger442.bsky.social•16 hours ago

Sorry, that should have said 1979.

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