He's only been a member for five minutes and he's already saying the party has gone to pot. Did he not realise what he was signing up for? - ThreadSky

gabrielmilland.bsky.social • 17 days ago

He's only been a member for five minutes and he's already saying the party has gone to pot.

Did he not realise what he was signing up for?

Reposted from James O'Malley

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tjrh.uk•17 days ago

He has all the hallmarks of being as right about everything as Danial Hannan. i.e. never.

gerardcassidy.bsky.social•17 days ago

Far away hills haven't proven so green for Tim. The number of people currently aligning themselves with Farage and Reform is insane. Reform is a fad, a protest vehicle, nothing more.

slugsrool.bsky.social•17 days ago

He was just fine with Farage's incitement of race riots. Now he's quaking at how unpopular is Reform's treachery over Putin, Trump and Ukraine.

ducado.bsky.social•17 days ago

Which is precisely the point, it’s a panic mode reaction knowing that Trump has gone down like a lead balloon with Reform hanging on to it, Trump will be the death of Reform

ledredman.bsky.social•17 days ago

There is no accounting for stupid.

drsimonwyatt.bsky.social•17 days ago

Napoleon's principle applies here, I feel. I don't want to interrupt Tim while he's in the middle of attacking Reform

walletzerosan.bsky.social•17 days ago

"are you thinking what we're thinking?"

Tim made his career by not saying racist stuff to appeal to racists. I'm not sure he is particularly bright enough to realise much.

missblank01.bsky.social•17 days ago

The band is splitting up - political differences - who'd have thunk it 🤷‍♀️

elinorelliot.bsky.social•16 days ago

Really not the brightest, is he

gabrielmilland.bsky.social•17 days ago

What was it about noted Putin-enthusiast Nigel Farage that he failed to spot?

gabrielmilland.bsky.social•17 days ago

And what was it about serial-malcontent Tim Montgomerie that Reform likewise missed?

gabrielmilland.bsky.social•17 days ago

To paraphrase Churchill, "anyone can rat, but it takes a certain amount of chutzpah to then instantly complain about the party you ratted to".

gabrielmilland.bsky.social•17 days ago

Tim is the only person in British politics whose party membership card has a "best before" date on it.

radiobeartime.com•17 days ago

I understand it says “Best before: Yesterday”

viewsofrob.bsky.social•17 days ago

Rather like Truss, he's been on quite a journey!

alannfylde.bsky.social•17 days ago

A guy's gotta grift, those podcasts don't make themselves....chink chink

markspurs.bsky.social•17 days ago

He smokes fags, drinks pints, wears a Barbour. Proper patriotic Brit.

rickchasey.bsky.social•17 days ago

It’s comforting to be reminded that to be quite so nasty and right-wing is a good indicator of being short of a few brain cells.

mrsivb.bsky.social•17 days ago

Oh poor Tim (not terribly nice) but definitely dim. How did he think this was going to pan out?

stuartarnell.bsky.social•17 days ago

I mean, at some point you have to question Tim’s judgement of character.

He welcomed Johnson, then didn’t.
He supported Trump, now doesn’t.
He joined Farages Reform, now doubting.

The man is a weather vane pointing to ‘wrong’

rafaelbehr.bsky.social•17 days ago

But he's said it and I'm glad he's saying it if it makes it at all easier for others in his camp to say it too. These are the times we live in.

karenroberts.bsky.social•17 days ago

Absolutely.

gabrielmilland.bsky.social•17 days ago

True.

tbw25.bsky.social•17 days ago

This is absolutely correct.

As with his change in position on Boris’ suitability to be PM, at least he has the courage to publicly say it.

digitasmedia.bsky.social•17 days ago

Have they taken Elons cash through the books yet? It’s all a game…

john63kelly.bsky.social•17 days ago

The last sentence is absurd. Rubio, Vance et al won’t give two hoots for what Farage says.

stephenstroud.bsky.social•17 days ago

If he joined online he might still be in the “cooling off period” and be able to cancel without obligation. Though that right stems from EU law, so presents him with another dilemma.

makingsawdust.bsky.social•17 days ago

One day he’s going to have to admit he’s made a lot of mistakes and been quite wrong about a lot.

Today is still not that day.

gabyhinsliff.bsky.social•17 days ago

I’m 100% I’m favour of him saying it all over the place, though. Reform voters listen most closely to other disgruntled Reform voters, not people saying I told you so.

disappoptimism.bsky.social•17 days ago

Most reform voters don’t even know who he is

gabrielmilland.bsky.social•17 days ago

Agree with that as well. But it may well have a salutary effect on other high-profile and higher-information Tory defectors.

gabyhinsliff.bsky.social•17 days ago

Sure. His particular demographic of Tory-to-Reform do, though.

aardgoose.info•17 days ago

Most don't know what day of the week it is.

groverxv.bsky.social•17 days ago

Most people off Twitter/Bluesky or Ye Olde Westminster Socials don't know who he is ...

gabrielmilland.bsky.social•17 days ago

This is completely true.

brianmoore666.bsky.social•17 days ago

Agreed.

barryspinnaker.bsky.social•17 days ago

What has Trump said and done that he didn’t either say, suggest, or said he would do, before the election?

trishap.bsky.social•17 days ago

The guy can’t make up his mind- maybe he hasn’t got a mind.

mwmack.bsky.social•17 days ago

"I can't believe it. I left the mentalists, and joined the uber mentalists. But it's clear to me now that the uber mentalists REALLY ARE UBER UBER MENTALISTS"

sarahg123.bsky.social•17 days ago

I notice Farage has gone very, very quiet indeed. Probably wondering which way to jump.

jmaccyd.bsky.social•17 days ago

Truly an exponent of Daniel Hannanism

touchtoomuch.bsky.social•17 days ago

Jesus.

micarlson.bsky.social•17 days ago

Jumping on the surest right wing platform reserved by #bbcnews was never a sure thing. Being the reasonable voice of RefUK is an oxymoron {or poxymoron}

paulburgin.bsky.social•17 days ago

Fair weather pundit?

johndavidblake.bsky.social•17 days ago

Aside from that, there’s also something here about the dangerous persistence of the myth of WW1 futility — Montgomerie’s argument for ending the war is that it is “resembling WW1” but WW1 endured precisely because the German military govt was adamant it must receive other nation’s land and resources