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"Most get deported" Unfortunately most do not get deported. Most are young men and they end up loitering around town/city centres intimidating the locals.

And that's the elephant in the room that the two major parties refuse to talk about. Lockdowns did decades of damage to the economy, and this will cause misery, poor health and even death to millions over the years following the pandemic. Farage and co were anti-lockdown for exactly those reasons. Love him or hate him he calls a lot of things right.

There are no visa requirements if you arrive on a small boat having 'lost' your passport on the way

What I've heard (but haven't had time to research) is that Farage's plan is to replicate what happened in Canada in (1993?). Basically the Reform party topple the existing Conservative Party, expand and morph into the new Conservative Party. A kind of reverse takeover of the Tories which will eventually turn them back into the party they are meant to be. Rather than the watered down centre left party they have become. Sounds like a good plan to me!

It sounds like you've never had a job. When you have a job you get paid, and you have to follow the rules of those who pay you. Or go get a different job. Simple concept (for most people)

Pot calling the kettle black

You're wrong about sports presenters. Sports presenters representing the BBC cannot say whatever they like in their free time. There are rules, and new guidance was issued last year after the BBC caved in to Lineker. In this particular case Lineker has broken these rules: "And this new approach says you can do that so long as you stay to the facts of the issue itself" The guidance also says they shouldn't: "comment on any issue of political debate during an election period" https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-66940530

You didn't read my post properly. The BBC's political pundits can talk about politics. Lineker could switch from being a (crap) sports presenter to being a political pundit. Then he could spout his champagne socialist views 24/7. But while he's a sports presenter he can't be a leftie political influencer at the same time.

The Hamas terrorists are hiding among the civilian population, purposely using civilians as human shields, knowing those civilians will be killed. Wilfully causing the deaths of thousands of their own people should be recognised as genocide.

Not true. Lineker works for the 'State' broadcaster which is paid for by the British public. For this reason, while he remains a sports presenter, he must remain impartial on political matters. He has a choice. Stay in football and keep his champagne socialist trap shut, or move into political broadcasting. But as a political broadcaster he'd be in the non-league category, and wouldn't be able to earn the millions he gets from staying in football and breaking the state broadcaster rules.

For once I agree with you. If Sunak had left France to deal with a serious family issue, or a domestic crisis, major terror incident etc., it would be forgivable. But he left to do an interview with ITV to defend accusations of lying. I find that absolutely disgraceful and I'd never vote for a party led by somebody who'd do that. Tory voters will be leaving him in droves now. Labour were already on course for an easy victory, but now it's going to be an absolute landslide. Unlike you, I hope Reform are the beneficiaries of Sunak's sick act of vanity. Reform won't win of course, but if they get a few seats in Parliament it'll be very interesting.

you forgot to say it rains more since we left the EU....🙄

I always thought of the Maldives as just a remote and beautiful destination for romantic getaways. I never knew they were a hard line Muslim nation until I saw this story. That would put me off going there, and I suspect it will be the same for many others. The Maldives economy relies heavily on tourism. They've shot themselves in the foot here, IMO.

So Maldives are supporting the Palestinians because they're part of the same sub-cult. All the other atrocities being carried out across the world they turn a blind eye, but because this is a fellow Sunni Islam crowd they take action. Sectarian politics infecting the world. As it did in the UK local elections. Sad.

So if Reform is not a political party presumably they won't be running in the General Election? If they are running in the GE, what's the point of your post exactly?

If you'd have started that response with "I stand corrected, but", I might even agree with you.

Scheduled for 4pm UK time. Should be interesting. Rumours are he's going to stand for election in Clacton, Essex: Nigel Farage to make ‘emergency general election announcement' later today https://www.lbc.co.uk/news/nigel-farage-to-make-emergency-general-election-announcement/

Reducing tax and regulation? How dare they try to kickstart the economy!! Here's a couple of their policies which are so anti-working class 🙄 Make Work Pay. Lift the Income Tax Start Point to £20,000 Per Year. This frees up to 7 million people from paying income tax and saves every worker almost £1,500 per year. This will help many back into work and escape the benefits trap. Basic Tax rate stays at 20%. The higher rate should begin at £70,000. Cut Energy Taxes and Beat the Cost of Living Crisis. Save households over £500 per year. Scrap VAT on energy bills. Lower fuel duty by 20p per litre. Scrap environmental levies.

You are just part of the problem. People afraid to talk about the origin of the perpetrators and their victims was why the gangs got away with it for so long. They chose white girls because they saw white girls as a lower class and less important than Muslim girls. White girls were just lowly infidels in their eyes. It is well documented and was discussed at length in the documentary made about Rochdale.

You can't compare England to Scotland on this topic. The demographics are totally different. Scotland has a tiny amount of immigration compared to England. Which Scottish towns and boroughs have become predominantly Muslim in Scotland? This is what happened in towns like Bradford and Rotherham in England.

Didn't she once claim that West Indian mums were better at raising children than white mums?

Couldn't it also be said the Dems are cowards for not putting Biden out to pasture? I mean by keeping him in the hot seat it's giving the Republicans a genuine chance of winning. Surely any half decent Dem could beat Trump. Seems to me both parties are happy see this freak show ride out, for some strange reason.

As a Brit with limited knowledge of the US constitution and mindset, I have a few questions (apologies, don't have time to read 35 pages to see if they've been covered). 1. Could Trump be actually sent to prison before the election, and if so could he become President whilst in prison? 2. If he ends up in prison, do his supporters expect him to be able to run the country from a prison cell, or would he be able to pass laws to free himself, or pardon himself? 3. Why would the Republicans not remove Trump as their candidate now he's been found guilty? I realise Trump has a core of loyal supporters and he has a slim chance of beating Biden (due to Biden's cognitive decline), but surely replacing Trump with a new candidate would give their party credibility again, and assure victory in November. The only way the Dems can win is if Trump remains as Biden's opponent, surely? When times are hard people want a change of government. That puts the Dems on the back foot already, and then you have the fact they are led by a man suffering from cognitive decline.

I think you're wearing rose tinted glasses. If a two state solution is ever implemented, Hamas are not going to just walk away. Hamas would hold on to power as leaders of the the new Palestinian state. Israel would have a permanent threat on their border. Hamas have made it very clear that their goal is to eradicate Israel. They're not just a protest movement against Israeli oppression as you put it. Ridding the oppression is just for starters. You paint a nice picture of peace and tranquillity, but you seem to ignore the kind of entity we're dealing with here (Hamas). I wish it was as simple as you make it out to be.

Ireland have a leftie government in power. Probably not for much longer according to the Irish people I know. I don't think the Irish people support Hamas, it's just the Irish government that do.