Sometime last year, I was deeply alarmed to observe a full-blown black African witchdoctor, dressed in literal leopard-pelts and animal-tooth necklace, standing patiently in line at my town-centre branch of Greggs to buy himself a steak bake. I knew that the post-Blair, post-Boriswave flood of uncontrolled mass immigration into the nation had changed the demographics of my previously lily-white hometown radically, but not quite this radically. What next, Mayan blood-sacrifices taking place in the freezer aisles at Home & Bargain?
However, as I then walked past the nearby New Age shop and observed a sign outside advertising the presence of an “Authentic African Healer” for gullible crystal-loving customers to consult in-store that day, I realised to my profound relief he must have been nothing more than a novelty fortune-teller in fancy-dress, rather than Baron Samedi moving into the neighbourhood. He probably hailed from Wolverhampton, not Wakanda.
The newly bewitched place I live in is called Halton, and, before an important by-election there began making headlines in the media lately, you may very well never have previously heard of it. Halton is an obscure local authority in the North-West of England, which, for General Election purposes, is split into two, returning an MP each for the separate towns of Widnes and Runcorn (plus a few surrounding villages like Frodsham and Helsby). Although enjoying a posh-sounding Cheshire postcode, Halton is more like a southern suburb of Liverpool,
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Before scoffing at the healing power of crystals perhaps the author should think about crystal radios. Crystals do have healing powers, only those irredeemably wedded to prescription drugs think otherwise
A great deal of party politics in the UK, especially in cities, has been ‘Machine Politics’.
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But the Conservatives have lost their machine power, and Labour are realising that their machine power is running away through their fingers. Reform and various Muslim organisations are picking up the disaffected. I guess ‘Machine Politics’ wins – until the machine becomes worn out and breaks down.
Maybe it’s just me, but why does Farage seem to always wander about with very dark sunglasses on – not being able to see the whites of peoples eyes is not good to build trust… hasn’t anyone told him that?
Maybe it’s because of that nasty Only Fans prostitute who threw a milkshake in his eyes, temporarily blinding him, as he described his shock afterward, since he didn’t know whether the liquid was something acid or toxic.
I don’t blame him for taking precautions now by wearing sunglasses.
Excellent article by Steven Tucker, and a nice photo of Nigel with Reform’s new Trojan Horse.
Reform UK’s Runcorn candidate welcomed Syrian and Afghan refugees – but now ‘fully supports net zero immigration’
Councillor expelled from Cheshire East Conservative group – Cheshire Live
“Cllr Sarah Pochin has been expelled by Cheshire East Tories after she agreed to become mayor when the Independents and Labour voted for her”
Remember: A Vote for Reform is a Vote for the Caliphate
Classic Farage – shit all over the local party by dumping some outsider on them.
Indeed they hate their own voters, as did (and probably still do) the Fake Conservatives, as famously pointed out by Hitchens on Question Time, talking about “Slippery Dave” Cameron. Worth searching out the clip on YouTube just to see Justine Greening’s face.
I dunno, The people of Canada voted in Carney! nothing suprises me anymore
Indeed. Tragic.
Not really. According to the BBC, it’s hung parliament with the Liberals having exactly as many seats (168) as all other parties together.
Trump’s persistent attempts to be the playground bully who keeps whining about being bullied all the time while smashing other kid’s toys left, right and center were bound to help politicians opposed to him. That’s a political classic: In case of trouble at home, make war on a foreign country. Still helps if it’s only a rethorical war.
Astoundingly, it is being predicted that around 35% of the votes (obv not the local electorate since many won’t bother) will go to the Labour Party which makes it so clear it despises them.
They can’t ALL be Public Sector employees and/or Muslims, can they?
What excuse do the rest of them have?
They’re the professional unemployed …
I keep hearing Zia Farage UK is soaring in the polls but every time I look Zia Farage UK is on 25%, slightly ahead or slightly behind Labour.
It’s not hard to imagine the Zia Farage UK is the establishment’s choice to form the next government to give the appearance of democracy. They’ll be a few token tax cuts, the boats will magically stop, maybe a referendum on ECHR and Net Zero, which will be ignored like the Brexit vote. Nothing much will really change.
Britain needs restoration not “reform”. Every single law made since 1997 should be repealed, every quango closed, and the police force and judiciary need rebuilding from scratch.
Very good.
I do agree, but maybe reform is the only other choice for now! Rather Reform headed by a donkey than the uniparty headed by the living dead!
Indeed. Quite a few laws made before 1997 should be repealed too, IMO. The question is, is there any appetite among the wider public for such a program? I don’t think there is, though it would be good to see someone try. Rupert Lowe certainly sounded like he was thinking along these lines.
40% of the electorate didn’t vote last time.
True but I doubt that many of those 40% would vote for the kind of program you are advocating. I may of course be wrong and it would be great to find out.
That’s because they are in despair of their vote making any difference.
And no wonder, when the votes of British citizens are swamped and overwhelmed by the Outrageous Commonwealth Voting Rights in British Elections, by citizens of 56 foreign countries!
The heroic campaigners who founded “Migration Watch”, former UK Ambassador Lord Andrew Green and Oxford Professor David Coleman, have been trying to wake up the public for years to ABOLISH THE COMMONWEALTH VOTING RIGHTS in UK elections. All to no avail, because the media and politicians conceal it, and the public won’t listen.
I’ve never heard of the Commonwealth Voting Rights. 😱
Yes, of course there is an “appetite” among the public starving for change! They’ve just been waiting for some bold new ideas, like a lantern in the darkness, showing the way.
I hope you are right
100%.
Hear, hear! Well said, the Lockdown Sceptic! And that’s an apt new name for Reform: “Zia Farage UK”. I like it!
Hate Not Hope – Underlying principle of Sir Two-Tier’s government.
You’ve moved to Halton? You’ve already “gone native” – only a Scouser calls “Home Bargains” Home and Bargain”!