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I'm sure there's more rapists in the Reform party than anywhere else.
Fine! As long as Reform voters house Brit criminals and rapists....
Many of them already do
Irrelevant far right politician tries to become relevant by being controversial.
Ignore her and move on. She's after outrage and attention. Deny her that which she desires.
Watching how the intentionally confusing named Independent Green Voice was able to get on the ballot in Scotland and scupper the Scottish Greens for just enough votes to cost them 2 seats . . . I and a group of left-leaning friends are considering starting the Rejoice UK Party . . with the dual intentions of hovering up a few ignorant right wing voters (votes by accident) AND as a platform to voice the most extreme left-wing policies we can think of.
This post has added an additional idea for the future party manifesto: requiring Reform and Restore registered voters to house properly registered asylum seekers.
Honestly forcing them to deal with people who are currently out-group on a personal level would probably help. It's easy to hate shifting, vague, ideas of Other. It's a lot harder to hate Raul, who cooks that amazing dish and tells the funniest jokes
Refortify UK