Reform takes shock 15-point lead over Labour as Farage dreams of winning power

[u/AlfredsChild]

https://inews.co.uk/news/politics/reform-shock-15-point-lead-labour-farage-power-3887857

[u/militantcentre]

To call the UK a "prime Orwellian" state is utterly ridiculous. However, you're mainly correct.

The current situation here is the culmination of 3 decades during which the population never voted for mass immigration, but got it nevertheless. The seeds of Reform were planted by Blair, when he shunned the 7 year transition for the new Eastern members of the EU and opened our labour market 100% from day one. Only Sweden followed suit. The government predicted about 10K would come - it ended up around 1M. Possibly the most wildly inaccurate government prediction in history. It meant we suddenly were awash with plumbers, electricians and sullen bar staff. Also many areas experiencing dramatic increases in multi occupancy houses full of foreigners. There was widespread discontent, which eventually played a very big part in Brexit. Blair was also relaxed about immigration from Muslim countries, and this increased massively, whilst he set about bombing those same countries. Then puzzled why so many kicked off here in Blighty. Blair was a fucking idiot most of the time.

Whilst the reptilian Johnson played on this bigtime whilst peddling his huge Brexit lie, he allowed the doors to be swung open and allowed immigration at a level never experienced in history. This time the majority came from Africa and the Indian sub-continent and were more noticeable than our European cousins.

The stark facts are thus: since 2000, the population of the UK has increased by 6 million, which is a full 10%, yet we have built no homes, no hospitals (and no prisons) in which to accommodate them. The south east of England is now more densely populated than the Netherlands. Nobody ever asked for this, yet it has happened all the same.

I am a centrist and would never, ever, even think of voting for Farage and his ghastly party. I've voted LibDem at every opportunity since 1979, but they are the most liberal about immigration, and it will make me think twice next time. Meanwhile, I totally understand why people are flocking to Reform as they are exasperated by the traditional parties. It doesn't have to be this way. The social democrats in Denmark have managed to have a strong bulwark against immigration without abandoning their principles.

I dread a forthcoming Farage government - and they will be a total disaster - but I fear it's way too late to stop it.

[u/4got_2wipe_again → u/militantcentre]

I'd say the social media arrests are pretty fucking Orwellian

[u/militantcentre → u/4got_2wipe_again]

You think that somehow, social media should be exempt from the laws that apply to everything else? That you should be able to call for the burning of asylum seeker hotels with impunity?