Reform UK's chronicles

[thenry]

Originally Posted by OLD BOY

Zia talks a lot of sense, in my opinion.

I reckon he should depart for the country his parents legally came from.

[Sephiroth]

Originally Posted by OLD BOY

Zia talks a lot of sense, in my opinion.

He does - but in yesterday's Question Time he lost the audience because he was very rude to one of the question askers.

I thought that the token refugees (granted) acquitted themselves well. That doesn't detract from my view that we should push the boats back.

Also, I had no problem with two accepted refugees being part of the BBC audience. The protest by Reform UK is highly confected and will only appeal to the unreasonable people.

However, the BBC audience mix seemed to me to be skewed toward the Green leader rather than a broad selection of Dover opinion. I said "seemed" deliberately because I only have a feeling that the bulk of Dover electors are opposed to the immigration attempts v=by the boat people.

Although I agree with the audience member in this case, I don't have as much of a problem with politicians rebuking the audience on Question Time. I don't know why we've elevated voters to untouchables, no matter what they say. You hear absolute morons on QT, from people who don't understand how tax bands work, to people spouting conspiracy theories, to just unhinged people. The politician should be able to say 'nah, you're wrong' instead of pandering to them. Some voters are absolute morons who have brain-eating bacteria starving to death in their heads.

[Sephiroth]

Originally Posted by Damien

Although I agree with the audience member in this case, I don't have as much of a problem with politicians rebuking the audience on Question Time. I don't know why we've elevated voters to untouchables, no matter what they say. You hear absolute morons on QT, from people who don't understand how tax bands work, to people spouting conspiracy theories, to just unhinged people. The politician should be able to say 'nah, you're wrong' instead of pandering to them. Some voters are absolute morons who have brain-eating bacteria starving to death in their heads.

In general terms you're not wrong. But I see this as a salesman/customer matter. Yusuf's job is to sell Reform UK to the public. Rule #1 is not to insult the customer. The non-buying signals from the audience makes clear his failure on the night.