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Max's avatar

Pete your output is remarkable. I don't know where you find the energy.

Sadly, you're likely right about the Tories. Empty shape-shifters. It's just what they do.

Giving Reform the benefit of the doubt, and putting aside serious misgivings I have for their outfit, I can see the logic of their approach. Tack to the centre, then quietly go radical once safely in power. Labour does it every time.

But I wonder if things are moving too fast for that now, and the reality outside could overrun this approach.

Received wisdom is that talk of 'mass deportations' will frighten the horses, but at some stage of collapse that will cease to be true.

My town is going down fast now, and I expect it's the same across the country. "A diverse community with high welfare dependence' is I think the approved verbage. Namely, kebab shops galore, empty barbers, and lots of young Muslim men in brand new Range Rovers.

My gut feeling is that the bulk of the voting electorate will only be ready for something like the Homeland Party once they feel actual fear for their physical safely and the safety of their assets.

When (not if) that moment comes is the big question. Out there is too volatile to know.

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You're right, and what a pity it is that Jenrick and Lowe plus others cannot band together, make a party and put a line in the sand, saying 'No more'. You'd have to have someone with the brass neck of Trump, the resources of Qatar and access to the Russian army to pull it all back.

But there does need to be a halting, even if we can't deport anybody other than the criminals and rapists.

We also need to see the complete dismantling of Sharia law - I have no idea how that ever took hold - France would not allow it, what were we thinking? Our own laws should always be the absolute defining ones.

And there should be term limits on mayors, if they're not dispensed with completely. Muslim mayors are not acceptable in perpetuity. You know who I'm referring to ...

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