General Discussion
@burnside Because of campaigners like Cathy Mudge who happens to be one of the proposers for the Reform candidate in the Exminster and Haldon division and her campaigning and the row involving her group and Rosie Dawson as Chair of Teignbridge District Council and Rosie's track record as a trans rights campaigner. Then there's Reform's anti-woke agenda and the fact Reform UK has criticized so ...
@burnside I have no doubts that Reform will take control of many County Councils in May, however not here in South Devon. Reform need to win the centre ground to have a landslide victory in these elections and in the next General Election and it just won't happen as the party is too extreme, too right wing to ever win over moderates, those on the centre left, a significant proportion of the female ...
@1263 Ah yes Ali is a Middle Eastern name, so you think you've spotted a Muslim? Should I now be concerned for my welfare? Why am I confusing British with Christianity? So it's okay to accept one Middle Eastern religion (Christianity) in these islands and not another (Islam)? Who is to say that Christianity will never be replaced by another religion in the future, as was the case when the ...
@1263 The Monster Raving Looney party is the exact image that comes to mind when I see footage of Farage's Reform rallies. Ed Davey's may come across as a fool but his approach has been successful and we've got more public exposure. The means justifies the end. Not everyone in the Liberal Democrat party agrees with Ed Davey's handling of the Post Office Scandal or his statement about women and ...
@1263 Santa Claus, also known as St Nicholas was from Asia Minor, modern day Turkey, so another example of Christianity and celebrations being not truly 'British', but rather a foreign import. And no I'm not seriously suggesting we revert to Druidism or any other re-Christian faith. Do you take everything literally? Is Ali a Druidic name?
By not using the word Easter it extends the sales period and the need for reductions after the holiday. Christianity is a Middle Eastern religion as is Islam, so truly 'indigenous' Brits should surely be celebrating the pre-Christian festival.
@1263 Well if Rosie or the Mayor of Newton Abbot get elected as County Councillor for Dawlish they would have 3 Council jobs. That'd be in addition to Rosie running a charity so that would make 4. Would you be as critical of them or is it just poor Martin you take issue with? You're misinformed about where Martin lives. He does not live in Starcross as you believe, he lives in Cockwood which ...
Not so @1263 . You referred to a Liberal Democrat Councillor who threatened violence. Gary, regretfully and stupidly didn't threaten, he physically sought to remove another Councillor manhandling him by the lapels. Some accuse him of assault, I agree with Martin who informs us that Gary was protecting members from the spread of covid. I simply sought clarification as you don't seem well ...
@1263 I don't think you're properly informed or that you read the news when the incident of violent misconduct occurred. In any case the local press was rather lenient to Gary Taylor, who did offer an apology. He could've been a liability to the party, but it turns out it had little impact on the party as we're still 'Winning Here'. Yes Gary is representing Kenton and Starcross where it seems ...
@1263 Politics is about priorities and taking tough decisions. I am well aware Rosie started that petition for the replacement bridge. Just because I'm a Liberal Democrat it doesn't mean I agree with everything Liberal Democrat Councillors and MPs do or say. I'm entitled to my opinion., although I understand the usefulness of petitions in the public eye. Martin stood for election in the 2019 ...
