Keir Starmer is out, but...

the next guy seems like he may be even worse for the British people. I'd like to hear what some Brits have to say on all this and what do they think the future of their country is. Do you think conservatism will take hold again?

On Jun 23, 2026 1:39 PM, yodabytz wrote:

Things are on the change over here but I don't expect Burnham to be much different from any of the others. At the end of the day he's just the latest puppet in the spotlight so I'm waiting to see what effect the change of PM has on the current issues such as the 'rape gangs' enquiry for a start.

And it seems to me that much of the change here is due to the political winds blowing across the pond so it will be interesting to see how that plays out.

It has the potential to create change for good on our political scene but I'm going to take some convincing.

On Jun 23, 2026 1:39 PM, yodabytz wrote:

If I had been a Clacton resident, this guy would have got my vote :)

https://rootbadger.com/shortened/mnqviosz8

On Aug 22, 2026 11:33 AM, tanstaafl sensed a disturbance and said:

I won’t pretend to know much about British politics, since I’m not from the UK. But what party is Binface actually aligned with? And what specifically makes Farage “far-right”? From an American perspective, his position seems more focused on restoring Britain’s national identity and returning to what he sees as a more traditional version of the country before large-scale immigration changed it. That is, of course, looking at his views from a more pro-British perspective rather than through a left-leaning or Labour perspective.

On Aug 22, 2026 11:50 AM, yodabytz wrote:

It's complicated!

None. He tends to oppose the standing Prime Minister in general elections. Standing against Burnham and then Farage was down to the rather peculiar reasons for the calling of the two recent UK by-elections in Makerfield and then Clacton.

He blames immigration for the decline in public services such as our healthcare (NHS), increased violence particularly against females. The NHS would completely fall apart if it were not for the numbers of immigrants working for it. The UK is now a multi-ethnic society and mostly much better for it. It could never go back to those values without some form of ethnic cleansing.

He believes being a member of the EU is one of the reasons for our decline in economic growth. But is the UK any better off economically now we've left it? How overall economic policies have been recently revised and I doubt they have been properly scrutinised but there is already doubt they can be properly funded.

Of course, like his hero your side of the Atlantic, he does not believe in climate change and no doubt thinks there will always be an endless supply of fossil fuels.

When he was re-elected as MP for Clacton he attended a rally where his supporters were chanting his name for several minutes. It reminded me of accounts of pre WW2 rallies attended by Sir Oswald Mosley (a Nazi sympathiser) and indeed Adolf Hitler. This is a rather worrying development and I dread his coming to power at the next general election in 2 to 3 years time.

On Aug 22, 2026 11:50 AM, yodabytz wrote:

I'm not sure which party he represents, possibly the Monster Raving Loonie Party...
I tend to ignore the political circus but these kinds of ridicule are exactly what the stuffed shirts in parliament need imo.

As for the left/right definitions in England you are considered a right wing extremist for saying you are English or in any way identifying as English such as flying the flag of the Turkish Saint George.

Try and find 'English' in a drop down list of nationalities... try it on a government website.
The English no longer exist, we've been assimilated into Britain which is ruled and run by criminals imo.

I don't vote anymore, it only encourages the bstidges in charge and validates their system of control.

:)
It keeps me happy...