Sir Ralph

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cev18jy21w7o

Enough is enough. This needs to be called out by politicians for what it is, rather than prioritising political correctness and their pathetic fear of offending people. Hopefully there are no deaths

Well let’s see then. But basically what you are saying is at the moment there isn’t anyone you would vote for because they are all shite. I tend to agree but the Tories or Reform are the closest to what I will vote for. Otherwise you would have to spoil your ballot which I don’t think is constructive

I agree - my 9 year old son supports them but if, when we were kids, we had to watch this I think it would be difficult for us to get excited or interested in it. I hope things get better and the fans need to start booting off. My “joy” will return but it’s pretty hard not to be apathetic at the moment in relation to the team itself

As hardened fans if we are starting not to care, why would a 13 year old? At the moment there is nothing to care about

He’s part of a time that in history has the least wins over 50 games. I would be hanging my head in shame not having a go at fans

They have a lot of policies to improve things for start up businesses. Mine wouldn’t benefit from these but I think these policies will help the business environment generally. The main one I could benefit from is the proposed reduction in corporation tax.

After today I’ve changed my mind. He should go now. After the whole talk of standing up and being counted this week, we could have turned it around. We didn’t so I don’t see what else we can do

True - it’s utterly depressing.

Youre one of tens of thousands of us that go to client corporate events. With respect I’m not sure what this is intended to prove but enjoy your afternoon nonetheless.

How is downs on? Are you saying there is no striker at the club that doesn’t deserve to play more than him

They are pressing - we have no press whatsoever

If they don’t come out all guns blazing second half then we are lost. There should be coins, cups and anything else being thrown in the next 15 minutes. That disintegrated into a lot of turd

Get fellows on. Give them pelters at HT

Surely Fellows would bring something to the party

Roerslev is shite

Went over the ball studs first into his shin. Should have been a red

That looked like a disgusting tackle

Ok I’m not going to discuss the ins and outs of my business on this forum and don’t need the advice of people I don’t know. I have an accountancy firm for that. in terms of the reasons some of my values align with Reform I’ve already explained this earlier. If you want to understand from a cultural perspective then their stance on putting British people first in relation to welfare and housing, their genuine (not fake) desire to address the issues around illegal immigration and cultural integration, their anti woke ideology stance (and how this will impact the environment that my children are raised in) and desire to encourage free speech. When Reform are leading by a country mile in the polls it shouldn’t be difficult to believe that there are a lot of people like me who hold similar values, because there clearly are, including former Labour voters. A question for you and @Farmer Saint who would you vote for in the next GE? How do you think they align with your values?

what’s your question? I’m not going to start talking about my own business with you.

I appreciate your concern about my business set up. The point she was making was not a racist one so not illegal. It was based on factual evidence and the police would be investigating if it was. She maybe could have made her point by using more diplomatic wording. Unfortunately the bar for some people alleging racism now is so low, making factual points is now seen as racist if it involves any reference to colour. The Housing Minister avoiding paying stamp duty and essentially lying about advice received and breaking the Ministerial Code is much more serious. She had to resign over it. Also if people were genuinely worried about racism they wouldn’t be voting for Labour but maybe only Reform and the Tories can be racist? https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/jul/17/labour-suspends-diane-abbott-for-second-time-over-racism-comments https://www.equalityhumanrights.com/sites/default/files/investigation-into-antisemitism-in-the-labour-party.pdf https://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/kemi-badenoch-dawn-butler-tweet-conservative-party-leadership-b1191674.html

So there are incidences of Reform Cllrs being racist so I can accept that some maybe but I don’t believe the majority. The you gov survey is a perception surveys not facts. To say that Labour is not racist is laughable when an investigation produced a report which said they are racist - what further evidence do you need? Some Jewish MPs were in the party even at the time of the investigation. I could say that because Reform have Zia Yusuf they aren’t racist at all. I think the point is that this “holier than thou” attitude is bollocks

So no then! You’re not indulging me - you made the point! Interesting to see who the real racists are unless you think anti- semitism isn’t “real racism”

Do you support this? Only party I’m aware of that. Is institutionally racist….or does this not count? https://www.equalityhumanrights.com/sites/default/files/investigation-into-antisemitism-in-the-labour-party.pdf Also give specific examples of Reform being found to be racist…..

When I voted in the Referendum for Remain, I would have voted Tory as they aligned with my world view at the time (not UKIP). Brexit has happened and, whilst I didnt vote for it, it that is the world we are in. With age your world view changes and I think that economics is important but so is your cultural view of the country and what you perceive to be right / wrong and fair / unfair. These are your moral values. With the Tories now in oblivion and being a shiteshow, on balance I would say that Reform may be closer to my values as a whole, which is why I may vote for them. In terms of Labour I see little that I align myself with, including economically and culturally. There is the odd thing they do which I agree with but mainly I dont align my values with them. Reforms policies are not fully detailed at the moment which is why I would want to see them in full, but their overall approach to the economy is to reduce tax liability and reduce public spending where appropriate. Welfare reform, NHS reform, and a number of other approaches are what align more closely with my beliefs. I'm aware they wont be able to fulfill them all but I prefer their overall policy stance (which at this stage of the election cycle is all you can typically go on for a party not in power). Also I have lots of friends voted to Remain and are now voting Reform for the same reasons I have said so its not that unusual. Have you read their policy position as a vast majority of former Tory voters (like you) are now saying they will vote for Reform?