Reform, and the death of the Tory Party

[Ian H]

Anyone entering Parish Council seat on the premise of making profit...
1. Is going to be disappointed*.
2. Should be rejected immediately.

*Probably. I know of one councillor who made a lot of money by circumventing planning while in charge, so it can be done.

That's the way to do it, low-level 'favours'.

 

[bobzmyunkle]

Now that Piddington has outed itself as a little England racist shithole

Here's someone trying to be a bit more balanced

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g5RTHjYKszo

I think enough people that once hid in the shadows outed themselves quite clearly as racists, they were absolutely fine harassing that poor woman with the brown partner as one example. It's funny how people become emboldened in the right environment.

Sounds like you're doing exactly what the right wing do when they stir up concern about immigrants. It's a small rural village, surprise, surprise, NIMBYs and the racism bell curve is a bit more to the right. For context the woman you refer to has apparently lived in the village for 20 years.

 

[monkers]

Pretty sure everybody loved Dolly Parton. She was apolitical and one of the few figures loved by the entire political spectrum. Her book scheme didn't differentiate and the only criticism I recall of it was from left leaning people who said it wasn't diverse enough in its choices.

Apparently Dolly's christian faith was a much different brand to Charie Kirk's.

 

[Ian H]

Other AI answers say she was universally popular with the public across all political lines. One online article and 'isolated pushback' isn't the same as 'Maga picking on Dolly Parton because she helped disadvantaged black children'. In fact it's nothing to do with her Imagination Library at all. This is the same as when the other side chuck out unevidenced stuff; it's just denigration for the sake of it.

It's not evidence unless you agree with it.

 

[AndyRM]

Pretty sure everybody loved Dolly Parton. She was apolitical and one of the few figures loved by the entire political spectrum. Her book scheme didn't differentiate and the only criticism I recall of it was from left leaning people who said it wasn't diverse enough in its choices.

Dolly Parton was apolitical?

Very good.

 

[AuroraSaab]

She never aligned herself with either US party, nor left nor right. I think it's a mistake for either side to claim her.

 

[AndyRM]

She never aligned herself with either US party, nor left nor right. I think it's a mistake for either side to claim her.

Nobody is claiming her.

 

[UglyWithaSidePart]

For context the woman you refer to has apparently lived in the village for 20 years.

20 years, and her villagers are happy to harass her over her brown partner? Why does 20 years make it better?

 

[bobzmyunkle]

20 years, and her villagers are happy to harass her over her brown partner? Why does 20 years make it better?

I mentioned the 20 years as it's relevant to her knowing exactly where she was living and who with.
You seem happy to categorise all villagers as actively racist. Can you give us some evidence to back up your claims?
And let me make myself clear, I'm aware that Daily Mail readership is probably above average in the village.

 

[UglyWithaSidePart]

I mentioned the 20 years as it's relevant to her knowing exactly where she was living and who with.
You seem happy to categorise all villagers as actively racist. Can you give us some evidence to back up your claims?
And let me make myself clear, I'm aware that Daily Mail readership is probably above average in the village.

Just watched the video you posted and James does make some good points. Yes it's unfair to label the entire village as racist, of course they aren't. But something changed and caused that woman to go on TV to say how horribly she's been treated.
She lived with them for 20 years, and only now are people emboldened to have a go at her, that's kind of the point.
Anyway, Friday and all that, have a great weekend!

 

[Psamathe]

Reports about the aftermath of Piddington's independence

... Chef Rachel Marsh, who used to run a livery yard in the village where she has lived for 20 years, was meeting police officers on Friday to discuss her safety. She received death threats and her family was targeted with racist abuse online after she expressed unease in a Newsnight interview that fear was being used as means to “rally and activate people” locally.
...
“Given that their aim is to protect women and children it is quite ironic that they are using aggression like this towards me for speaking up against racism,” she said.
(https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news...ington-as-world-media-and-danny-tommo-descend)

 

[Pblakeney]

Reports about the aftermath of Piddington's independence

Closet racists no longer feel the need to stay in the closet.

 

[briantrumpet]

I look forward to Daniel Thomas launching a crowdfunder to help the woman relocate to a less racist place to live.

 

[briantrumpet]

That's odd... why should Farage think that the new initiative is aimed at Reform?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c6rerlq99w30o

 

[icowden]

That's odd... why should Farage think that the new initiative is aimed at Reform?

Indeed... The Farage doth protest too much, methinks..