The Flange -together with party chairman Tice- is back apparently with his third party called Reform UK, I think he is the only guy to ever start so many and never have an MP elected. https://www.theguardian.com/politic...relaunch-marked-low-key-anti-lockdown-protest
Ahem Carswell Carswell said that he had "jumped ship with the express goal of changing the image of UKIP and ensuring that it was an asset rather than a liability in the referendum campaign…to decontaminate the brand" That worked well then
Though he did do a couple of things which were quite good - I didn't know until I looked him up earlier following your post. He initiated the publics ability to recall a MP, and is the only MP recently at least to call a by-election as a result of switching parties. The six LAB ones didn't, neither did the three Tories who all went to Independent Spare Change for flip flops Party.
Underestimate him at your peril. He’s shifted the centre of gravity big time. And if you believe otherwise..
I'll take all the peril that Flange can offer. The guy is heckler on the sidelines who chooses niche issues and says every sensationalist thing he can, which keeps him on TV. Now he added a fair amount to the Brexit campaign. But what about all his other causes over the years? Zippo, nada, absolute zero.
He can't explain how he would achieve the things he is for (there isn't a lot anyway) and otherwise he just criticizes everything and everyone. Here is on of his fans ringing him on LBC.
Only if you offer some solutions. The rhetoric that we just need to believe more and everything will be ok that he has been pedalling for ever just doesn't hold any water.
Labour for one have made strong arguments how they would deal with covid and Brexit for example. You may not agree with it but the arguments are made. They also offer ways they would deal with immigration. Farage is a wrecker not a builder. Now he is anti lockdown but has no solution, certainly none that id even remote based on facts but only on believe and wishful thinking.
I’ve only heard Starmer saying what he thinks the Tories have done wrong in dealing with Covid, but to be fair I haven’t looked further to see what his solution would be. Haven’t heard his position on Brexit. Will have to have a look. I’m no fan of the Tories, especially the current lot and voted Labour in 2019. Just listening to PMQ’s etc it’s all just criticism.
Why would he set out policy in PMQs? It's questions to the PM. He does criticize Boris when he doesn't get an answer to his questions which is pretty much all the time.
