badenoch and farage membership race

[@gjs321]

Badenoch is ill-advised to take on Farage. The tories wasted 14 years of opportunity! The tories are toast.

[@reallymakesyouthink]

The Tories really took their membership for granted. They ousted Truss who they voted in then didn't even allow them to vote when they replaced her with Sunak. It was incredibly short sighted and easy pickings for Reform.

[@Knappa22]

These two spend Christmas having a pissing contest. Tragic.

[@nickmiller76]

It was her choice.

[@Sparky12321]

We want a GoodEnoch. Not a BadEnoch.

[@Mitjitsu]

Isn't Conservative membership up for renewal this January? It will be interesting to see how many renew.

[@isabellesmith5253]

Hi prof... Brilliant drawing...and so true... Have a good day....😊

[@KimThomas-vp4vm]

2M under Churchill, that is an interesting stat. Kemi put her foot straight in it and Farage won't let her get away with it. In the recent by-elections, Tories, Reform and Liberal Democrats demolished 40% of Labour's councillor seats. Labour are certainly concerned about Reform.

[@bromion5123]

Liberace would get my vote. Such was his appeal to the masses that Sir Reginald Dwight emulated the Maestro.

[@RichardSteeper]

On a lighter note at least Sudan has finally had its first input of food and medical supplies for quite a while. 🤔😺☮️

[@MrDavey2010]

Well said, Tim. Your musings are accurate and prophetic. Farage is unquestionably a spiv and it is of great concern that he is given him so much airtime in the mainstream media. He can spout his hate and his lies through his false smiles and chuckles. The camouflage for his true identity is perfect.

[@colinnewmarch1106]

And Starmer is a liar

[@Durgesuth]

One thing is certain Farage has a history of winning

[@22448824]

You lost and keep losing.

[@danschofield5068]

I think “member” is an appropriate description of anyone who joins the reform party.

[@nickmiller76]

Leftie "wit". It never gets any better than this.

[@22448824]

Golly. That's witty.

[@emmajk7433]

Good morning - hope you are having a lovely yule time. I feel so worried that the right and far-right will come into power in the years ahead in the UK. I have a young family, and hope that it does not happen. Thank you for all your videos. You create a safe and comfortable environment to discuss matters that many of us would like to but are unable with those around us. Have a wonderful New Year ahead.

[@emmajk7433]

That's ok

[@emmajk7433]

May I ask (only if you feel comfortable) why do you want the very right into power?

[@twoforty252]

Who are the far right, who do we need to be afraid of?

[@emmajk7433]

I think you know already.

[@mariaridler1831]

Please don’t fall for the “far right” label. Many normal and decent people have serious and legitimate concerns about the future of our country, our adult children and future unborn generations.

[@emmajk7433]

Your Frankie Howard inserts are fantastic!

[@f0rth3l0v30fchr15t]

"Insert? Oooo, I never! But hope springs eternal, eh?"

[@greyhorse1211]

They are not that good…😐

[@emmajk7433]

@@f0rth3l0v30fchr15t :)

[@alfsmith4936]

The Tories are out of the equation for a decade, at least, but Labour ought to put their wax jackets and wellies on, and concentrate on the countryside types a bit more.. They've got a couple of years to make up for making the landowners pay half as much inheritance tax as everyone else and there's a lot of poverty to play on. The constituencies are small but they all need an MP, which is why Farage is sniffing around them, pointing at the foreign workers, the landowners are employing because they don't want to pay the locals. The locals need to realise this because where I live, most of them blame the immigrants and think Farage is funny and "no nonsense", when all he is is a crypo-fascist and Labour are letting him win them over.

[@SuzanneO707]

👋

[@alfsmith4936]

@@jeremykille4689 Smells good, doesn't it?

[@markquinn9972]

VOTE/JOIN REFORM UK 🇬🇧

[@nockianlifter661]

What is meant by “the right” ? Neither Conservatives nor Reform are radically capitalist. Reform are very similar to old Labour, they are protectionist and socialist on the economy and traditionalist culturally. Badenoch seems to me to be ideologically opposed to the liberal left, but generally has no idea what she is for.

[@NI4NI-y5f]

WOW! 😃FWIW, you're really good! The bg/fg contrast adds to the depth of perspective. and their expressions are lol 👏

[@lr6633]

I have listened to people who have joined Reform speak on the radio today. They were all ignorant of his policies. One of which is French style healthcare where you have to pay for treatment upfront, then try and claim it back if you meet the criteria, while making a tax contribution for it also. But, as with Trump, the easily fooled by an empty promise and a big smile, vote for the entertainer. Boris was one of them. He partied and lied and made a terrible Brexit deal which hurts farmers today, they protested in March this year about that. Don't mention the fishermen or small/med businesses, or the UK economy. Stupid people love empty promises, to be told that their lives will improve by believing in them, and to be entertained. This has caused most societies to fail over history. Also Mussolini and Hitler both had great charisma, promised the earth and caused great harm through division and hate.

[@nockianlifter661]

@@lr6633 As did Lenin and Stalin and Mao.

[@colinnewmarch1106]

And your vote goes to

[@Durgesuth]

under Labour or tories… the NHS is finished due to mass uncontrolled immigration

[@22448824]

Its 2024 not 2004.

[@g.p616]

What a dinosaur you are; calling people uneducated and stupid as a debating tactic is pitiful!

[@Charonupthekuiper]

The Liberal Democrats are the natural home of disaffected one nation Tory voters, but for many Conservative and indeed Labour voters mass immigration is the hottest issue. The Tories have had their chances so Reform will not just collect their votes they will hoover them. Another issue that could blow up is net zero, people are never going to relish being forced off the road and here the Liberal Democrats could take a hit along with Labour. Again who will have the most voter friendly policy? None other than Reform.

[@rebecca_noble]

In the New Year, rumour has it that the conservative membership will take a drop, also.

[@woz7379]

African politics being played by Badenoch.

[@greyhorse1211]

Lordy Lordy!

[@smfvmd]

She’s a liar - plain and simple.

[@cobbler40]

Not sure why they are bothered about membership apart from how the numbers may encourage donors to give them more money. Neither party is funded by members. Badenoch received £400,000 from a donor for her leadership bid. And of course we know about Nigel’s possible £97 million from Elon. Two men of the people ?

[@steveday6671]

it matters because its a PR newsstory for the party u lot constantly try to diminish (how many of you swore before the election that they wouldnt win a seat?), to now have a membership larger than the main opposition party.

[@stocko5448]

since when has a 100 million dollars been 97 million pounds, if you want to comment get your facts right.

[@rebecca_noble]

"Far right"? The conservatives? Give me a break.

[@davidmcintyre8145]

The right wing is now irrevocably split with moderate centre-right voters switching to New New Labour or the Lib-Dems,hard right voters staying with the Tories and the far right"Redhat"voters who make up 10-12% of the vote in all electorates will continue to vote for the UK arm of MAGA as led by Farage

[@alfsmith4936]

🎯

[@22448824]

I think you'll find that Reform will scoop up millions of ex Labour votes. Mine, after 40 years being one of them. Tory and Labour both hate me.

[@22448824]

"Comparing members"? LOL. Are you saying that Badenoch is our own Big Mike?

[@chieftandriver703]

Personally I hadn’t even known about membership numbers of various parties Now I know the Tories only have circa 134,000 members which is tiny when the population is 70 million Now I know Reform have more than the Tories. I also know that of all the things the Nigerian citizen, who is the CEO of the party that has less members than Reform, could have raised as important issues the Labour Party (336,400 members I now know) are failing on she chose this instead. She has the national interest of the U.K. as a priority as a Nigerian pretending to be British would have and all the political acumen of a submarine door.

[@padraigohooligan8363]

The *population* is around 68 million, but the registered voters who form the *electorate* are only some 48 million.

[@PMMagro]

Whould you like to be a member of my political..."party" (corporation)? Any gains will be mine and you have to pay again if we ever get any power. Can I join twice please?

[@SuzanneO707]

Professor I like the drawings !

[@modelcitizen2028]

Much loving the Tory Vs Reform whacky races. 🏎️🛻🚜🛒🤣

[@modelcitizen2028]

Penelope Pitstop Vs Dick Dastardly!

[@Dylanesque]

Reform is a company, not a party. Führage is inviting youngsters to a knees up for 25 quid.

[@stocko5448]

get your facts right a tenner.

[@Dylanesque]

@stocko5448 A tenner? 😲 Suddenly, I see thousands of unemployed bigots lining up to get their membership...

[@Dylanesque]

A tenner? 😲 . I see hundreds upon hundreds of unemployed xenophobes lining up to collect their membership.

[@Dylanesque]

KZbin removing comments from here 😡

[@stocko5448]

@@Dylanesque ha,ha,ha,ha,ha.

[@stevepi1]

6.40 you think the tories are indistinguishable from Reform. Did you notice that Starmer's recent immigration speech was equally similar to the Reform position?

[@cobbler40]

Most of his policies are continuation of the last Tory government. No wonder he was mates with Rishi.

[@timbrook4515]

Why not address the difference in legitimacy between Kemi & Mr F ? Whether you agree or vote for Kemi or not, at least she is in her position by a legitimate, well documented & democratic process where the Members had a say. None of this process exists with the Reform Company which masquerades as a political party with none of the attributes of a real one. Perhaps a Judicial Review of the Electoral Commission's anointing of Reform Ltd. and its miraculous change to a party is called for.

[@22448824]

No one cares.

[@Freddie66666]

Fake Farage and Bad Enoch

[@nickmiller76]

My sides are splitting.

[@Freddie66666]

@@nickmiller76 Go raibh maith agat a chara

[@22448824]

Gosh. Youre funny. Almost as funny as my 5 year old.

[@joffey1212]

Tim why do you bother with your farage infatuation ? He is no worse than all mps ,you are increasing his popularity by the day

[@emmajk7433]

I live near Clacton - he does not engage with the residents and spends so much time going to America instead. That is not what a MP should do.

[@Sparky12321]

@@emmajk7433 Farage does engage with the Clactonites, and he has an acting deputy while he's on important overseas business.

[@joffey1212]

@@emmajk7433 not true

[@alfsmith4936]

@@Sparky12321 He's got someone doing his job for him and he's laughing in your face, from a free first class seat. It's a good grift, isn't it?

[@Sparky12321]

@alfsmith4936 If you think that's a grift, you obviously haven't seen the EU limousines yet, or Starmer's Ali Baba penthouse.

[@jayday1463]

I love Farage and will be voting Reform having previously been a Tory voter. Nigel is not a spiv, he's down to earth, a hardworking man and speaks common sense. People relate to him and share his vision.

[@EbenBransome]

Every champagne and cigar type with billionaire friends and a £3 million farm is a down to earth hardworking man, I'm sure.

[@alfsmith4936]

"I just wanted bendy bananas"...

[@BrianLesliePerry]

farage is becoming more and more dangerous by the day...

[@22448824]

When you say "dangerous " do you actually mean getting popular support from people who disagree with you?

[@kenhorlor5674]

C'mon, Badenoch's Conservatives are in Opposition, while the examples you used were in government. Meanwhile, Reform's membership stunt is just that, a stunt.

[@robduncan599]

Sure it's a stunt . Only 'get Brexit done ' is just that, a slogan stunt that backfired. Farage is a populist huckster, Trump lite . But will eat into Conservative fortunes. What's not to like hard right split, about as good as it gets . What they deserve, the monster they created.

[@22448824]

Bless your cotton socks.

[@davidmarkwort9711]

Is this a race to the bottom?

[@kevingrant7098]

Is it a political party or a private company. you are just paying £25 to be a fan a money making machine what next gold trainers and NF Bibles.

[@garygreen226]

Hands up who think starmers labour isn’t looking to bad now lol

[@Sparky12321]

He could do with a face lift.

[@22448824]

And not a motion from the room.

[@user-oo8xp2rf1k]

I'm just a guy . I'm not an expert. I've joined remain. [ Heavily edited to make it less rambly and ranty. I said Farage seemed like a gadfly that I had an affinity for but would still be happy to vote for any party if a convincing looking leader emerged]

[@marijo1951]

He isn't a gadfly. He's a cynical selfish grifter and very dangerous.

[@user-oo8xp2rf1k]

​​​@@marijo1951 I don't know who to believe. Perhaps sometimes when culture is divided , there isn't a leader that can do anything. As a nation our leadership reflects our confusion and division (Background: I don't like pc, that's a major motivator. I tried to improve ethnic minority inclusion in my workplace ( which I thought was progress in action) , but lefty personnel had as de: facto no Pakistani men policy and I was hounded out by, excuse the frank phrasing: de facto pakiphobes, using the language of inclusion as a kind of toolkit to keep the policy in place . It was like a Samuel Beckett play. I'm not convinced they had some higher understanding I lacked) The good news is it's a while to the next election. Perhaps a good leader will emerge - or one of the existing ones will start to show some longer term skills that are not obvious at this early stage. Who would you vote for ? Why? Or are you as lost as me?

[@mrc-by4vp]

kemi the dei wef puppet