1. Log in now to remove adverts - no adverts at all to registered members!

Nigel Farage in a nutshell

Discussion in 'Sunderland' started by Smug in Boots, Oct 12, 2025 at 3:47 PM.

  1. Nathan Brazil

    Nathan Brazil Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Jul 20, 2015
    Messages:
    1,106
    Likes Received:
    1,824
    Bribery, and a tiny island about half the size of Sunderland.
    With a volcano.

    Well I'm convinced!
     
    #121
    DH4 likes this.
  2. Ozzymac

    Ozzymac Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Sep 25, 2019
    Messages:
    5,144
    Likes Received:
    12,295
  3. FellTop

    FellTop Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Aug 20, 2020
    Messages:
    11,907
    Likes Received:
    43,311
    Likes?

    You seem to have nowt on the last page. I, on the other hajs, have 1 <laugh><laugh><laugh>

    Honestly, are you really that shallow? It seeks really pathetic. Numher of likes?

    Probably time for me to bail out of 606. Seems the lunatics have control.
     
    #123
    Makemstine Roger likes this.
  4. Smug in Boots

    Smug in Boots Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Jan 27, 2011
    Messages:
    67,662
    Likes Received:
    160,268
    Wow, one mention of Nigel Farage and people get hysterical ...

    ... all I asked was a question, no need to start questioning my attitude.

    All I said was 'Don't be so soft, I only asked a simple question' <doh>

    If that's all it takes for you to lose it then it probably is time to bail out, dear me what's happened to people ...

    ... no wonder I usually steer clear of anything political, can't wait for Wolves.
     
    #124
    Last edited: Oct 13, 2025 at 12:53 AM
    Northumberland Rocks likes this.
  5. TonyG

    TonyG Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Sep 30, 2019
    Messages:
    3,085
    Likes Received:
    9,722
    I don’t know what reform can, or are what they are going to do. I only know how they’ve impacted me so far by pushing to leave the EU.

    • More expensive goods
    • A mass of red tape while traversing countries (and that’s just Joe Public, god alone knows the hoops businesses have to go though)

    I’ll never vote for reform after this, I’d sooner vote green.
     
    #125
  6. Pure River Slut

    Pure River Slut Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Oct 1, 2019
    Messages:
    8,694
    Likes Received:
    15,230
    The navy also said they wouldn’t and couldn’t stop these boats
     
    #126
    DH4 and Smug in Boots like this.

  7. becs

    becs Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Oct 15, 2019
    Messages:
    1,112
    Likes Received:
    3,621
    This new travel thing sounds like a right faff on as well. I was reading about that yesterday. You have to registered your biometric data next time you travel and be processed before you can enter Europe.
     
    #127
    Northumberland Rocks likes this.
  8. Pure River Slut

    Pure River Slut Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Oct 1, 2019
    Messages:
    8,694
    Likes Received:
    15,230
    He will stop the boats by giving immediate tax breaks to his billionaire friends and slashing public services for us all.
     
    #128
    DH4 likes this.
  9. Sunders53

    Sunders53 Active Member

    Joined:
    Jul 31, 2025
    Messages:
    82
    Likes Received:
    174
    The Tories and Deform have both said they would come out of the ECHR, Labour have said they would amend it.
    However this would only mean that those few who claim family rights etc when the UK Govt is trying to deport criminals would not be able to fo so.

    When the illegal immigrants in the boats arrive, they claim asylum ie refugee status. My poor understanding is that this is not the ECHR law. So leaving the ECHR would not stop asylum claims from being granted.

    I think about 34,000 were deported in the last 12 months?

    ***ash has said he will deport 750,000 immigrants, he has yet to explain under what law and what means to make this happen.

    ***ash/Brexit means we cannot (easily) cooperate with Europe to 'stop the boats'
     
    #129
    Northumberland Rocks likes this.
  10. Pure River Slut

    Pure River Slut Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Oct 1, 2019
    Messages:
    8,694
    Likes Received:
    15,230
    Sounds expensive to make that work. I thought they were cutting spend. I’d rather spend it on services for young people personally.
     
    #130
  11. Smug in Boots

    Smug in Boots Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Jan 27, 2011
    Messages:
    67,662
    Likes Received:
    160,268
    It's ridiculous that anyone would believe it's possible tbh ...

    ... as if France would allow the Royal Navy to land boats in Calais and offload migrants.

    I'll leave it there, it's obvious Farage doesn't have an answer.

    I'll start counting down to the Wolves game instead.
     
    #131
    Gordon Armstrong and DH4 like this.
  12. flandersmackem

    flandersmackem Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Jan 25, 2011
    Messages:
    7,490
    Likes Received:
    21,832
    I'm so disillusioned with politics and politicians now..The Tories, who are the most successful political party in history and are best (historically) with the economy are now a basket case. The last time they were in they ended up a laughing stock and cost the country billions with that Liz Truss Budget. The big hope was Starmer who talked an impressive solution to our problems...helped by the fact no-one really wanted to vote for the Tories. Hence the landslide. But Starmer has single handedly bollocked up on pretty much every decision and is now seen as no friend of the working class.
    But PLEASE..... even at the worst time of the Conservatives and even as we watch Labour lurch from one cock up to the next..nothing would be close to having the Emperor of all Political Grifters in number 10 enacting everything in Trumps playbook. Do we really want our country to be xenophobic, racist and so right wing... I think not. But, ultimately you get what you vote for.
     
    #132
    Snaggey, Sunders53, DH4 and 1 other person like this.
  13. marcusblackcat

    marcusblackcat SAFC Sheriff Forum Moderator

    Joined:
    Jan 25, 2011
    Messages:
    28,220
    Likes Received:
    32,109
    Do we?? I certainly don’t. I’ve seen nothing which fills me with any confidence. If he got the PM job, it’d be like Stewart Donald getting the gig with us!!
     
    #133
    DH4 likes this.
  14. LBW

    LBW Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Jul 31, 2020
    Messages:
    1,487
    Likes Received:
    5,521
    My little take on this is the only way anyone could stop the boats is if the safe passage through europe is shut down, that means god knows how many countries would have to close their borders, that's not going to happen, they are happy to provide an open route to the channel and allow the migrants to become the UKs problem. God only knows how anyone can stop them, they say they are targeting the boat gangs but as soon as any of them are caught there is someone else ready to step into their boots, its too lucrative a business.
    Question has to be why do they want to come here, what's the attraction, is it a roof over their heads, benefits, NHS services etc etc, its more than just stop the boats its a huge entanglement of red tape created by the human rights lawyers. Whichever way you look at the scenario as a whole there are people making money out of it and as long as there is money to be made it wont be stopped.
    I get the hatred for Farage but he has played the boat scenario brilliantly to his advantage without any real plan about how to stop them.
     
    #134
  15. DH4

    DH4 Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Sep 25, 2019
    Messages:
    3,517
    Likes Received:
    7,629
    Farage persuaded the electorate to shoot themselves in the foot and make illegal immigration much much worse with his famous brexit. He is now going to persuade the electorate to shoot themselves in the other foot but this time they don't know why :emoticon-0102-bigsm
     
    #135
  16. Ronsafc

    Ronsafc Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Oct 24, 2019
    Messages:
    277
    Likes Received:
    364
    These travel arrangements are no different to if we were still in the EU. We were outside of free movement, and this applies to all countries outside of the area.
     
    #136
  17. Smug in Boots

    Smug in Boots Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Jan 27, 2011
    Messages:
    67,662
    Likes Received:
    160,268
    My mate was a custom’s officer and he always said that wherever you have a border people will use and abuse it. We've interfered in so many countries that’s made them unpleasant places to be. When the inhabitants have had enough they look for a way out. The more wars and instability you have the more people will look for an escape route.

    The only way to solve this problem is to undercut the gangs, vet people who can benefit the country and fly them in. You’d immediately remove thousands of people who are happy to work and contribute here. They’re more likely to be qualified, if they can afford to pay the gangs, but those who can’t pay won’t travel.

    Of course there would be uproar from Faragists so wouldn’t be allowed to work …

    .. if someone has a better idea I’ve yet to hear it.
     
    #137
    DH4 and Northumberland Rocks like this.
  18. Northumberland Rocks

    Northumberland Rocks Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Sep 25, 2019
    Messages:
    732
    Likes Received:
    1,162
    Another Brexit bonus
     
    #138
  19. Northumberland Rocks

    Northumberland Rocks Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Sep 25, 2019
    Messages:
    732
    Likes Received:
    1,162
    Whilst smashing our nhs and public services.

    Sadly those Reformers on low incomes will be the ones who will suffer the most as he repays his mates who have funded his very effective pr campaign.

    Turkeys voting for Christmas.
     
    #139
    DH4 and flandersmackem like this.
  20. marcusblackcat

    marcusblackcat SAFC Sheriff Forum Moderator

    Joined:
    Jan 25, 2011
    Messages:
    28,220
    Likes Received:
    32,109
    Fwiw, I am yet to see a politician worthy of my vote and haven’t for quite some time. And IMO, it doesn’t matter who is running the country, I won’t benefit. They will also make loads of promises to get votes, then have various reasons to not deliver on them.

    People Thinking Farage is any different is baffling!!
     
    #140

Users Who Are Viewing This Thread (Users: 1, Guests: 0)

  1. Monkey69

Share This Page