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jamesedwards
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firlandsfarm wrote:
Fri Oct 24, 2025 11:20 am
Naffman wrote:
Fri Oct 24, 2025 8:17 am
Reform lose by 11.4% in Caerphilly d espite being 2/5 to win the seat. Turnout was very good too.

Reform will obviously be more popular in England but they’ve got to be a bit concerned by this result.
It's difficult to apply this vote split to the whole of the UK because of the distortion of the Plaid Cymru involvement ... There is no 'independence' themed party in England. If there was some tactical voting (I'm not sure there was much other than the electorate thinking "OK, a vote for Labour is a wasted vote so if this is between Reform and PC I would prefer ...").
Logical, but without any Welsh and Scottish seats it would be much harder to gain enough seats for a majority.
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Without "the rich" we would be totally screwed.

But dont you think we are being totally screwed by the rich ?
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tico wrote:
Fri Oct 24, 2025 8:24 pm
Without "the rich" we would be totally screwed.

But dont you think we are being totally screwed by the rich ?
No, not at all ... the rich pay the most tax and they invest their money and create employment ... I tend to find those that criticise the rich have never risked their money and employed someone!
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tico wrote: ↑
Fri Oct 24, 2025 8:24 pm
Without "the rich" we would be totally screwed.

But dont you think we are being totally screwed by the rich ?

No, not at all ... the rich pay the most tax and they invest their money and create employment ... I tend to find those that criticise the rich have never risked their money and employed someone!
The very statement that the rich pays most of the tax underlies a system rife with inequality.I dont see how risking money and employing people should result in the assumption that the rich are a prerequisite to a civilised and functioning economy . Reports state that these parasites take £35 million a day out of our economy...if they are taking it out they are stashing in offshores .
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